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New Jersey Law Journal

Muddy Waters: Navigating TAR Protocol

A recent decision in the District of New Jersey demonstrates the pitfalls of including requirements for the parties to disclose and agree to the use of technology assisted review (TAR) within the protocol. But it likewise demonstrates the importance of agreement on TAR methodology.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Confidential? Not So Fast, Say New Jersey Courts

It is important to resist the overuse of protective or confidential orders, given the fundamental principle that our judicial system is intended to resolve disputes publicly and without a cloak of secrecy. A recent decision demonstrates the tenacity of the New Jersey District Court's response to over-designation.
8 minute read

Legaltech News

Why Now Is the Best Time in 20 Years to Make a Job Move in E-Discovery

Right now, the e-discovery job market is 100% a candidate's market. The tables have turned. Here is how it happened and why right now is the single best time to take your career to market in over 20 years.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Fools Rush In: The Importance of Negotiating Comprehensive ESI Protocols

The failure to enter into a comprehensive ESI protocol has the potential to derail a litigation on the merits into costly "discovery on discovery." This article discusses negotiated provisions and standards for e-discovery that will keep litigation progressing smoothly and efficiently.
9 minute read

Legaltech News

Nervous System: Oliver North and the Origin Story of Legal Technology

E-discovery may be common in today's legal world, but that certainly wasn't always the case. This month's history of cybersecurity looks back to how discovery technology was developed, and what it has to do with the Iran-Contra affair.
6 minute read

Legaltech News

Compliance to Expand Beyond E-Discovery, Announcing New Contracts Business

Compliance is looking to leverage the convergence of e-discovery, contract lifecycle management, and legal analytics skill sets as a differentiator in an increasingly crowded contracts market.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court Denies Request To Compel Discovery of Slack Messages

As text and app messaging and online communication platforms such as Slack continue to supplement—and supplant—email communications in the workplace, parties and courts need to consider these technologies' impact on document preservation and production obligations. A recent decision provides clues on how courts may treat such electronically stored information. Christopher Boehning and Daniel J. Toal discuss the case in this edition of their Federal E-Discovery column.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Data Privacy: Why We Are All Over the Place, Part I

I will look at these privacy discussions, focusing on what in the circumstances discussed renders the IT data private and whether the criteria relied upon when courts and others in the discussion determine that the data is or is not private is truly determinative, as well as properly understood.
11 minute read

Legaltech News

Captive ALSPs Are a 'Tremendous Lift'—But What About Tech Partnerships?

A crowded e-discovery market finds law firms wielding captive ALSPs in an attempt to compete with external service providers on pricing, technology and efficiency. But for firms who can't go down that path, partnerships with outside tech companies could be a viable alternative.
5 minute read

Legaltech News

A Balancing Act: Mitigating Data Privacy Risks in Cross-Border Discovery

Discovery requests implicating custodians and data outside the U.S. can potentially put organizations in a Catch-22: either fall short of their discovery obligations on the one hand or fall afoul of legislation in other nations prohibiting or limiting data collection and transfer to the U.S. on the other.
8 minute read

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