Making a list and checking it twice? Don’t forget about the most important law and technology developments in 2012—which can also help guide in-house counsel in the new year. Here, Foley & Lardner attorney Adam Losey, who also edits the online nonprofit IT-Lex and is a member of the editorial advisory board for Law Technology News (a sibling publication of Corporate Counsel), walks us through his Top 6 tech issues of the year:

1. The Use of Technology-Assisted Review and Predictive Coding

The first case law on this issue emerged this year, with courts in New York, Virginia, and Louisiana greenlighting the application of computer analytics to discovery. And given how much money companies “waste” on discovery, says Losey, “it’s really important to figure out ways to harness technology to do that better.”

Depending on the case, technology-assisted review can facilitate large-scale document review—and benefit the legal department’s bottom line. “It’s not right in every case, but you certainly should consider the application of these technologies,” says Losey. “This technology can give you significant cost-savings.” He adds that no one vendor has a monopoly on TAR, and that companies can kick the tires by running quality control tests first.

2. Preservation as a Priority

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