Cloud ESI in eDiscovery: Best Practices for Corporate Counsel

9 Reasons Microsoft Outlook Is Not a Litigation Review Tool

5 eDiscovery Challenges Unique to Cloud-based Email Solutions

This post explains five eDiscovery challenges that are specific to cloud-based email applications and discusses best practices for handling that data.

Handling Cloud-Based ESI in eDiscovery: Best Practices for Corporate Counsel, Collecting ESI in the Cloud (Part 3)

This article was originally published on InsideCounsel.com Businesses of all shapes and sizes are flocking to the cloud in droves.

5 Ways to Reduce Your eDiscovery Costs (and Data Set) + Infographic

This article, originally published in The Daily Record, was updated on October 30, 2015. There is no question that electronic discovery can be expensive, but is there a way to make it less so?

5 Potential Pitfalls for My eDiscovery Interview Template

eDiscovery service providers and consultants stress the importance of consistency: If you follow the same process for every case, and your process is reasonable, you stand a better chance of…

How to Remove False Positives From Proximity Searches

This post explains how to reduce the number of false positives returned in your keyword search results by using these customizable dtSearch operators.

Good Record Retention Policies Help Thwart Government Sanctions

After the storm of financial scandals that erupted at the dawn of the last decade, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX”) was passed by Congress to ensure, among other things,…

4 Methods to Help Improve Your Keyword Search Results

This post explains four best practices for developing better functioning keywords: visibility, dictionary access, iteration/testing, and keyword expansion via concept analytics.

Handling Cloud-based ESI in eDiscovery: Best Practices for Corporate Counsel (Part 1)

This article was originally published on InsideCounsel.com. Cloud computing continues to grow at a mind numbing pace.

How to Determine if Your Evidence is Admissible in Court

In the matter Griffin v. State, 2011 Maryland, the defendant Antoine “Boozy” Griffin was charged with murder. In the second trial (first was a mistrial), a witness claimed he was threatened by the defendant’s girlfriend.

Need to Compare Testimony and Production Documents? Apply Analytics!

Apply analytics to find associations between testimony and discovery documents for a different perspective and to uncover additional relevant data.

Need to Compare Testimony and Production Documents? Apply Analytics!

Apply analytics to find associations between testimony and discovery documents for a different perspective and to uncover additional relevant data.

Ethics and eDiscovery: Do You Meet Expectations of Competence? [Webinar]

The panel explores ethical duties of counsel to understand clients’ use of technology, to find the right ESI, and to negotiate scope effectively.

5 Fundamental Benefits of Managed Services Partnerships

An eDiscovery managed services offering is akin to a pay-by-the-container buffet. Just as one fills a flimsy plastic take out container to the brim with as many gastronomically-complementary items as will fit for $11.

How to Recover Deleted Emails with PST File Corruption

Corrupting, then immediately repairing, a PST file in hopes of recovering deleted emails may sound counter-intuitive, but here is why it makes sense. When it comes to eDiscovery, how far is too far?

20 Best Practices for Keyword Searching in eDiscovery

eDiscovery Update: Going Off-the-Grid with Smartphone Apps

This article was originally published on The Daily Record. “Spoken words disappear after they’re heard. But what you say online remains forever.

The eDiscovery Process Simplified – What Every Legal Team Should Know

eDiscovery Update: Advising Clients on Use and Preservation of Social Media Evidence

This article was originally posted on The Daily Record. This post explains the ethical responsibilities and obligations of attorney’s when advising clients on privacy settings on various social media sites.

PDF Files Can Wreak Havoc in ESI Processing, Review and Production

This post explains how the PDF format can complicate document review and production workflows, and three key things to keep in mind when using this format.

Artificial Intelligence and the Future of the Legal Industry

Early-generation Artificial Intelligence is already in the legal space—Bill Gates’ vision for the Microsoft Personal Agent just takes it one step further. LegalTech New York is the bellwether conference for the legal industry.

Using Agile Project Management Concepts for eDiscovery

This post explains how a “rolling productions” approach to both small and large eDiscovery projects can help you prepare for common challenges.

eDiscovery in Social Media—Controversial Facebook Photo Sparks Debate

Evidence on one’s Facebook page and other social media is fair game in litigation and attorneys need to appropriately advise their clients on steps to preserve and produce relevant material. ‘I <3 Hot Moms!

4 Methods for Applying Analytics to Opposing Party Productions

Learn how to apply analytics to opposing productions and which metadata fields you should request in your stipulation to ensure the best analytics results.

Legal Hiring Trends For 2015

In 2015, law firms and corporate legal departments are expected to increase their hiring spend as the legal industry continues to gain strength in a post-recession economy.

3 Document Production Formats and Their Pros & Cons

5 Big Case Decisions about Preservation: What to Expect When You’re Preserving

Six eDiscovery powerhouses talked today at LegalTech New York about the five biggest case decisions about preservation in the past year. The panelists included lawyer and educator Mike Arkfeld, Esq.

How to Review Text Messages Most Efficiently

If properly collected, each text message record has metadata associated with it that can be used to stitch together the bigger story. See an example of text message review in Relativity.

How to Ensure Data Security with a Third-Party Cloud Storage Provider

In August 2014 the NYSBA Committee on Professional Ethics issued Ethics Opinion 1019, which relates to confidentiality and remote access to a firm’s electronic files.

eDiscovery Update: Be Hip and Build a Cool Stip

This article was originally posted on The Daily Record. The other day, I spoke with a client after reviewing a draft ESI stipulation he sent me.

3 Methods of Forensic Imaging

10 Critical Things to Consider Before Bringing eDiscovery In-House

There is little debate that eDiscovery can be a daunting and expensive endeavor. Even small matters can involve scouring through terabytes of data.

eDiscovery Update: More Than Missing Emails Needed for Spoliation Sanctions

This article was originally posted on The Daily Record. Two recent New York State court cases demonstrate that it takes more than missing emails for courts to levy sanctions for spoliation. ‘Curtin v. Blair Bros.

Advantages of Implementing Rule 502 Orders and Agreements

At least in federal courts, there appears to be a solution when privileged material is inadvertently produced.

Legal Market Spotlight: San Francisco

Ode to San Francisco It’s easy to leave your heart in San Francisco, whether it’s the Golden Gate Bridge that leaves you breathless, the comforting feeling of “Karl” the fog…

Time Management – What’s the Real Issue?

You can’t manage time. Time just is. You don’t mismanage five minutes and wind up with four, or six.

You’re Invited To The IHL Chat on Twitter!

Join @IHLChat on Twitter as we live tweet MNACC’s 14th Annual General Counsel Forum: GCs Unscripted In-House Legal Chat (@IHLChat), a monthly Twitter chat co-moderated by Special Counsel’s Sharon McLaughlin, Esq.

What Will Information Governance Do For Your Business?

What’s the need?

GO. INTERVIEW. SUPERVISE. What To Do When a Client Wants to Self-Collect

Many of our recent requests for eDiscovery training seminars have to do with collection of ESI, and specifically, the dangers of eDiscovery self-collection.

The Shifting and Taxation of eDiscovery Costs Can Be a Murky Scene

I have been spending time digging into the topic of cost shifting and taxation of costs as related to electronic discovery.