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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 […]

[Editor’s Note: Craig Ball puts ChatGPT through its paces in the context of his law school class. EDRM is grateful to Craig for permission to republish. First published on Ball in Your Court, 1/27/2023] I recently spent a morning testing ChatGPT’s abilities by giving it exercises and quizzes designed for my law and computer science […]

[Editor’s Note: EDRM is proud to amplify the press of our Trusted Partners.] EDRM Trusted Partner, Cellebrite Enterprise Solutions, released the results of its 2023 Industry Trends Report. A global survey with answers from more than 75 countries, drew from small, medium-sized and large organizations. 550 respondents gave their impressions of their challenges and opportunities […]

Technology innovators align to deliver an integrated enterprise solution for data acquisition and discovery from mobile devices [Editor’s Note: EDRM is proud to amplify the press of our Trusted Partners.] Austin, TX – January 26, 2023 – LIGL, a global provider of a cloud-based, evidence lifecycle management platform, announced today its collaboration with ModeOne Technologies, a leader in […]

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 […]

[Editor’s Note: EDRM is proud to support the research of our Trusted Partners.] FTI Consulting, Inc., and EDRM Trusted Partner, Relativity, today announced findings from Part 2 of The General Counsel Report 2023. Of the surveyed companies that said they are experiencing increased strains on capacity within their legal departments, 100% said that environmental, social […]

[Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in the January 25, 2023 issue of LegalTech News and law.com, a publication of American Lawyer Media, written by John Tredennick and William Webber] Back in the ‘90s, some wag predicted that the law office of the future would consist of a lawyer, a dog and a computer. The lawyer’s […]

January 25, 2023 The results of this EDRM Global eDiscovery Poll reveal a significant shift in the way we work, as more and more people are choosing to work from home. There were 207 respondents, who represent eDiscovery and legal functions within governments, law firms, corporates, platforms and service providers. The vast majority at 50%, […]

As the new year begins, the eDiscovery industry is looking ahead to what the future holds. The pandemic has brought about a number of changes, including more remote work and remote meetings, and it is clear that these changes are here to stay. The EDRM Global Advisory Council has gathered leading experts in the field […]

[Editor’s Note: This article was first published January 18, 2023 and EDRM is grateful to Robert Keeling, Chair of the EDRM Global Advisory Council and our Trusted Partner, Sidley, for permission to republish.] This Sidley Update addresses the following recent developments and court decisions involving e-discovery issues: 1. A ruling from the U.S. District Court […]