In This Issue: June 2008 / Cover Story

EDD Brings Opportunities: Can You Adapt?

Electronic data discovery raises havoc with trial strategies, risk management, litigation budgets, document retention and traditional support staff jobs. But EDD also brings opportunities. Monica Bay, editor-in-chief of Law Technology News, shows how the legal world is adapting.

EDD Staffing: Finding the Perfect Fit

Your case has entered the discovery phase and you are faced with the daunting task of reviewing millions of pages with a tight deadline for production to your adversary. Your firm does not have the resources to get through all of these materials in a timely manner. What are you going to do?

COLLABORATION: Working in the Cloud

Internet tools help teams communicate deftly.

EDD Staffing: Transforming Roles

Working for the last eight years in three major international law firms based in different parts of the country has given me a perspective on the evolving roles of trial support teams. I began my career as a paralegal and eventually moved into litigation support when it became clear that my technical knowledge was better suited to the developing field of electronic data discovery.

IT Management: Dark Forecast?

Protecting IT programs in unpredictable times.

BALL IN YOUR COURT: Evacuating E-mail

Adobe Acrobat 8 can help you extract data relatively painlessly.

GREEN LAW: Up on the Roof

A wiry metal installation isn't sculpture; it's a turbine that helps pay energy bills.

WEB WATCH: Social Networking

Why lawyers should sign up, and which sites to choose.

OUTSIDE COUNSEL: Go Ahead, Jump On

If you don't embrace technology, the legal world will charge ahead without you.

UP CLOSE: Trisa Thompson
Vice President, Dell Inc. Legal