Who: LLM Director of Software Development Lindsay Stevens

When: Wednesday, September 21st at 10:15 a.m.

Where: Virtual Corporate Counsel Forum — Online

Topic: Reducing E-Discovery Costs and Increasing Productivity: A Tale of Harmonizing Goals

With the growing amount of data in litigation, costs are on the rise and the fine balance between review quality and productivity is difficult to [...]

NERA Economic Consulting published a report in June on trends in SEC settlements. They found some interesting shifts in the predominant settlement types that you may find surprising. Here are the highlights of the report:

The SEC settled with 681 defendants in 2010 and is estimated to settle with 688 this year, showing a steady trend, [...]

The USA Patriot Act, enacted in October 2001 by President George Bush, allows law enforcement to access all forms of communication for terrorist activity. In daily life, this means that any personal phone calls, emails, business transactions and virtually any communication could potentially be monitored by the government without the parties’ knowledge. However, what does [...]

Recently, the EDRM released an “EDRM Model Code of Conduct,” which outlines “aspirational guidelines intended to serve as a basis for ethical decision making by all participants in the electronic discovery process.” The EDRM hopes to “provide predictability in business relationships” which will “lead to a more stable market.”

The Model Code of Conduct, or MCoC, [...]

A recent article from Steven Hunter, a partner at Quarles & Brady LLP, explains the rising popularity of cloud technology and the benefits it provides.

It’s no secret that cloud computing can save big money. A technology consulting firm, Booz, Allen, Hamilton, estimates that cloud computing can reduce costs by 65% over other systems and can [...]

People use social media sites like Linkedin, Twitter and Facebook to represent themselves online. People post pictures of themselves and their friends, write status updates of their daily activities and connect with their friends. Social media allows people to reflect their day to day lives virtually, online. If courtroom testimony analyzes the lives of individuals, [...]