Our Insights on eDiscovery

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What are the Growing Challenges with Public Records/FOIA Requests?
What are the Growing Challenges with Public Records/FOIA Requests? 1024 535 CloudNine

The number of public records requests filed each year is on the rise, presenting a significant challenge for government agencies. One of the core obstacles faced by these agencies is the tight timing constraints imposed by laws governing these requests. Failure to meet these deadlines can result in severe consequences. To effectively manage these requests, agencies must augment their processes with people, processes, and technology. Some of the additional challenges include:

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The 2024 California CIO Academy: Musings From an eDiscovery Guy
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Spending the past 20+ years in forensics, eDiscovery, and investigations has kept me in a legal conference circuit lane, but this week I stepped into a new and interesting adjacent world: information technology leadership in public service. This conference is formally called the California Public Sector CIO Academy and its organizer, e.republic, hosted over 800 attendees from all over the state. When preparing to attend the conference , . .

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How to Win in the Short Message eDiscovery Game: Review Near-Native; Produce as Documents
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Since the inception of legal processes in ancient societies, documents have been pivotal in evidence and discovery. In recent years, with the rise of email and electronically stored information (ESI), technology companies have standardized review and production processes around these data, converting them into the standard source of discovery: documents. This process has been functional and the data quite usable, until . . .

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Learnings from ALM/Law.com Legalweek 2024: Six Key Takeaways
Learnings from ALM/Law.com Legalweek 2024: Six Key Takeaways 1024 576 CloudNine

This was not the same old Legalweek, or “LegalTech New York,” as the conference was referred to in years past. With over 6,000 registered attendees and 37% being first timers, the high level of excitement generated by participants about being in person with peers was palpable in the sessions and events held. There was also…

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Tackling Large-Scale Review Efficiently: Tips from a GC (On-Demand Webinar)
Tackling Large-Scale Review Efficiently: Tips from a GC (On-Demand Webinar) 1024 603 CloudNine

By Rick Clark Last week CloudNine and Integreon discussed a recent audit with tight deadlines with Louis (Lou) Brucculeri, EVP and General Counsel at West Technology Group. West Technology Group, a global technology company with a portfolio of brands with disparate systems and processes, initiated a significant internal audit. Early on they recognized that they…

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Six eDiscovery Trends for 2024
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By Rick Clark and Jacob Hesse 2023 was an eventful year in the world of legal technology, with new technology emerging to address both traditional and new challenges legal teams face when collecting, processing, and reviewing data for litigation, investigations, or public access requests. What will 2024 hold, especially in the world of eDiscovery? We’ve…

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A 2023 Reflection: How the Modern Data Dilemma in eDiscovery is Now Getting Solved
A 2023 Reflection: How the Modern Data Dilemma in eDiscovery is Now Getting Solved 1024 576 CloudNine

By Rick Clark It’s evident that the legal eDiscovery industry is undergoing significant transformation, driven by the ever-expanding data varieties, volumes, and the velocity in growth for varieties and volume, especially in the last year. (For instance, there are 20 million text/chat messages sent every minute. 1) The intersection of these three data Vs has…

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eDiscovery in AEC: Navigating Legal Complexities in 2023
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In the realm of Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC), legal challenges are inherent, as affirmed by construction litigator Jordan Nadel of Mark Migdal & Hayden. A recent Arcadis study highlights a 42% surge in construction lawsuits in North America from 2021 to 2022, attributing this spike to ongoing COVID-19 effects, supply chain woes, and escalating…

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Professional Services for eDiscovery – When is it Time to Ask for Help?
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Software is meant to make our lives easier when it comes to eDiscovery. Automation, artificial intelligence, and advanced search and culling technologies have all reduced the need for hundreds of human hours reviewing documents. Still, there is plenty of work to be done, and even “small” eDiscovery cases can be highly complex and time consuming.…

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The Hidden Benefits of Professional Services for eDiscovery
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By Jacob Hesse With eDiscovery continuing to make up a large percentage of litigation spend, law firms and corporate legal teams should evaluate ways to save on eDiscovery costs. Exploring the use of proven, yet less expensive eDiscovery software is one obvious strategy to adopt in cost cutting times. Another approach is to consider supplementing…

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