Data migration can be very exciting – when it goes wrong! There is enough excitement in the world (global pandemic, stock market roller coaster, US Presidential election, hazmat Santa’s, etc.) so let's avoid the unnecessary excitement of a failed data migration. We have migrated hundreds of projects from a variety of platforms to RelativityOne. As [...]
What is cloud computing, exactly? The rise of cloud computing and storage has been a growing trend in both enterprise business and in e-discovery. Simply put, cloud computing is a method of using remote servers on the internet (as opposed to on-premise servers) to process, manage, and store data. According to some sources, up to [...]
In a scene in the movie Creed, Sylvester Stallone’s character, Rocky Balboa, is writing out a workout plan for Apollo Creed II, the character played by Michael B. Jordan. When Rocky finishes writing, Apollo takes a picture of the handwritten instructions and starts to leave. Rocky, holding up the paper, says, “Hey! Don’t you need [...]
At Relativity Fest this year I was asked to present ideas on how the shift to cloud solutions, and more explicitly RelativityOne, is shaping the future of transactional eDiscovery pricing models with an eye towards total project spend. Much of the presentation turned into an interactive discussion with those in attendance to flesh out common [...]
Special Counsel document review project managers are famous for their bag of tricks—the knowledge, tweaks, anecdotes, and experience they’ve amassed as a team from the thousands of managed reviews our national project manager (PM) Team have run for clients, both large and small. Questions clients ask are, “have you ever seen this before,” or “how have [...]
The latest proposed amendment to Rule 37(e) addresses and aims to alleviate the burden many corporations feel when it comes to preservation of ESI (Electronically Stored Information). However, the risk remains present and the court may impose sanctions “if a party failed to preserve discoverable information that should have been preserved in the anticipation or conduct of [...]
As clients become increasingly adept at spotting legal professionals who offer efficient, high-value services — smart lawyers and firms are adopting technology that enhances their productivity. In a mobile computing environment (where smartphones and tablets have earned a place in the courtroom and the boardroom) these productivity gains often come via cloud-based software providing integrated [...]
With International Fraud Awareness Week (IFAW) in full swing, legal professionals are reminded that fraud-related issues are relevant, timely and worthy of their increased attention. (Fraudulent behaviors occur in many arenas- from healthcare to government services to online identity- but our focus here is on fraud in the workplace.) What’s the scope of the internal [...]
Shannon Adams, Executive Director of Davidson Technical Staffing, a Special Counsel company, recently discussed the role, use and best practices of litigation technology with Kevin Behan, National Manager of Litigation Technology for McDermott. What is McDermott Will & Emery’s Litigation Technology team doing to bring the best level of service to its attorneys and clients? [...]
