Weekly Letter to Our EDRM Global Community

Dearest EDRM Community,

Word of the week: Unveiling.

In legal tech this week, JD Supra awarded EDRM their 2025 Readers Choice Top Firm for eDiscovery for the third year in a row. EDRM top blogger Ralph Losey won Top eDiscovery Author, and EDRM’s most prolific blogger, Mike Berman, earned the Number 3 honor. The Hon. Ralph Artigliere (ret.), EDRM Trusted Partner, eDiscovery Today’s Doug Austin, and Ralph Losey all earned top accolades in the JD Supra Readers’ Choice Awards. In addition, our EDRM Trusted Partner, HaystackID, swept two of the top 5, with Rob Robinson at Number 2 and Mary Bennett at Number 5. Our Trusted Partner, Nextpoint’s Elizabeth Guthrie, earned Number 4, with Brett Burney, our EDRM 2.0 co-Project Trustee, Number 8. Congratulations to all of the wonderful authors, presenters, and podcast guests who contribute their insights to EDRM and to JD Supra to elevate the practice of our community.

We are very grateful for our EDRM JD Supra authors, and we are extremely grateful for the trust shown us by the leadership of DecoverAI and Discover Beagle, two AI-first eDiscovery companies joining the EDRM Trusted Partner Network. For a personal introduction to them or to any of our Trusted Partners in advance of Legalweek, reach out to info@EDRM.net, and we will put you in touch.
Mary, Kaylee, and Holley, 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 fifth year.

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Upcoming Webinars on the EDRM Global Webinar Channel:

4 March 2025: 1PM Eastern: Smarter Mobile Data Collections with Cellebrite and RelativityOne
5 March 2025: 1PM Eastern: Modernizing Mobile Data Collection: A Smarter, Targeted Approach
6 March 2025: 2PM Eastern: The AI Gavel Drops: Will Australia’s Strict New GenAI Rules Reshape Global Litigation?

Updates from Around the Globe:

Global Legal Tech Developments: KPMG launched a US-based law firm with Arizona’s blessing. The ABA suspended DEI requirements for law schools. Cassandre Coyer reports on a medical data breach goldmine. English is now the official language of the United States. The US now includes crypto as part of a strategic reserve. The US GSA eliminated the cross-agency tech team, 18F. Firefox is revising its new terms of use to meet privacy concerns. Baretz+Brunelle purchased LexFusion.

International eDiscovery Trends: EDRM welcomes AI-first platforms, Discover Beagle and DecoverAI, as our newest Trusted Partners. Purpose Legal, EDRM’s Trusted Partner, launched a new Advisory Services offering. EDRM Global Advisory Council leader Ian Campbell moved into an advisory role at iCONECT as Rob Bush takes the reins. Portland Police and City Counsel withheld video evidence from the Multnomah County DA, resulting in acquittals and dismissals for protests that damaged Portland State’s library. The Outlook outage is over, and Microsoft has sunsetted Skype. Thank you to Doug Austin of our EDRM Trusted Partner, eDiscovery Today, for including Ralph Losey’s testing of multiple GenAI’s on a Bar Exam question, Mike Berman on self-help eDiscovery (congratulations on your JD Supra Top Author, Mike) and Aaron Patton’s Gates Dogfish’s fabulous memes in his overflowing Kitchen Sink. And congratulations on a top JD Supra article!

World Events Impacting Legal Tech: Ramadan started during the Gaza ceasefire, which has faltered. Ukraine and Europe are regrouping after a minerals deal with the US did not happen in a televised meeting, as the war grinds on. Japan and the US Carolinas are fighting wildfires. Hundreds of weather forecasters were fired this week at the US NOAA. A photographer captured the rare planetary alignment this week. ComplexDiscovery will be on the ground and reporting at SXSW.

Catch our latest syndicated EDRM Global Podcast Network episodes on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and more.

**Recent Illumination Zone Podcasts:**

Recent guests include John Wilson, Mark Pedigo, Ryan Costello, Jess Moore, Jenna Rooney, Anthony Diaz, and Kris Taylor.

**Recent Echoes of AI Podcasts:**

EDRM Announcements:

EDRM welcomes Discover Beagle as its newest Trusted Partner.
EDRM welcomes DecoverAI to its Trusted Partner Network.
EDRM was awarded Best Firm in eDiscovery three years in a row by JD Supra, with Ralph Losey being named Top Author and Mike Berman in the Top 10 authors. The Hon. Ralph Artigliere (ret.), EDRM Trusted Partner, eDiscovery Today’s Doug Austin and Ralph Losey all earned top accolades in the JD Supra Readers’ Choice Awards.
The AI Ethics and Bias project released its first quarter update to the Judicial Standing Orders Repository.

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 264th call. For mental health care, consider these professional resources.

All are welcome,
Mary, Kaylee, and Holley

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P.S. This update was assisted by GAI and LLM Technologies as per EDRM GAI and LLM Policy.

Authors

Mary Mack

Mary Mack is the CEO and Chief Legal Technologist for EDRM. Mary was the co-editor of the Thomson Reuters West Treatise, eDiscovery for Corporate Counsel for 10 years and the co-author of A Process of Illumination: the Practical Guide to Electronic Discovery. She holds the CISSP among her certifications.
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Kaylee Walstad

Kaylee Walstad, chief strategy officer of EDRM, leads the global project based organization and is the former VP of client engagement at a certification organization. Kaylee is known for her role in building communities, uniting people and companies across the globe, and brand amplification for partners through social media and events. A frequent public speaker on a variety of topics, from personal development to the nuances of e-discovery. Kaylee has a broad background in e-discovery and skills that uniquely position her to provide insight into the challenges faced by the end-users of e-discovery services and technology and the organizations serving them. She has extensive expertise in developing cross organizational discovery strategies for large litigation and investigations.
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Holley Robinson

Holley Robinson is the Marketing Operations Manager for EDRM and ComplexDiscovery OÜ. She supports social media strategy, podcast and webinar production, and content management for EDRM while also overseeing updates to ComplexDiscovery’s industry-recognized eDisclosure Buyers Guide and assisting with their social media and content efforts. A recent graduate of Texas Tech University with a background in marketing, Holley began her journey in eDiscovery as an intern with EDRM and now contributes to amplifying valuable resources for the eDiscovery community.
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