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Legal GRC Platform Exterro Announces Acquisition Of E-Discovery Provider Zapproved Combination of Zapproved’s Industry-Leading Customer Service and Exterro’s Award-Winning Legal GRC Platform Will Enable Organizations to Better Manage the Complex Interconnections of E-discovery, Privacy, Legal Operations, Digital Investigations, Cybersecurity Response, and Information Governance. PORTLAND, Oregon – Jan. 19, 2023 – Exterro, a leading provider of […]
Why Staying on Top of Legal Hold Custodians is so Important What’s the first thing you do when an active legal hold custodian is leaving your company? Do you find yourself scrambling to figure out what ediscovery actions need to be taken? Has the employee’s data been preserved? Where are the employee’s laptop and company […]
Main Idea: Ediscovery efforts are too often framed in terms of cost rather than value, so they don’t always translate to the resources and buy-in we need to be our best. To showcase the true ROI of ediscovery, we have to start by understanding the costs. Great ediscovery ensures companies can make fast, effective decisions […]
Software vendors are not born into the world with highly mature and secure security systems and practices. Indeed, vendors are usually born into the world as a startup with a vision, and a short-timeline to making that vision a reality. Vendors in early stages of their life will most likely have spent their time developing […]
“Help me, automation, you’re my only hope!” Sometimes, it really feels that way. I’ve been having a lot of year-in-review conversations over the past few weeks, and the number-one challenge that’s surfaced is the sweeping effect of turnover. If you work with people, have people on your team, or are a person, chances are you’ve […]
Pop quiz: Which is growing faster—corporate data volumes or ediscovery expenses? Trick question! The answer doesn’t matter, because they are each skyrocketing, and legal teams are on the hook for both. As data storage becomes virtually limitless and new workplace technologies emerge, organizations and their employees are generating exponentially more data each year. Data retention […]
In ediscovery, your first duty is defensibly protecting your company from risk. The necessity of this role has meant that, historically, Legal could operate outside the discretion of corporate budgets. But soaring data volumes and complexity are driving up the costs of ediscovery, and there is increasing pressure to adopt a more business-centric approach. To […]
The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) provide detailed guidelines for civil litigation “to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding.” It’s important governance for all corporate legal teams, and there are several specific provisions in the FRCP that have a huge impact on ediscovery. In this post, we’ll be […]
If your organization is served with a third party subpoena to produce evidence, your first response might be to break out in a cold sweat. The word “subpoena” is a loaded term, and an instinctive pang of panic is common. But it doesn’t have to be. Third party requests like subpoenas can be sudden, and […]
