Alt.Legal is a podcast hosted by Joe Borstein and Ed Sohn of Thomson Reuters and columnists of the alt.legal blog on Above the Law. For their inaugural show, Joe and Ed are joined by Ralph Baxter, the former chairman and CEO of Orrick and chairman of Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute (LEI) Advisory Board. Ralph joins the …
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ABA TECHSHOW 2016 Session Preview with David Curle
ABA TECHSHOW 2016 is underway, and I had a moment to catch up with David Curle, director of Strategic Competitive Intelligence with Thomson Reuters, to give us a preview of his session, “How Is the New What: Rethinking Legal Work,” that will be held later today in the EXPO Hall. This afternoon, my colleague from …
- March 17, 2016
- Alex Cook
LegalTech NY 2016: Is the Legal Industry Getting the Most from its Technology?
Last week’s LegalTech New York 2016 saw a heavy emphasis on the potentials and pitfalls of current legal technology – especially ediscovery – as well as a questioning of whether technology itself is best being applied and utilized to the benefit of law firms and their clients. LegalTech New York 2016 also saw the formal launch …
- February 8, 2016
- Alex Cook
ILTACON – DIY or Outsource? A Decision Process Review
We all have attempted to tackle a home project only to call a handyman as it became increasingly complex the deeper we got into the project. An organization’s decision process on whether to outsource document review and other legal services is much like that – figuring out which do-it-yourself (DIY) projects they have the requisite …
- September 4, 2015
- Jeff McCoy
Top 10 e-discovery U.S. trends in 2015
Ed Sohn, global director of Integrated Solutions at Pangea3, recently had an article featured on the Association of Corporate Counsel’s website. Sohn’s article is about the top 10 e-discovery U.S. trends in 2015 and has been reprinted with permission from the ACC, below. The overarching theme for 2015 in e-discovery will be continuity. It is …
- May 14, 2015
- Susan Martin
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 …
- February 5, 2015
- Susan Martin
The Four Pillars of Effective Predictive Coding
Predictive coding can provide major benefits when dealing with high volumes of electronically-stored information (ESI). But at the same time, it is far from a “silver bullet” in handling ESI. There are four essential concepts that emerge when examining matters that have successfully and unsuccessfully utilized predictive coding. Ed Sohn, assistant vice president for professional …
- July 24, 2013
- Kelsey Engbrecht