5 Ways to Reduce eDiscovery Costs Before and During Litigation

BYOD Privacy: 6 Considerations to Protect Your Business

We live in a world where corporations are working harder than ever to balance legal and regulatory obligations with business efficiency.

What You Need to Know About Identifying, Collecting, and Preserving ESI

Corporate Internal Investigations Best Practices

An estimated 93% of all data created by corporations is in the electronic format. Subsequently, the number of sanctions levied against parties who improperly handle electronic evidence continues to increase.

Didn’t get that big law internship? Three ideas to make the most of your summer.

In part two of our three part series to help law students get ready for their law internships, we share ideas for law students to make the most of their summers…

Big Data Analytics in the Courtroom?

This blog recaps the LegalTech keynote presentation and the opinions of trial judges on the importance of the use of analytics technology in the courtroom.

4 Urban Legends about Analytics and e-Discovery

This blog was originally published on the Relativity Blog on June 21, 2016 by Stan Pierson. You’ll find urban legends in every culture—including stories of Bigfoot in the northern hemisphere, and the chupacabra down south.

5 Things You Need to Know About the Managed Review Process

Anyone who has directed managed document review projects will tell you this: No two managed reviews are the same.

Wearable Tech: The Impact on Cases and eDiscovery

Any industry that deals with technology is destined to see changes from year to year as tech continues to evolve at a rapid pace. eDiscovery is no exception.

What Predictive Coding Court Rulings Can Teach Us

Given the efficiencies and benefits of predictive analytics – it’s no surprise that it has been getting a lot of press over the past few years.

Unplugged: What China’s Internet and Data Restrictions Mean for U.S. Companies and China’s Economy

This blog was originally published by Insight,, and was posted with the permission of AmCham. Internet access, restrictions and quality is a growing challenge for U.S. companies operating in China.

Down To Business: Manage Your Legal Job Search–Or Your Practice–With These Productivity Hacks

Whether you’re a brand-new associate or a senior partner, everybody gets 168 hours in their week.

International eDiscovery: How to Handle Data Transfer Restrictions in China

With investigations and litigation becoming more common in China, there has been a growing need for eDiscovery services to be established inside the Great Chinese Firewall.

Use Special Masters and Analytics to Ease the eDiscovery Burden

This blog was co-authored by David Degnan, managing attorney at Degnan Law, PLLC. Electronic Discovery is the worst kept secret in Arizona civil litigation cases.

How to Utilize FRE 502 to Protect Attorney Client Privilege

In many lawsuits, high eDiscovery costs and limited internal resources are extremely prohibitive.

You Know Your Dad’s a Lawyer When…

Dads and father figures have their own special way of raising children and offering them advice. But lawyer dads offer a special kind of counsel to their children.

The Failure to Issue a Legal Hold Can Cause a Case to Crash and Burn

This blog was written by Sarena Regazzoni and originally published on Zapproved.com Bruner v. Am. Honda Motor Co. No. 1:15-00499-N, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 62810 (S.D. Ala. May 12, 2016).

CAL, TAR and a dash of ESI: Predictive Analytics Acronyms You Need to Know

How to Handle Metadata with Care and Avoid Spoliation Sanctions

When it’s absolutely necessary to preserve metadata, and I assume if you are reading this it most likely is, then one should take care.

Using Near-Duplication to Dedupe Document Collections Can be Dangerous

In the past 15 to 18 months, we have seen an increasing number of requests to use near-duplicate detection to dedupe whole document collections.

Understanding Cybersecurity Threats in Law Practice

Organized, financially motivated hackers have turned their attention on the latest soft target: law firms. Even before the Panama Papers leak, a number of high-profile breaches put the legal profession on notice.

Find Important Documents in Opposing Counsel Productions with Analytics

The benefits of using predictive coding and Technology Assisted Review (Predictive Analytics) are well documented and understood.

Second Requests – The D4 Difference

Five million documents needed to be collected, reviewed and produced in 10 days.

5 Legal Hold Headaches and How to Cure Them

This blog was originally published in the Relativity blog on June 4, 2015 by Nik Balepur.

Cloud ESI in eDiscovery: Best Practices for Corporate Counsel

This post was co-authored by Tom Groom and Peter Coons. Cloud computing continues to expand at a rapid pace; businesses use the ubiquitous “cloud” for everything from communication to collaboration, accounting and document storage.

Famous Female Legal Trailblazers

In the field of law, most of the heroines are unsung. They earn respect and position through daily acts of distinguished service to clients, colleagues, and constituents.

3 Methods of Mobile Device Extractions and the Data Each Contains

UTC, GMT, ESI and eDiscovery: It’s About Time

The FBI v. Apple: Protected Data or Precious Evidence?

Months after the tragic terror attack in San Bernardino, CA, a U.S. magistrate ordered Apple to help the FBI access an iPhone used by the terrorists, but Apple is fighting it.

5 Employment Laws You May Not Know You’re Violating

As an employer, you may feel confident your company policies are in full compliance with employment laws, but the truth is many employers violate labor laws on a regular basis,…

Guide to Using Analytics Technology During Discovery

This guide defines the different analytics tools available and explains which types of cases would be best suited for the application of each technology.

OST vs. MSG vs. PST files in Outlook: What’s the Difference?

5 Challenges Insurance Carriers Face When Conducting Depositions

This post explores the importance of a deposition and the challenges faced by insurance companies when conducting them. Not much has changed in the world of depositions in the last 30 years.

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.