Vendor Voice

Analysis

Time to FedRAMP Up Your Security: Securing Each Link in the E-Discovery Chain

David Greetham, Ricoh | September 21, 2018

Cloud service providers to the federal government must meet the rigorous requirements of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. But securing an entire e-discovery workflow means going even beyond that.

Commentary

What the Legal Community Can Learn from the Aviation Industry

James M. Lee, LegalMation | September 20, 2018

Efficiency advocates often hear one persistent argument against automation—increased efficiency results in reduced billable hours which means lower revenues. But the aviation industry proves that's misguided.

Analysis

Blockchain Brings Opportunities, Challenges to Legal Discovery

Adam Brill, Logikcull | September 19, 2018

As more and more data is in blockchains, attorneys will have to interact with it. Blockchain will also become part of litigation without being the central focus as systems move to blockchain implementation. Attorneys will have to take note.

Analysis

The 5 Cyber Threats You Should Worry About For Your Business

Darian Lewis, Relativity | September 10, 2018

Your best overall protection is a fully developed and implemented security program. Security isn’t a product or something you buy, it’s what you do every day.

Analysis

The Silver Lining of Cambridge Analytica: A Better Way to Capture Online Data

Evan Gumz, Hanzo | September 05, 2018

Before Cambridge Analytica, the potential of social media data was hidden in plain sight. The Cambridge Analytica scandal exposed both the power of that information and the ease of access to it.

Commentary

E-Discovery Protocol: What to Ask For and Why You Need It

Aaron Vick, Cicayda | September 05, 2018

Because of burgeoning costs and to ensure you do not lose valuable data, make sure to clearly communicate protocol requirements before starting your e-discovery effort.

Commentary

Finding the Needle in the Haystack Through Enterprise E-Discovery

Douglas Weeden, 17a-4 | August 28, 2018

How and where to begin finding information in a growing data store? These steps can serve as the starting point for such a project.

Commentary

The Roadmap for Change in a Consolidating Legal Tech World

Jason Vander Meer, Litera Microsystems | August 15, 2018

As the legal technology market changes through consolidation, lawyers are finding that they, too, must change the way they work.

Commentary

Should an FCPA Matter Change Your E-Discovery Approach? Here’s What to Focus On

David Carns, Casepoint | July 24, 2018

Getting your e-discovery house in order for an FCPA matter requires a clear understanding of what makes FCPA matters unique, and the toolset and expertise to address those challenges.

Commentary

The Warning Signs of Subpar Tech Support

Joe Kelly, Legal Workspace | July 20, 2018

Your firm has identified an exciting new technology, but it turns out that the provider’s technical support stinks. These potential red flags will help you evaluate a provider’s technical support before you sign on the dotted line.

Commentary

Integrating Compliance Data Can Boost Your Firm’s Compliance IQ

Brian Fahey, MyComplianceOffice | July 19, 2018

Without the ability to centrally and easily access conduct risk data, even the most thoughtfully safeguarded firms can overlook misconduct that could otherwise have been curtailed.

Analysis

5 Best Practices for Successful Law Firm Digital Transformation

Neil Araujo, iManage | July 05, 2018

If you’re looking to do digital transformation right, take these cues from successful digital transformation initiatives in other industries and the law firms who have done it successfully.

Analysis

Navigating the Fear and Promise of Artificial Intelligence

Jeff Reihl and Rick McFarland, LexisNexis | June 20, 2018

With the corpus of law data becoming ever-more complex and nuanced, the use of machine-assisted research and analysis is becoming more of a requirement, rather than an option, in the legal profession.

Analysis

Integrating Compliance Data Can Build a Smarter Conduct Risk Management System

Brian Fahey, MyComplianceOffice | June 20, 2018

A new class of automated solutions is focusing on conduct risk management as a cornerstone of the compliance program.

Analysis

The Benefits of Digital Transformation Through Contract Lifecycle Management

Chase Bradshaw, Concord | June 15, 2018

A simple task that takes hours can be automated to free up time to focus on delivering strategic value.

Analysis

The Role of ‘Gamesmanship’ in E-Discovery

Ben Sexton, JND eDiscovery | June 05, 2018

Increased penalties alone do not appear to be the antidote for bad faith discovery practices, particularly when detection is so difficult. But until changes are made, a few steps can ensure the best outcome possible.

Analysis

4 Ways to Leverage E-Discovery Workflows and Technology for GDPR Compliance

Joe Mulenex, Exterro | May 25, 2018

E-discovery professionals may not realize that they’re in a position to assist with GDPR compliance by leveraging processes and technology already in place

Analysis

3 Reasons Why AI Requires an Essential Human Component in RegTech

Kayvan Alikhani, Compliance.ai. | May 23, 2018

In the best interest of accurate data, enlisting a team of industry or topic-focused experts will give the AI the direction it needs to better analyze and classify data.

Analysis

Budgeting for E-discovery: It Doesn’t Have to Be a Myth

Chris Esposito, The MCS Group | May 16, 2018

By understanding the various charges and all the steps of the process, you’ll be well on your way toward predicting costs that previously seemed unpredictable.

Analysis

The Emergence of Blockchain and Its Impact on E-discovery

Aaron Vick, Cicayda | May 15, 2018

Don’t assume that you’re absolved from the risk of litigation discovery even if your corporate policies are updated to include newly introduced technology such as a blockchain.

Analysis

The Most Important Word in Legal Tech: Engagement

Jake Heller, Casetext | May 09, 2018

Six ways to get innovation not just bought by firms, but actually used by attorneys.

Analysis

How to Use Early Case Assessment to Make Informed, Accurate E-Discovery Decisions

Joe Mulenex, Exterro | May 08, 2018

ECA can help understand the universe of a given matter, but it also includes the assessment of risk and the determination of a preliminary strategy.

Analysis

You Want a Hole, Not a Drill: Finding the Right Technology Solution at Law Firms

Eric Wangler, BigHand | May 03, 2018

Firms typically end up blaming the technology for not working, when the blame often lies with the failure to properly define the problem, choose the right solution and then implement it.

Analysis

The ABC’s of Using Compliance Technology to Fight Bribery and Corruption

Brian Fahey, MyComplianceOffice | April 18, 2018

Risk management software can prevent anti-bribery and corruption violations while demonstrating to regulators that a company is serious about monitoring its supervised persons.

Analysis

Secure Remote Review: Leveraging the ‘E’ in E-Discovery

Jim Burke, Advanced Discovery | April 17, 2018

E-discovery has access to proven technology tools and can get the right documents in front of the right expert resources securely regardless of their location.

Analysis

What to Expect from Your Mass Notification System

Brett Andrew, AlertMedia | April 11, 2018

Technology can help keep people safe, informed and connected during an emergency. Here are 10 characteristics of modern notification systems.

Analysis

The Essential Ingredients to Rolling Out a Global E-Discovery Playbook

Wendy King and Daryl Teshima, FTI Technology | April 10, 2018

You need experienced people, advanced technology and targeted processes—and there isn’t one that’s more important than the others.

Analysis

Federal Judges Give 5 Key Areas of E-discovery Competency

Jon Kerry-Tyerman, Everlaw | April 03, 2018

Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim and District Judge Xavier Rodriguez say they regularly see a high percentage of parties appear before them ill-equipped to succeed on e-discovery challenges.

Analysis

Cultivating Global Trust in Your Data Security and Data Privacy

Paul Domnick, Litera Microsystems | March 20, 2018

A primer on the upcoming GDPR, and how it could impact legal representation and the way data is shared.

Q&A

On SOLID Footing: Embracing Legal Innovation for a Competitive Advantage

Ari Kaplan, Ari Kaplan Advisors | March 14, 2018

In this podcast excerpt, Ari Kaplan speaks with David Cowen on finding legal technology advantages, the upcoming SOLID Summit, and more.

Analysis

Data Matters When Investigating Alleged Workplace Misconduct

Sean Tuttle and Patricia Smaldone, StoneTurn | March 13, 2018

Forensic technology can help augment workplace misconduct investigations and can help uncover information required to resolve these matters.

Analysis

3 Things You Need To Know Before Automating Your Documents

Ondrej Materna and Adela Krepelova, Legito | March 09, 2018

Before beginning the process, it’s important to evaluate just which types of documents are best suited for automation by correctly calculating the project’s ROI.

Analysis

Making the Case for Analytics: How to Persuade Your Team to Jump on Board

John Del Piero, Lighthouse; Jeremiah Weasenforth, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe; and Andrew Pratt, Perkins Coie | March 08, 2018

Six practical ideas for persuading your litigation team members to leverage the power of data analytics in e-discovery.

Analysis

Leveraging RegTech to Eliminate Conduct Risk Blind Spots

Brian Fahey, MyComplianceOffice | March 07, 2018

Without the ability to centrally manage conduct risk data, even leading firms that pride themselves on promoting cultures of compliance can easily overlook misconduct that could have been curtailed.

Analysis

Nervous System: Evaluating TCPA Liability in the Actual Wild West

David Kalat, Berkeley Research Group | February 28, 2018

'Nervous System,' which approaches data privacy and cybersecurity issues from the context of history, continues with a look at the difference between the PBX and autodialer and their roles in litigation through the history of telephony.

Analysis

AI Is Rising, and Governments Are Starting to React

Andrew Burt and Stuart Shirrell, Immuta | February 28, 2018

Recent regulations and bills are the early stages of a reaction to larger trends—each brought about by the increasing adoption of a grab bag of technologies commonly labelled 'AI.'

Analysis

E-Discovery Sanctions Front Page in BuzzFeed ‘Fake News’ Case

Mike Hamilton, Exterro | February 27, 2018

Not cooperating in e-discovery may be winning a small battle, but in the end you’re doing things that may lose you the war.

Analysis

Security and Compliance 2018: Five Factors that Will Affect Your Firm

Anthony West, Actiance | February 21, 2018

2018 will be marked by the maturing of new technologies along with the arrival of unprecedented regulations, which leaves a number of potential data risks for companies.

Analysis

Robot Lawyers in 2018? Fantasy, Reality and the Bright Future of Legal Technology

Serena Wellen, LexisNexis | February 14, 2018

Amid these 'smart' toolsets, lawyers will not disappear, but they will do better work in the months and years to come, and they will do it faster and more efficiently.

Analysis

Transparency in E-discovery? Save It for Your Clients

Hal Marcus, OpenText | February 13, 2018

Disclosing your e-discovery process won’t foster cooperation from opposing counsel, but your clients will love you for it.

Q&A

Legal Tech's Changing Dynamics: 6 Takeaways from Legalweek 2018

Ari Kaplan, Ari Kaplan Advisors | February 06, 2018

Legal technology consultant Ari Kaplan provides excerpts from six interviews he did with industry business leaders at Legalweek New York about the future of legal tech.

Analysis

Six 2018 Technology Trends for Law Firm Management and E-Discovery

Jon Kerry-Tyerman, Everlaw | January 30, 2018

While some may consider security the purview of IT or litigation support teams, 2017 was rife with examples where cybersecurity breaches implicated both e-discovery and liability competence.

Analysis

3 Insights into Avoiding Legal Hold and Preservation Missteps

Alon Israely, Total Discovery | January 26, 2018

A sound preservation process based on automated legal hold and preservation technology does more than just help avoid sanctions.

Analysis

2017: The Year Legal Tech Grew Up

Jake Heller, Casetext | December 20, 2017

From AI and automation to analytics and law firm M&As, Casetext CEO Jake Heller wraps up the year’s most important legal tech trends.

Analysis

When it Comes to M&A, Culture Eats Contracts for Breakfast

Charlie Connor, Heretik | December 19, 2017

The firms that bring culture into the fold will create better business decisions, protect their client from liability, and increase transaction success rate.

Analysis

IoT Offers Potential Career Specialization and, Now, Certification

Jared Coseglia, TRU Staffing Partners | December 18, 2017

More connected devices mean more forensic nuance, and Paraben aims to enable customers and careers with IoT education.

Expert Opinion

Consolidation in Legal Tech: How the 'New Normal' Benefits Companies and Customers

Avaneesh Marwaha, Microsystems | December 14, 2017

Through consolidation, one expert writes that customers receive better, more comprehensive services while companies can control costs and enabling their own geographic expansion.

To Adopt Legal Tech, Lawyers Need to Start Thinking Like Entrepreneurs

Noory Bechor, LawGeex | December 11, 2017

Making a mental switch away from the past involves thinking differently about essential lawyer traits, in many cases, turning them on their head.

Q&A

The Key to Law Firm Agility and Innovation

Ari Kaplan, Ari Kaplan Advisors | November 29, 2017

On a recent podcast, Ari Kaplan spoke with Aderant's Chris Cartrett on how firms adapt to changes and the greatest impacts on profitability and efficiency.

Commentary

Security First Approach Provides a Significant Advantage to Law Firms

Mark Sangster, eSentire | November 16, 2017

The security industry all too often sells the next shiny object touted as the Holy Grail of security that protects against all cyber threats. And the following year, the next best thing hits the market and becomes the grail until proven fallible.