Dearest EDRM Community,
Phrase of the week: Mental Health.
In legal tech this week, our very talented and very busy community leaders focused on mental health and well-being for our legal tech community with the release of the Mind Budget Connection’s Changing the eDiscovery Burnout Blueprint: Practical Solutions to Address Failing Mental Wellness in the eDiscovery Industry, EDRM (2024), and Ralph Losey’s chosen inaugural podcast episode on Echoes of AI, discussing research on whether friendship chatbots can mitigate the loneliness epidemic.
Congratulations to Robert Keeling, EDRM Chair of the Project Trustees, for engineering a win-win move for his eDiscovery and data analytics team from Sidley to Redgrave.
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:
- What Objections May Be Raised to a Subpoena by a Non-Party?
- DISCO Officially Launches its Cecilia AI Platform in Europe
- Loneliness Pandemic: Can Empathic AI Friendship Chatbots Be the Cure?
- EDRM Announces Ralph Losey’s New Podcast, “Echoes of AI”
- Redgrave LLP Adds Prominent eDiscovery Team Led by Partners Robert D. Keeling and Ray Mangum
- Discovery Dispute: “Both cannot be true.”
- Changing the eDiscovery Burnout Blueprint: Practical Solutions to Address Failing Mental Wellness in the eDiscovery Industry
- October’s Notable Cases and Events in E-Discovery
- Discovery From Former Attorney About Disputed Quid Pro Quo Offer to Opponent
- Level Legal’s David Greetham Wins Legal Innovator of the Year at the Texas Legal Awards 2024
- Court-Ordered Production of a “Destruction/Unavailable” Log
- The Future of AI Is Here—But Are You Ready? Learn the OECD’s Blueprint for Ethical AI
Upcoming Webinars on the EDRM Global Webinar Channel:
- 30 October 2024: 1 PM Eastern: Using Generative AI to Reengineer Investigation and Discovery Workflow
- 31 October 2024: 1 PM Eastern: Scary Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for October
- 12 November 2024: 12 PM Eastern: EDRM Workshop: Balancing Ethics and Efficiency with GenAI in Legal
- 18 November 2024: 1 PM Eastern: Will Generative AI Put an End to Privilege Log Disputes?
- 19 November 2024: 1 PM Eastern: Data Deletion Jeopardy: Minimizing Risk in a Data-Driven World
Updates from Around the Globe:
- Global Legal Tech Developments: DNA of millions is among 23 and Me assets at risk with a potential bankruptcy event. Billboards were hacked with antisemitic messages pointing to internet influencer Mr. Beast. Europe launches gait recognition program at border crossings that does not require the subject’s cooperation. Crypto is up again, as is nuclear energy for emerging AI needs. A record number of Artemis Accords signatories were gathered at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) to discuss the safe and responsible use of space for the benefit of all. Complex Discovery released its 2025 Listing of Events.
- International eDiscovery Trends: EDRM’s Trusted Partner, the Mind Budget Connection, released its initial report seeking to improve mental health on the job for the eDiscovery community. EDRM has syndicated Ralph Losey of LoseyAI’s innovative podcast, Echoes of AI, fully curated and vetted by him and fully performed by the most human-sounding AIs we’ve heard with the first episode on research regarding using an AI chatbot to combat loneliness. The Chair of EDRM’s Global Advisory Counsel and Trusted Partner Sidley Austin LLP’s Robert Keeling moved a major portion of its e-discovery and data analytics team to the law firm Redgrave. David Greetham, who joined forces with EDRM Trusted Partner, Level Legal, won the “Legal Innovator of the Year” at the 2024 Texas Legal Awards. Thank you to EDRM Trusted Partner, eDiscovery Today, for covering Complex Discovery’s beta podcast, Mike Berman on a case fit for the Hon. Andrew Peck’s facetious Rule 1.1, “Both Cannot be True,” Aaron Patton’s Gates Dogfish extraordinary memes and more in Doug Austin’s overflowing Kitchen Sink.
- World Events Impacting Legal Tech: Israel killed the leader of Hamas, opening an opportunity to end the war even as a drone hit Netanyahu’s home. Tensions are rising between North and South Korea along the border as North Korea reportedly increased its troops for Russia’s Ukraine invasion to over 10,000. The US destroyed some underground bunkers of weapons in Yemen. Cuba’s entire power grid failed as the next hurricane (Oscar) hit it. France, Italy, and New Mexico join Georgia, North Carolina, and Florida in recovering from extreme flooding. IV fluids are in very short supply. Amazon invites those who do not want to return to the office to quit. More auroras are on the way.
Recent Illumination Zone Podcasts:
Catch our latest syndicated EDRM Global Podcast Network episodes on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and more. Recent guests include Shawn Arnold, Matt Mahon, Ray Biederman, Jason Cassel with Erin Meyer and Mary Bennett, Chris Bojar, and Holley Robinson.
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 245th call. For mental health care, consider these professional resources.
Reach out,
Kaylee & Mary
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P.S. This update was assisted by GAI and LLM Technologies as per EDRM GAI and LLM Policy.
