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That was the headline on today's news release announcing the publication of our research report, Electronic Discovery in Litigation: EDD Supplier Landscape.
July is the tipping point month in our calendar. (From what some might assert to be an unusual vantage point,) we take a look at what we've got for blog news so far this month ...
Everyone knows that opinions are like lawyers -- everybody has one and, in the end, we are not exceptional. Here's what we're reading and what we think about what we're reading and you're entitled to have a lawyer too. There is no question that we have overlooked some excellent blawg resources ... and, that we have included one or more that you will find less than useful.
Where on earth did the EDDix 50 come from? This brief article describes our selection criteria, what we really think about the whole bLAWg thing and why the EDDix 50 are different.
DH informs re: nexus of VM and VoIP net of which is that the voicmail you thought you left semi-securely is increasingly a .mp3 file which can be readily stored, forwarded, etc.
We have some thoughts about the implications ....
"The bill would reinstate mandatory sanctions for lawyers who file frivolous lawsuits under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and would eliminate the current "safe harbor" that gives lawyers 21 days to withdraw a suit after a motion for sanctions has been filed."
"The ABA Section of Science and Technology Law has published a new book authored by Kristin M. Nimsger, and Michele C.S. Lange titled Electronic Evidence and Discovery: What Every Lawyer Should Know. This book will assist lawyers in grasping the leading issues associated with electronic evidence and to help them demystify this technology and afford them the chance to take advantage of this opportunity within the practice of law."
This is a guide developed to deal with common situations encountered during the processing and handling of digital evidence. This can be used to help develop your their own policies and procedures. This guide was written expressly for Law Enforcement agencies.
Company Release. "Aspen Systems announces the appointment of Lara Vande Walle, former Washington, DC Technology Council President, as Manager of Business Development for the company's Legal Information Management Services (LIMS) Group. In her new role, Ms. Vande Walle will be responsible for building the company's litigation support, claims processing, and records management business throughout the commercial and federal sectors."
in re: ABA TechShow Keynote Address ... Apols to being late to the party on this one -- April was like a gazillion years ago and, we suppose the easiest/best thing in the world for us to do is to go along to get along ... but we bumped up against a couple of bLAWgs that linked to this with glowing reviews and post-triple-take upon reading, our well-honed self-destructive urges just took over ...
Kroll OnTrack and Legal Week combined forces this spring to survey the state of EDD in the UK and here are links to their findings as well as related coverage ...
This is a great site for those who need to track the ever changing world of document secuity. They aggregate news about document security, metadata, and other related subject, plus have a "Best Practices" section as well. Good site to brush-up on documents security or keep up-to-date with the news...
DH informs re: nexus of VM and VoIP net of which is that the voicmail you thought you left semi-securely is increasingly a .mp3 file which can be readily stored, forwarded, etc.
We have some thoughts about the implications ....
Good news from across the pond. Not only are salaries on the rise but, according to the survey results, "one in five senior legal librarians among the Top 100 British law firm now reported directly to the managing partner or chief executive, or sat on their firms’ most senior management boards." Thanx! to the Old Fox for the pointer.
Alex has a meeting at Davis Polk re: the Oracle litigation. DP lit support execs tell Alex that EDD is over-rated and that 90% of their production is in paper. We've read the article three times and that's what it says. (We feel the need to push on this one a little more ... we'll be back to you if we find out anything that could possibly illuminate this seemingly counter-intuitive report.)
Alex considers Zakre v. Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale (2004 WL 764895) where the The Southern District of New York determined that it was OK for the producing side to turn over 200,000 emails and attachments which had been "converted to plain text with an ASCII extraction utility and delivered in standard, non-delimited format to the requesting party" ... or as Alex puts it, "one step above a pure paper production in the sub-par chart."
"... how midlevels rate their firms as workplaces, our survey examined 12 areas that contribute to job satisfaction. They include relations with partners and other associates, the interest and satisfaction level of the associates’ work, training and guidance, emphasis on billables, management openness about firm strategies and partnership chances, attitude toward pro bono work, compensation and benefits, and the respondents’ inclination to stay at their firm for at least two more years." (Registration required)
Good news from across the pond. Not only are salaries on the rise but, according to the survey results, "one in five senior legal librarians among the Top 100 British law firm now reported directly to the managing partner or chief executive, or sat on their firms’ most senior management boards." Thanx! to the Old Fox for the pointer.
Law Partner Publishing today announced the publication of the 2004-2005 Electronic Discovery and Evidence Treatise: 2004-2005 Edition by Michael Arkfeld
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