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Legal professionals now face even greater challenges when trying to determine where to search for critical data and information that can be used to help build (or defend) a case. This has led to the continued importance and growth of companies and firms that provide technologies or services that make Electronic Discovery – or eDiscovery…

From the respected Industry Standard comes an article talking about how far eDiscovery has to go still (according to technology industry standards): E-discovery in the age of Web 2.0 has a long way to go, according to industry experts, who recently convened at a Symantec Inc.-hosted Webinar to bemoan the state of record compliance in…

In today’s New York Times, Adam Cohen writes that the current economic downturn may finally force the legal industry to change its ways in a number of areas. As all industry observers know, law firms in all markets across the country have experienced layoffs – some have even completely closed. Cohen argues that the escalation…

From Law.com Like it or not, lawyers involved in e-discovery matters must become project managers. In addition to advising and representing clients, they must help clients select and supervise vendors of e-discovery services (from simple photocopying, to forensic analysis, to data retrieval and production, to expert testimony on the adequacy of e-discovery efforts). This article…

From Law.com comes an interesting article about how Paralegals are diving into social networks as part of their research into personal injury lawsuits and claims: Paralegals now also turn their attention to the cyberworld, including social and professional networking sites, to investigate personal injury claims. Oftentimes, these sites can provide a deluge of data, including…

MIAMI, March 9/PRNewswire/ — Akerman Senterfitt, today announced that the American Bar Association has published and released Introduction to E-Discovery: New Cases, Ideas, and Techniques, authored by Akerman attorneyRalph Losey. This marks the second book on e-discovery to be authored by Mr. Losey in the past 13 months. Mr. Losey, a leading authority on e-discovery,…

Mark your calendars for some upcoming Digital Forensic Industry events (listing courtesy of DFI News – you can subscribe to their great newsletter here): April 13-15, 2009 Cell Phone Forensics I Washington, DC h11-digital-forensics.com ———————— April 15-16, 2009 8th Annual Security Conference Las Vegas, NV security-conference.org ———————- April 27-29, 2009 The Computer Forensics Show Washington,…

We just came across this blog and the great folks behind it via Twitter. E-lessons learned is an educational blog about e-discovery best practices that features insightful content authored by noted attorney and e-discovery law professor Fernando M. Pinguelo and his team of law students from across the country. You can find the new blog…

We’ve had so much bad news in the legal industry recently (layoffs announced nearly daily) we thought we would lighten things up a bit and share this tidbit, courtesy of ABA Journal: On the day the Confederates fired on Fort Sumter, in a salvo that began the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln’s gold pocket watch…

Excellent post today on WSJ.com, “Laid off lawyers and other professionals” Writer E. Kinney Zalesne discusses the broad impact that the loss of these kinds of jobs have on the economy both locally (in cities such as San Francisco, New York and Boston) but also nationally. It is rightly pointed out that these are unprecedented…