The world of in-house legal teams has shifted dramatically in just the last two years. Profound changes to the meaning of work and the way we conduct business, a greater awareness of important social issues, the explosion of digital capability, and a global health crisis have made evolution a constant and a necessity. This evolution […]
3 Ways to Get the Most Out of Data Custodian Management
Whenever a triggering event signals possible or imminent litigation, corporate legal teams spring into action to scope and secure an enormous variety of potential evidence. Increasingly, such evidence comes in the form of electronically stored information (ESI) that is generated by employees across organizations. These employees thus become data custodians, which the Federal Rule of […]
The CPRA Compliance Checklist for Ediscovery
On January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect. This regulation was the first of its kind in the United States, but it followed closely on the heels of Europe’s groundbreaking General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Both regulations have gradually been followed by other states and localities. In January, 2023, California […]
How to Collect & Produce Emails for Discovery
Even with the proliferation of digital platforms and channels, email remains far and away the biggest data source for ediscovery. And while the process has come a long way from the days of lugging around boxes of paper and laboring over copious digital data, there are still enormous challenges facing legal teams in the world […]
How To Evaluate and Control Ediscovery Costs
It should be no surprise that ediscovery costs represent a massive expenditure for most corporations. The approximate annual budget for ediscovery costs in the US exceeds 40 billions dollars. So it should go without saying that accurately measuring that spend and minimizing it while maximizing the value you gain from it is hugely important to […]
How DeNISTing and Deduplication Instantly Reduce Ediscovery Costs
The rise of data in the workplace means corporate legal teams are struggling to keep up with skyrocketing volumes from an ever-expanding list of sources when it comes to ediscovery. Data needs to be collected, processed, reviewed, and finally produced – depending on the matter. Whether legal teams are handling review 100% in-house, sending 100% […]
