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EDGAR Software Eases Compliance
New regulations pushed firm to technology.
Search Terms Mean Savings in E-Discovery
During e-discovery, using search terms both parties agree on is a versatile way to keep costs down by reducing the amount of information requested. Attorney Kamal Kamara shows that although search terms are no financial panacea, they will be part of the cure.
The Dual Provider Approach to Outsourcing
Under the dual provider approach to outsourcing, the customer splits the volume of outsourcing services between the existing vendor and either a second vendor or an in-house source. W. Carter Santos, an outsourcing transaction counsel, discusses the primary benefits of this method.
Snapshot: Paul Farnsworth, Legal Administrator, Woods Oviatt Gilman
Paul Farnsworth is legal administrator for Woods Oviatt Gilman, a 56-attorney regional law firm in Rochester, N.Y., that represents individuals, handles complex business matters and offers specialized services to small- and medium-sized businesses. Find out about the technology that keeps him and his firm running.
Discovery Savings: Going Native
Corporate counsel struggle to contain the growing costs of document discovery. James Sherman and Lori Steidl, both of K&L Gates, analyze how well software that eases the processing and review of electronic documents in their native format translates into cost savings.
Civil Rules: Navigating New Data 'Accessibility' Standards
The proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, approved in April, are certain to change modern litigation. Anticipating the rules' Dec. 1 promulgation, our experts discuss how the data "accessibility" standard for e-discovery will play out.
High Court Divided in Grokster Case
The Supreme Court appeared wary Tuesday of punishing peer-to-peer downloading services like Grokster for copyright violation. The Court was clearly divided, with several justices expressing frustration over the dearth of factual findings about the magnitude of infringement. Several justices voiced a concern that shutting down downloading might keep future innovators from developing a market for noninfringing uses -- a market that might not emerge until after the illegal uses establish the software's brand.
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