The idea of, even the practice of working remotely is certainly not a new concept. But the reality of working remotely has definitely been altered. Its former state was based on the individual; that is, a business approach allowing an individual to occasionally, or almost entirely, or in some cases completely outside the office environment. […]
It’s not often that I hear of an eDiscovery case that so clearly supports the belief that law firms and corporate legal teams clearly benefit from including a competent eDiscovery Manager/Administrator on their staff. Many thanks to Ralph Losey for posting an excellent review of the case on his e-Discovery Team website here. The case […]
Law firms and lawyers have an ethical responsibility to be informed and competent regarding technology use in client relationships. Proper legal hold administration falls within this responsibility, lawyers benefit greatly and meet ethical responsibility by having expertise of a legal hold administrator.
Legal Holds provide the foundation for all eDiscovery activity. Managing and administrating them is critical to reducing risk to the law firm and its clients during litigation or regulatory investigation. Law firms and corporations are well-advised to have a capable Legal Hold Administrator on staff to ensure their legal hold & eDiscovery programs perform as needed.
Twitter has become a reliable (dare I say “go-to?) source for me to catch up on current trends, comments and insights from industry leaders in the eDiscovery and Privacy arenas that I work in…when I’m not enjoying baseball and travel banter with especially-enjoyable contacts, that is! And that is what brings me to this rather […]
The term zero-sum seems to be tossed around more and more frequently, with the inevitable lessening of its impact perhaps, but more importantly a clouding of its meaning or worse, assigning its use incorrectly or in a misleading manner. Merriam Webster describes “zero-sum” as: of, relating to, or being a situation (such as a game […]
For anyone following eDiscovery news through blog sites, newsletters or any of a variety of sources, articles announcing yet another sanction or penalty seem to be an almost daily occurrence. And yet, why is this happening? Sedona Conference has continually provided updated white papers advising on how best to implement legal holds and other methods […]
I have advocated for some time that a corporation or law firm is well served by having a position for eDiscovery Program Manager, responsible for managing the support functions related to litigation, regulatory matters or audits. This position is an enhancement of the Legal Hold Administrator position often found in companies, if they have any […]
With thanks to Logikcull for their recent post on important eDiscovery cases of 2018 which I reference here, legal holds are in the spotlight…again. It seems that many companies, or perhaps their legal counsel, when confronted with eDiscovery requests tend to “push the envelop” a bit too far too often in production of relevant documents. […]