Agenda: July/August 2011

COVER STORY

Sham Exam?

The report includes:

• Hard Sell?: Albert Barsocchini reviews ACEDS' certification program and examination.

• Ralph Losey & the E-Discovery Team Training, by Monica Bay

• Chere Estrin & the Organization of Legal Professionals, by Monica Bay

• E-Discovery Certification: Reader Response

Contrapuntal Musings

We weave several themes, from video, to e-discovery, to technology that helps personal injury litigators.

Stop, Thief!

The iPad is the best thing to happen to data snoops since wi-fi.

COMPARE & CONTRAST: E-Discovery Self-Collection Tools

Sean Doherty reviews AcessData, EnCase Portable, and Pinpoint Laboratories' latest tools.

How High a Price?

BigLaw ponders paying big bucks for top-level domain names.

Disruption, Daily

Google reinvents in-house legal practice, and wins Corporate Counsel's Legal Department of the Year.

Compare & Contrast Chart

Will the iPhone Overtake BlackBerry?

Research in Motion stumbles as Apple adds security and cloud upgrades.

Perfect Pitch

Predict prospective clients' tech needs, win their business.

Quick Takes

Saving Face - Is Facebook's facial recognition software violating user privacy?

Copyright Chief

Maria Pallante says she's up for the new challenges of the digital world.

Bragging Rights or Blowing Smoke?

Recommind riles e-discovery competitors with coding patent.

EDD SHOWCASE:

Independence Daze

Thomson Reuters Divests Hildebrandt Baker Robbins

EDD SHOWCASE:

Transparency

Compliance requires enforced protocols.

EDD SHOWCASE:

Robot Review

Will predictive coding win the trust of courts?

EDD SHOWCASE:

Oranges & Apples

Finding e-discovery fruit on Macintosh computers requires different tactics than harvesting Windows.

EDD SHOWCASE:

Leaving Already?

United States CIO Vivek Kundra bolts to Harvard.

EDD SHOWCASE:

Inside Out

Government agencies look within to solve e-discovery woes.

EDD SHOWCASE:

Courtroom Drama

Broadcast quality, inexpensive video is changing litigation dynamics, but not as fast as expected.

EDD SHOWCASE:

DIY Video

Create your own video studio for $1,500, but don't just talk about yourself.

PARADIGM SHIFT:

Prime Time

Litigators use 'Day in the Life' videos to sway insurers and jurors.

BEST PRACTICES:

Publish the Next EDD Blockbuster

Use online tools to print your book; then negotiate movie rights!

TECHNOLOGY ON TRIAL:

Gambling On New Trial Technology

In a high-profile wrongful death trial, two partners bet that an iPad and app will help persuade a jury.

TEST DRIVE:

Call to Conference

MeetandConfer.com helps organizations execute mandatory meetings with opposing counsel.

BEST PRACTICES:

Make Mine Mini

With ePub fromatting, you can created easy-to-read mobile versions of your existing publications.

BALL IN YOUR COURT:

Cloud Cover

Cloud-based e-discovery is easier, cheaper, and improves quality and efficiency.

EXEMPLARS:

Sweet Mobility

Fenwick & West builds a suite of mobile applications with elbow grease and about $200.

WEB WATCH:

There's an App for That!

New tools (and websites) help legal professionals with everything from legal research to office management.