Dearest EDRM Community,
Word of the week: Awe.
In our legal tech world this week, the majesty of the Aurora Borealis provided a backdrop to an 80,000-year comet as the earthbound explored the advances in AI.
It’s hard to believe that five years have already passed since we acquired the EDRM! As we celebrate this milestone, we honor the global, collaborative, and multidisciplinary community that makes the EDRM so special. We are incredibly grateful for your unwavering support, as well as the support of our EDRM Trusted Partners. Thank you for standing by us through these first five years of stewardship—you make everything possible!
Kaylee Walstad and Mary Mack, EDRM.
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:
- Key Lessons on Modern Attachments and Chat Applications for E-Discovery Case Law
- Navigating the AI Frontier: Balancing Breakthroughs and Blind Spots
- Scheduling Orders Are Mandatory; Vital to Caseload Management; and, Enforced Even Where Parties Got Themselves Into a “Pickle” by Dilatory Efforts to Cooperate
- eDiscovery Challenges Impacting Business Performance: Insights from the Summer 2024 and Aggregate Business Confidence Surveys
- “Boilerplate” Objections Are Generally Condemned; Except When They’re Not
- Legal Professionals Should Embrace Generative AI Now and Join a New Era of Co-Intelligence
- A Stipulation is a Binding Contract
- Discovery Denied Because “the Book is Not Worth the Candle” – 50 Custodians is Enough
Upcoming Webinars on the EDRM Global Webinar Channel:
- 31 October 2024: 1 PM Eastern: Scary Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for October
Updates from Around the Globe:
- Global Legal Tech Developments: Just Security released “Maintaining the Rule of Law in the Age of AI.” Glassdoor added short videos, polls, and images to its site for anonymous discussion of employers. Apple’s IOS 18 allows SOS calls to satellites even without cell coverage. Rhys Dipshan reports that JAMS is launching an AI initiative to assist with mediation. EvenUp, a legal tech startup creating artificial intelligence products for the personal injury sector, raised a $135 million Series D at a valuation of more than $1 billion (Crunchbase).
- International eDiscovery Trends: EDRM Trusted Partner Exterro polled the experts on Modern Attachments. Ralph Losey continued to explore the jagged edge of GenAI. The Summer 2024 eDiscovery Business Confidence Survey results indicate budget concerns are dwarfing technology or personnel challenges. We are grateful for Doug Austin’s Kitchen Sink for including the Hon. Ralph Artigliere’s call to the bar to embrace AI, Mike Berman on Boilerplate Objections that passed muster, and Rob Robinson’s coverage of privacy-seeking Max Shrems latest GDPR win, along with Gates Dogfish’s meme of the week.
- World Events Impacting Legal Tech: The US sent 100 troops with an anti-missile system to defend Israel. North Korea is assisting Russia in Ukraine. Communities are on edge as Florida and North Carolina continue to dig out from hurricane damage, and even the Sahara Desert has flooded. Elon Musk’s SpaceX grabbed a descending rocket with giant mechanical arms. The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Hiroshima survivors and activists. The heavens hosted auroras and an extremely rare comet last week.
Recent Illumination Zone Podcasts:
Catch our latest syndicated EDRM Global Podcast Network episodes on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and more. Recent guests include Matt Mahon, Ray Biederman, Jason Cassel with Erin Meyer and Mary Bennett, Chris Bojar, Holley Robinson, and Laura Danielson.
EDRM Announcements:
- EDRM’s AI Ethics & Bias team updated 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 244th call. For mental health care, consider these professional resources.
In wonder and gratitude,
Kaylee & Mary
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P.S. This update was assisted by GAI and LLM Technologies as per EDRM GAI and LLM Policy.
