Project Update

The State Rules Project, led by Project Trustees Amanda Cook, Associate Director of eDiscovery Project Management at Cole Schotz P.C.  and Mark Lyon, Discovery Counsel at Williams & Connolly LLP as Project Trustees, seeks to gather, organize and publish a cross reference of State eDiscovery Rules with the US Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The project team […]

The Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) is pleased to announce a white paper addressing “Professional Responsibility Considerations in AI for eDiscovery: Competence, Confidentiality, Privacy and Ownership.” Comments from the public are welcomed until February 20, 2023. Use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) tools in eDiscovery creates new opportunities for attorneys. By extracting, analyzing, and applying information from […]

MINNEAPOLIS, MN, USA, August 23, 2022/EINPresswire.com/ — Setting the global standards for e-discovery, the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) is pleased to announce the Public Comment Period for Version 1.0 of the Bench Book titled, “Using Special Masters and Discovery Mediators to Resolve eDiscovery Disputes: A Bench Book for Judges and Attorneys 2022 Edition.” The Draft […]

Setting the global standards for e-discovery, the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) is pleased to announce Version 1.0 of the Primer for Text Message Metadata Project. EDRM develops and promotes thought leadership, frameworks and best practices in e-discovery, with its engaged global community comprised of knowledgeable, multidisciplinary professionals. EDRM contributors continue to enhance e-discovery, privacy, […]

Doug Austin, editor of eDiscovery Today, reviewed The Primer on eDiscovery in the Asia Pacific (APAC) Region 2021 published by EDRM for the IPRO blog. The project was lead by Susan Bennett, Project Trustee. According to Doug Austin: One of the areas of the world for which we now have a terrific resource to help […]

Setting the global standards for e-discovery, the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) is pleased to announce Version 1.0 of the Primer for eDiscovery in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, November 2021. EDRM develops and promotes thought leadership, frameworks and best practices in e-discovery, with its engaged global community comprised of knowledgeable, multidisciplinary professionals. EDRM contributors […]

Dear Demythigator: Will using AI/ML replace my entire review team? Demythigator’s response: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are designed to augment what review teams can do, not replace them entirely.  Review is still required in AI/ML workflows, but is focused on data more likely to be relevant so that less time is spent reviewing non-relevant information. […]

MINNEAPOLIS, MN, USA, February 7, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — Setting the global standards for e-discovery, the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) is pleased to announce the final Information Governance Reference Model version 4.1, revised after public comment on Version 4.0. Information Governance Reference Model version 4.1 replaces and supersedes all previous versions. EDRM develops and promotes thought leadership, […]

MINNEAPOLIS, MN, USA, February 2, 2022/EINPresswire.com/ — Setting the global standards for e-discovery, the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) is pleased to announce the final release of its new EDRM Guidelines for E-Discovery Processing.  EDRM develops and promotes thought leadership, frameworks and best practices in e-discovery, with its engaged global community comprised of knowledgeable, multidisciplinary professionals. […]

For Immediate Release EDRM Announces Monthly Demythigator MINNEAPOLIS, January 12, 2022 – Setting the global standards for e-discovery, the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) is pleased to announce the launch of the  Demythigator, designed to dispel myths about artificial intelligence (“AI”), analytics and machine learning as applied to legal challenges. The Demythigator Project’s goal is to start a discussion in […]