Communications between lawyers and outside consultants, such as cybersecurity incident response teams and e-discovery vendors, are largely protected by the attorney work product doctrine, but may also be protected by the attorney-client privilege and court rules preventing the disclosure of
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5 Search Tricks to Increase Legal Document Review Efficiency
Despite advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning in e-discovery software, proper use of search functionality is still an important tool for efficient document reviews. However, searching can be tricky and, if not phrased right, may turn up less
Data Retention Policies and Legal Hold Practices – Time to Revisit Because of Remote Work?
With remote and distributed work becoming the new norm, companies are faced with unique document retention and preservation challenges different than when employees are in the office. Some of these challenges include IT security, limits on the technology
Legal Process Mapping: Look Before You Leap
Talk to anyone who has implemented legal technology, or innovated their legal processes, and I bet three out of four will tell you the first best step is to “map the process”.
To wit (all taken from interviews on
What Version of Microsoft 365 Do We Need for eDiscovery?
Not all Microsoft 365 subscriptions provide access to eDiscovery licenses. However, figuring out which subscription level to purchase to take advantage of Microsoft eDiscovery features raises several questions:
- Do you need Core eDiscovery, or do you need Advanced eDiscovery?
- Is
Code of Conduct: Designing Coding Panels for Efficient Legal Document Reviews
Setting up a proper coding panel in document review software is an oft overlooked task that may impact the quality and efficiency of a legal document review. The coding panel in document review and e-discovery software provides the issue
Building Legal Workflow Automation (Where to Start?)
I think workflow automation is a nice legal tech gateway drug. Although workflow and process automation is not “legal technology” per se and can be used in any industry, it is a good way for lawyers and legal teams to
How Much is Saved by Using Alternative Legal Service Providers (ALSP)? (Infographic)
The oft-touted benefits of working with ALSPs (alternative legal service providers AKA law companies, legal services companies, etc.) are lower rates, specialization, and efficiencies. Because of these benefits, the use of ALSPs is growing. Indeed, some predict a 25% growth
Best Blogs and Podcasts for In-House Counsel (Our Favorites Anyway)
Yes, the title “Best Blogs and Podcasts for In-House Counsel” is a loaded headline. But, that’s how people search for stuff on the internet so we went with it.
Admittedly, unless something is actually quantifiable, the “best” of anything
Big Legal Document Review? Don’t Forget Exclusion Search Terms
A new legal document review project may seem daunting. At first glance, you may only see voluminous ESI (electronically stored information), many custodians from which data must be collected, not to mention the challenge of making sense of how that