As 2019 winds down, Legal Current is revisiting milestones and key accomplishments from the Legal business of Thomson Reuters this year. Today we look at the “Alternative Legal Service Providers 2019: Fast Growth, Expanding Use and Increasing Opportunity” report – more commonly known as the ALSP Report. Released in January, the report highlights how the …
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Emoji Law: The Evils of Emojis
Emojis are cute, fun…and can get you in a whole lot of legal trouble. “Emoji law” is increasingly a factor in e-discovery, particularly in labor and employment cases such as sexual harassment and discrimination. Jay Holland, chair of labor and employment at Joseph Greenwald, says it has gotten to the point where employment attorneys should …
New Rules on Proportionality & Spoliation in E-Discovery
Last summer, in the case of HM Electronics Inc.v. R.F. Technologies Inc., a federal judge ordered severe sanctions because of e-discovery failures. How do new rules on proportionality and spoliation impact how e-discovery is handled? Robert Brownstone with Fenwick & West discusses.
Podcast: The legal implications of private-sector employees using personal email for work
In light of the controversy surrounding Hillary Clinton using her personal email while Secretary of State, John Martin, head of the Encompass E-Discovery Group with Nelson Mullins, took some time to discuss with us how common it is for private-sector employees to use personal email for work. Is this practice ever sanctioned, or used as a …
Podcast: Ed Sohn on e-discovery insourcing vs outsourcing
A panel discussion at LegalTech New York 2015 focused on the key issues attorneys, paralegals and litigation support staff should consider when deciding whether to insource or outsource e-discovery. While they may seem elementary, time, cost and complexity continue to be some of the greatest challenges e-discovery practitioners face today. The panel discussed some of …
e-Discovery software solutions: Lessons learned
This post was written by Joe Raczynski, technology manager at Thomson Reuters e-Discovery software solutions are invaluable in the litigation preparation process. However, choosing a tool and implementing it poses challenges to law firms. In the last session of ILTA 2013 in Las Vegas last week, a panel with William Kellermann of Wilson Sonsini, Chad Ergun of Gibson Dunn, …
e-Discovery Trends: New Technology, Employment Affects & Native File Productions
This post was written by Joe Raczynski, technology manager at Thomson Reuters e-Discovery continues rapid technological evolution and significant adoption across law firms. At this ILTA 2013 session, David Cowen of The Cowen Group and Steven Clark of Lathrop & Gage facilitated an open discussion, with standing room only, on the hottest topics in e-Discovery. The subjects …
Ten predictive coding concepts
Predictive coding has become a buzzword in e-discovery, but when it comes to taking a close look at implementing e-discovery processes, it can become a daunting topic to tackle. Edward Sohn, assistant vice president of litigation solutions for Pangea3, recently shared ten predictive coding concepts with the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC). These top concepts …
Consortium on Litigation, Information Law & E-Discovery
Three cities. One day. One conference. All connected. In a groundbreaking, cross-continental conference that will take place in three cities on May 1, Thomson Reuters, in conjunction with Electronic Discovery Institute, will host The Consortium on Litigation, Information Law & E-Discovery. This conference will employ Cisco TelePresence technology to seamlessly connect panelists and attendees from …
