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7 e-Discovery Groups or Communities You Should Consider Joining
Because e-Discovery is a new field, any legal firm should keep abreast of all the latest happenings that could affect it. What better resource to find out the news than on the Internet itself? Here are seven e-Discovery groups on the web that are chocked full of information from experts in the field of e-Discovery.…
Read MoreInsourcing or Outsourcing of Legal Technology: which One is Right for Your Firm?
The advances of technology have been such that they have had an impact upon virtually every sector of society. However, while it is exciting to explore the new innovations in business that flood the market on what seems like a daily basis, business professionals must exercise restraint in the manner in which they react to…
Read MoreTERIS and Zapproved partner to deliver Legal Hold Pro to law firms and corporations
Seattle, WA – April 19, 2010 – TERIS announced that it has partnered withZapproved as a Legal Hold Pro Reseller. As one of the leading eDiscovery service providers over the past nine years, TERIS is implementing Zapproved’s Legal Hold Pro to help clients automate and manage their litigation hold processes. Legal Hold Pro provides an easy-to-implement, low-cost approach to manage…
Read MoreE-Discovery Certification: A Must for Legal Professionals
One of the fastest growing professions in the legal services industry is that of E-Discovery professionals. E-discovery refers to the process by which electronic documents such as emails, word documents, spreadsheets, and audio and video files are admitted as legally acceptable evidence for use in litigation cases. While it may be simple enough for litigants…
Read MoreOutsourcing of Managed Reviews
It is said that the nature of change is such that if you do not strive to create change, it will eventually create you. The truth of this statement is very obvious in the technology-driven world of the twenty-first century, where the impact of ever-improving technology is forcing everything to change, and causing everyone to…
Read MoreE-Mails to Attorney From Work Computers Considered Privileged
A New Jersey Supreme Court recently ruled that e-mails sent through a work computer are considered privileged. An employee at a care center recently took this case to the state’s high court after a lower court rejected her privacy claim. Plaintiff Maria Stengart had been contacting an attorney via e-mail on a work laptop to…
Read MoreLaw firms and social media policies proving to be a successful team
It seems that businesses of all varieties are hopping on the social networking train these days. Many companies have found social media to be a viable form of marketing in our Internet age. However, law firms should be very careful when treading into the social networking waters such as Facebook and Twitter. …
Read MoreThe Cowen Group launches Q1 Critical Trends Survey to gauge legal technology industry trends
NEW YORK, April 5, 2010 – Legal technology and eDiscovery professionals interested in helping gauge industry trends are invited to participate in The Cowen Group’s Q1 Critical Trends Survey. Survey results will be released to the public on Tuesday, April 13, 2010.First created in 2008, The Cowen Group’s Quarterly Trends Survey is used by large…
Read MoreSan Francisco attorney awarded thousands in spam suit
Source: Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco attorney has been awarded $7,000 in damages for e-mail spam sent to his inbox. A San Mateo County Superior Court judge ruled last week the seven e-mails Daniel Balsam received from Redwood City-based Trancos Inc. in 2007 were misleading and violated California’s 2004 anti-spam law. Trancos is…
Read MoreSetting Boundaries on Employee Misuse of Web 2.0
Jonathan S. Goodgold New Jersey Law Journal March 18, 2010 Case law coming down throughout not only New Jersey, but across the nation, on both the state and federal levels, are just beginning to touch on the employment ramifications of Web 2.0. While most of the cases reported have not yet encompassed the differences between…
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