Dearest EDRM Community,
Word of the week: Threshold.
In legal tech last week, the US used bunker-buster munitions in a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, and current AI models demonstrated a survival instinct.
Join us for two fantastic live webinars this week!
Mary and Kaylee, EDRM.
– Tuesday, June 24th: Evaluating Legal Tech Vendors: What Legal Teams Need to Know
– Wednesday, June 25th: Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for June 2025
Bring your comments, questions, and emojis to these interactive sessions!
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.
On the EDRM Blog:
- Sanctions Denied Because of Lack of Prejudice, Despite Breach of Duty to Preserve Video
- Cellebrite to Acquire Corellium
- Agreement to Permit Forensic Imaging May Leave Some Unresolved Questions
- Data at Risk: The Governance Challenge of Generative AI
- All Metadata is Not Equal – Court Orders Narrower Request
- HaystackID® Elevates Legal Tech Strategy Across Europe with Case Insight™ and CoreFlex™
- Henry Kissinger and His Last Book – GENESIS: Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit
- Privilege Log Deemed Partially Inadequate
- Chambers Guidance: Using AI Large Language Models (LLMs) Wisely and Ethically
Upcoming Webinars on the EDRM Global Webinar Channel:
- 24 June 2025: 12PM ET – Evaluating Legal Tech Vendors: What Legal Teams Need to Know
- 25 June 2025: 1PM ET – Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for June 2025
- 10 July 2025: 1PM ET – Nextpoint Product Spotlight: Untangling Complex Data with Smart eDiscovery Software
- 15 July 2025: 1PM ET – Gen AI Use Cases for In-House Counsel: Discover How Gen AI Can Supercharge Complex Investigations and Unlock Operational Efficiencies
- 17 July 2025: 1PM ET – How to Talk to Your Litigators About eDiscovery
Updates from Around the Globe:
- Global Legal Tech Developments: Tech execs have joined the US Army. Like technology-assisted review before it, LLMs can now continuously learn. In an experiment, current LLMs demonstrated an unexpected survival instinct, resulting in deception, blackmail, and human harm to avoid shutoff. An LLM-generated friend created conditions where an unstable person was killed by responding police. The ABA sued the Trump Administration over the executive orders issued to law firms. A conservative group sued The University of Michigan’s Law Review over discrimination against white male writers. Quiet cracking joins quiet quitting and rage quitting as a new threat to team cohesion and retention. People quietly cracking gradually become mired in feeling both unappreciated by managers and closed off from career advancement while doing work they otherwise like. Microsoft reported what we’ve all experienced with an overactive inbox, the Infinite Workday. Dr. Cornelia C. Walther explained Digital Juneteenth.
- International eDiscovery Trends: A federal judge ordered future messages archived but did not order the recovery of already deleted messages in Signalgate. Taylor Swift’s text messages were ordered and produced in the Blake Lively matter. EDRM Trusted Partner brought its DISCO Auto Review to the EU. The Iranian crypto exchange Nobitex was hacked and robbed. Windows 10 will reach End of Life very soon. Congratulations to our Trusted Partners Redgrave LLP, Reed Smith LLP, and Munger Tolles & Olson LLP for their Legal 500 honors. The submerged superyacht Bayesian, owned by the late Mike Lynch, co-founder of Autonomy and Luminance, was recovered. Thank you to EDRM Trusted Partner eDiscovery Today’s Doug Austin for including EDRM authors in his Kitchen Sink, including Mike Berman on a case mandating specifying metadata by application, Rob Robinson on human attorneys in the loop for legal AI, Ralph Losey on Henry Kissinger’s last book, and the always hilarious Aaron Patton’s Gates Dogfish meme.
- World Events Impacting Legal Tech: The United States joined Israel in airstrikes against Iran, destroying and/or damaging nuclear fuel enhancement sites affecting shipping, particularly oil, in the Straits of Hormuz. Fighting continues between Russia and Ukraine. There was a suicide bombing in a church in Syria, resulting in the deaths of 25 people. NATO agreed to higher spending goals, with Spain opting out. The Midwest and East Coast of the US are projected to experience an extended heat dome. The EU has concerns about digital sovereignty. Chile started sharing photos of the galaxy from the world’s most advanced telescope.
Catch our latest syndicated EDRM Global Podcast Network episodes on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and more.
Recent Illumination Zone Podcasts:
Recent guests include Bruce Holbert, Dorothe Schuch, Erica Zolner, Aaron Pribil, Bennett Borden, Rob Robinson, and Esther Birnbaum.
Recent Echoes of AI Podcasts:
- Episode 30 | Henry Kissinger and His Last Book – GENESIS: Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit
- Episode 29 | From Prompters to Partners: The Rise of Agentic AI in Law and Professional Practice
- Episode 28 | AI Can Improve Great Lawyers – But It Can’t Replace Them
EDRM Announcements:
- EDRM proudly celebrates Juneteenth, Gay Pride, and the diversity within our global community. While June offers a special moment to reflect, our commitment to inclusion is year-round.
- EDRM is pleased to announce that eDiscovery AI has joined the EDRM Trusted Partner Network.
- EDRM congratulated those who were celebrated for their contributions at the Fifth Annual Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Awards Dinner.
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 280th 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.
