Electronic Discovery

E-discovery project management software lists

Jan 4th, 2010 | By | Category: Electronic Discovery

Paul Easton has been compiling some excellent sites that list project/matter management applications including Mark Kerzner’s “Legal Technology” blog.  Last month Kerzner launched “LitSupport Q & A” that provides this information in a question and answer format as a free service to the litigation support community. One of the first answers published is a list [...]



2010: trends in e-discovery for contract attorneys

Dec 21st, 2009 | By | Category: Electronic Discovery

It’s that time of year when it seems everybody has come out with predictions about e-discovery for the coming year.  And the recent Gartner report on the upswing in e-discovery in the U.S. and around the globe (click here and click here) and Fulbright & Jaworski’s 6th Annual Survey (click here) comes as no surprise.  [...]



2010: Litigation Support and eDiscovery Trends

Dec 1st, 2009 | By | Category: Electronic Discovery, Top Story

From the December 2009 issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel® Bob Tennant is the Chief Executive Officer at Recommind, a position he has held since late 2001.  His thoughts on litigation support and e-discovery trends: As we approach the end of a difficult year in 2009, there is no better time to reflect on the [...]



Capital One’s First Annual Seminar on E-Discovery: The Future of Search

Nov 10th, 2009 | By | Category: Electronic Discovery, Top Story, Webinars, Seminars, Surveys

10 November 2009 Reporting for the Posse List: Scott Madsen In what portended to be a great day-long seminar on ediscovery search, the opening multimedia presentation by Ralph Losey and Jason R. Baron set the bar high.   This was the “beta version” of a presentation that Losey and Baron will give at LegalTech in New York City [...]



Initial reflections on ACC Boston: “brute force e-discovery”, budget cuts, a plethora of technology … and outside counsel

Oct 26th, 2009 | By | Category: ACC Annual Meeting Boston 2009, Electronic Discovery

We are still in Boston (we had some post-ACC interviews to do today) and we have about 6 detailed posts to complete on ACC but we thought we’d post our initial reflections of the conference.” First, a million thanks to Kim Howard, Marthea Davis and Robin Scullin of ACC for all they did to assist us [...]



The Masters Conference wrap-up

Oct 26th, 2009 | By | Category: Crossborder discovery: international aspects of ESI production, Electronic Discovery, Masters Conference 2009, Top Story, Uncategorized

  With two major conferences back-to-back, The Masters Conference (click here) and the ACC Annual Meeting (click here) we have been a bit pressed for time to write up our thoughts on both plus all the interviews we conducted at each. We agree with Brett Burney’s observation:  vendors at the Masters Conference seemed to emphasize a general [...]



kCura has launched tutorials for its Relativity document review software

Oct 21st, 2009 | By | Category: Electronic Discovery, Electronic Discovery Software Training

  Relativity is a web-based document review and management software used by corporations and law firms during the discovery phase of litigation.  Many Posse List members have used it. It is highly popular because you can manage  documents from initial review all the way to production. If you want to learn how to use it, or just brush up, link [...]



Merrill Corporation Launches New Document Review Service for Discovery

Oct 19th, 2009 | By | Category: Electronic Discovery

Merrill Corporation has announced the launch of a Document Review Service to help customers more efficiently manage document review and control rising discovery costs. Merrill`s Document Review Service uses teams of experienced attorneys who are specially trained and Lextranet certified. Merrill can handle cross-jurisdictional and multi-national litigation as well as regulatory matters. For multi-lingual and cross-border cases, [...]



The Masters Conference: focus on John Tredennick, Catalyst and teaching e-discovery in law schools

Oct 15th, 2009 | By | Category: Electronic Discovery, Foreign Language Document Reviews, Masters Conference 2009

                             John Tredennick is the founder and CEO of Catalyst Repository Systems, which provides secure, web-based software to help corporations and their counsel manage electronic discovery and work together on complex legal and regulatory matters. Founded in 2000, the company has grown to over 100 people located in major cities across the U.S. and abroad. [...]



EDD providers adapt to a down economy, and companies are hiring contract attorneys directly

Oct 10th, 2009 | By | Category: Electronic Discovery

There’s an unusual dichotomy in the e-discovery industry right now. Industry observers see scores of e-discovery companies that have folded or disappeared as part of an industry shakeout, but at the same time there is agreement that there is still a growing opportunity to be had despite a slow economy.  “There’s more than enough work [...]