Dearest EDRM Community,
Phrase of the week: High season
In our legal tech world this week, school has started for many, and last weekend marked the conclusion of “low season.” If that was low season, we can buckle up for the Fall of 2024!
Let’s remain united in our support for each other. For support or to assist a colleague, contact us at info@edrm.net and join our weekly Community Support Call, now in its fourth year.
On the EDRM Blog:
- A Request to File a Privilege Log Under Seal Was Denied
- Prosecutors and AI: Navigating Justice in the Age of Algorithms
- Privilege Log Entry That Document is “A-C Privileged and/or Work Product” Held Insufficient
- Five Great Reads on Cyber, Data, and Legal Discovery for August 2024
- Is a “Composite” Video Admissible and Can a Police Officer “Narrate” It at Trial? – Part 1 of 2
- “There’s No Better Rule”
- Is a “Composite” Video Admissible and Can a Police Officer “Narrate” It at Trial? – Part 2 of 2
Upcoming Webinars on the EDRM Global Webinar Channel:
- 5 September 2024: 1PM Eastern: Data Risk & Resilience Part I – Privacy Fortified: Building a Strong Data Defense
- 9 September 2024: 1PM Eastern: Privilege Logging in the Age of GenAI: Mitigating Burdens and Risks (CLE)
- 12 September 2024: 1PM Eastern: Data Risk & Resilience Part II – E-Discovery Unlocked: Managing the E-Discovery Data Minefield
- 16 September 2024: 1PM Eastern: Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for September
- 19 September 2024: 1PM Eastern: Data Risk & Resilience Part III – Digital Forensics in your Incident Response Plan
- 31 October 2024: 1PM Eastern: Scary Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for October
Updates from Around the Globe:
- Global Legal Tech Developments: Even lawyers hate legalese. Supio, an AI-based platform for personal injury mass tort work, emerged from stealth. A judge ruled that Medicaid recipients were denied benefits from an improperly working algorithm. OpenAI and Anthropic will share their models with the US government. An AI bill passed the California Senate and is headed to the governor’s desk for signature. Legal tech is having an investment moment. UNESCO calls for AI guidelines for the judiciary.
- International eDiscovery Trends: EDRM Trusted Partner Nuix is offering a discount for the EDRM community to attend their flagship conference in three cities. For those preserving, Tumblr blogs will be migrated to WordPress. Rob Robinson released the Complex Discovery July 2024 HSR report. Mike Berman has a two-part post on composite or summary videos in criminal proceedings (Part 1 and Part 2). Ralph Losey wrote on how prosecutors can employ AI. The Summer 2024 eDiscovery Business Confidence Survey, including questions on AI adoption, is open, and EDRM kindly requests your insights.
- World Events Impacting Legal Tech: This news section will return next week.
Recent Illumination Zone Podcasts:
Catch our latest syndicated EDRM Global Podcast Network episodes on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and more. Recent guests include Laura Danielson, Rebecca Perry, Rakesh Madhava with Brett Burney, Bryan Bellack, Doug Kaminski, and Karen Jensen-Clark.
EDRM Announcements:
- EDRM’s AI Ethics & Bias team released its GenAI Judicial Orders Repository.
- Update to EDRM’s Code of Conduct: EDRM has updated its Code of Conduct for respect and civility at in-person, virtual, social, and project events.
- Generative AI Policy Update: Check out our updated Generative AI and Large Language Model policy, focusing on disclosure and fact-checking. Read the Policy Here.
Weekly Community Support Call: Join us every Tuesday at 6PM Eastern on Zoom for support and camaraderie. Email info@edrm.net for an invitation to our 238th call. For mental health care, consider these professional resources.
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It’s a marathon, not a sprint,
Kaylee & Mary
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P.S. This update was assisted by GAI and LLM Technologies as per EDRM GAI and LLM Policy.