Dearest EDRM Community,
Word of the week: Sunflower
In legal tech last week, the life and light of Kaylee Walstad were celebrated by her beloved family and friends through gatherings in Minnesota, Florida, and on Zoom, along with a tribute at the National eDiscovery Leadership (NeLI) Conference. To share your thoughts and wishes, please visit Kaylee’s Tribute Page here.
Thank you to our wonderful community for your outpouring of support and presence during this surprising and challenging time. We will be creating ways to ground ourselves in the physical and in the future, Kaylee’s highly unique and effective way of making a difference at the right moment.
Mary Mack, on behalf of EDRM and Kaylee’s beloved family.
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:
- What is a “Document?”: Interior Email Omitted from Email Chain – Sanctions Follow for Lack of Candor to Court
- Dealmaking with Discipline: An HSR Read on FY2025’s Final Stretch
- Discovery of Search Terms & Ephemeral Signal Messages – It Has Not Yet Ended “With Us”
- Hallucinations, Drift, and Privilege: Three Comic Lessons in Using AI for Law
- No Duty to Produce Documents That Requestor Already Has
- HaystackID® Marks Fifth Consecutive Year of SOC 2 Type 2 Certification with Continuous Assurance Model
- Geofencing, Geotargeting, and Geo-blocking, in Civil Litigation, Information Governance, and Regulation
Upcoming Webinars on the EDRM Global Webinar Channel:
- 24 September 2025: 1PM ET – More Billable Hours, Less Busywork: Smarter Litigation Practices That Pay Off
- 29 September 2025: 1PM ET – Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for September 2025
- 21 October 2025: 12PM ET – Building a Resilient and Repeatable White-Collar Investigation Playbook
Updates from Around the Globe Will Return Next Week
Catch our latest syndicated EDRM Global Podcast Network episodes on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and more.
Recent Illumination Zone Podcasts:
Recent guests include Todd Tabor, Jeff Fleming, Young Yu, Bruce Holbert, Dorothe Schuch, and Erica Zolner.
Recent Echoes of AI Podcasts:
- Episode 37 | The Shape of Justice: How Topological Network Mapping Could Transform Legal Practice
- Episode 36 | Epiphanies or Illusions? Testing AI’s Ability to Find Real Knowledge Patterns – Part Two
- Episode 35 | Epiphanies or Illusions? Testing AI’s Ability to Find Real Knowledge Patterns – Part One
EDRM Announcements:
- A tribute page honoring the life and legacy of Kaylee Walstad, Chief Strategy Officer of EDRM, is now live. Please visit to share in the memories and celebrate her impact.
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 292nd call. For mental health care, consider these professional resources.
All are welcome,
Mary and Holley
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P.S. This update was assisted by GAI and LLM Technologies as per EDRM GAI and LLM Policy.
