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The Importance of Protecting Firms and Clients with a Properly Executed Document Retention Policy – Part 1
When executed properly a Document Retention Policy can provide protection from litigation sanctions. In the legal realm, having a reasonable, consistent and defensible document retention policy, in conjunction with a proper litigation hold procedure can help avoid spoliation claims from opposing parties. Spoliation can lead to sanctions or even adverse judgment in a case. (See…
Read MoreWhat do you do, again? Information governance…explained.
By Mike Frazier | Director, Information Governance, TERIS I am routinely asked what I do; followed by the question – “and what is that?” That’s when I launch into an explanation of information governance, only to be received with glazed over eyes or blank stares. Have you ever tried to explain IG to someone who…
Read MoreFour Steps to Maximizing Your Outsourced eDiscovery Dollar – Part 2
For both in-house counsel and outside counsel, external litigation support vendors can act as an extension of their own legal department, creating extra value and a competitive edge for clients. Here are the major areas where an eDiscovery provider must show they are up to par: Alternative Fee Arrangements Alternative Fee Arrangements (AFAs) are now…
Read MoreFour Steps to Maximizing Your Outsourced eDiscovery Dollar – Part 1
For both in-house counsel and outside counsel, external litigation support vendors can act as an extension of their own legal department, creating extra value and a competitive edge for clients. Much has been made of the argument as to whether to outsource eDiscovery (see Ralph Losey’s excellent article “Five Reasons to Outsource Litigation Support”, Law…
Read MoreIs This the End for Email?
By Mike Frazier | Director, Information Governance, TERIS I attended a conference recently at which a panel of experts was asked to give predictions for information governance in the year 2020. Many of their responses were thought-provoking and they left me with more questions than answers related to the “internet of things” and controlling data…
Read MoreExpert eDiscovery Development Consultant Joins TERIS a National Leader in eDiscovery, Information Governance, Computer Forensics and Relativity
TERIS a leading provider of eDiscovery Solutions and Information Governance Consulting to corporations and law firms across the US, announced the addition of Jennifer Hudson as an eDiscovery Development Consultant in the Houston, Texas office. Austin, Texas (PRWEB) May 31, 2014 John Hartman, Principal/TERIS, recently announced that Jennifer Hudson joined TERIS as an eDiscovery Development Consultant. According…
Read MoreThe Top 5 Phoenix litigation support firms of 2014
Dale Brown | Research Director | Phoenix Business Journal TERIS, a Seattle-based electronic discovery and litigation support company with offices in Washington, California, Arizona and Texas, was the No. 1 firm when the Phoenix Business Journa l today published its inaugural list of Litigation Support Firms. The list was ranked by number of litigation support employees working locally. TERIS reported…
Read MoreThe Corporate Supermarket
By Mike Frazier | Director, Information Governance, TERIS Let’s take a journey to the supermarket to do your weekly grocery shopping. Only, rather than the supermarket you’ve come to expect, with all of the products being neatly organized by store section, department, and aisle, we’ll be going into an alternate reality for a moment. Imagine…
Read MoreBest Austin Restaurants For Lawyers – Part 2
Carillon A bit of an undiscovered gem for locals, the Carillon is a favorite for laywers and businessmen. Located inside the UT business school building, Carillon nevertheless manages to avoid the dullness of a typical hotel dining room. The food is good without getting too extravagant, and the wine list is more than respectable. Overall,…
Read MoreBest Austin Restaurants For Lawyers – Part 1
In a city that’s known for its wide range of excellent eateries yet is also notoriously swamped with college kids looking for the latest live music scene, where’s the best place to hold a business dinner in Austin with colleagues or clients? Eddie V’s With two locations (one right downtown, the other off Arboretum), Eddie…
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