E-Discovery
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Contract Attorneys, Document Review
Why The New Normal For Document Review Spells Disaster
What job is so bad it has me questioning my very faith in humanity? -
California, Document Review, Legal Ethics, Technology
Is It Ethical To Not Understand How E-Discovery Works? CA State Bar Does Not Think So
"Woe unto you who fails to understand the importance of metadata." - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Technology
Court Grants Search Warrant to Entire Apple eMail Account for [REDACTED]@mac.com
Ed note: This post originally appeared on Peter S. Vogel’s Internet, Information Technology & e-Discovery Blog. A Judge ruled it was unreasonable to ask Apple “to execute a search warrant” which “could pose problems, as non-government employees, untrained in the details of criminal investigation, likely lack the requisite skills and expertise to determine whether a […]
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Biglaw, Litigators, Outsourcing, Technology
alt.legal: Stop What You're Doing!
There's a revolution happening in the practice of law -- and you should join it. -
Advertising, Ask the Experts, Shameless Plugs, Technology, This Is an Ad
The ATL Tech Interrogatories: 7 Questions With Drew Lewis From Recommind
Drew Lewis, eDiscovery Counsel at Recommind, shares his thoughts and insights about the legal technology industry. -
Ask the Experts, Technology
The ATL Tech Interrogatories: 7 Questions With Jon Resnick From Huron Legal
Jon Resnick of Huron Legal tackles 7 questions about the legal tech space. -
Biglaw, Litigators, Partner Issues
Biglaw Firm Could Get Hit With Discovery-Related Sanctions
Which Biglaw firm might get hit with sanctions, and why? -
Celebrities, Document Review, Pictures, Technology
What Morgan Freeman's Face Teaches Us About Metadata And E-Discovery
What lessons does an online controversy about a celebrity image have for e-discovery? - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get… -
9th Circuit, Biglaw, Books, Crime, Diarmuid O'Scannlain, Eugene Volokh, Gay, Gay Marriage, Guns / Firearms, Mergers and Acquisitions, Morning Docket, Screw-Ups, Violence
Morning Docket: 02.14.14
* Virginia is for lovers — gay and straight alike. Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen (E.D. Va.) just struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage (but stayed her ruling pending appeal). Happy Valentine’s Day! [Washington Post]
* The Ninth Circuit, in an opinion by Judge Diarmuid O’Scannlain, issued a major Second Amendment ruling. Is it correct, and what will happen next? Professor Eugene Volokh shares his thoughts. [Volokh Conspiracy; Volokh Conspiracy]
* Which leading law firms are trying to make the Comcast/Time Warner Cable monstrosity into reality? [American Lawyer]
* Did a Biglaw firm make a big-time mistake by blowing a deadline to appeal a $40 million verdict? [Law360 (sub. req.)]
* Speaking of screw-ups, making them in the e-discovery realm can be costly — a lesson that California is learning the hard way, to the tune of $32 million. [ACEDS]
* Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin thought he’d be acquitted; he thought wrong. [ABA Journal]
* George Washington wasn’t a member of the one of the 8 magic groups — but his story still illustrates the truth of The Triple Package (affiliate link), according to Washington biographer Logan Beirne. [Fox News]
* Authorities have made an arrest for the package bombing that killed a retired Tennessee lawyer and his wife. [CNN]
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Conferences / Symposia, Contract Attorneys, Document Review, Technology
How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Doc Review
No job is perfect, but here is how to make the best out of a crappy job. -
Biglaw, Blackberry-Crackberry, Boutique Law Firms, Partner Issues, Small Law Firms, Technology, Travel / Vacation
Beyond Biglaw: Disney Lessons for Lawyers (Part 2) — Technology
How can law firms use technology to improve lawyer productivity and client service? -
Boutique Law Firms, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues, Small Law Firms, Technology, Travel / Vacation
Beyond Biglaw: Disney Lessons for Lawyers (Part 1) -- Customer Service
What can lawyers learn from Disney about client service? -
Biglaw, Contract Attorneys, Document Review, Email Scandals
Document Review Attorney Was Fired. What Happens Next Will Amaze You.
Firm-wide emails railing against the associate who got you fired are infinitely entertaining.
Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Biglaw, Continuing Legal Education / CLE, Contract Attorneys, Document Review, In-House Counsel
The Brave New World of Electronic Discovery
Now that I am in-house, I would have a conniption fit if a firm tried to staff a slew of expensive associates on what is essentially monkey work. -
Attorney Misconduct, Clerkships, Deaths, Drugs, Education / Schools, Gay, Gay Marriage, Legal Ethics, Martin Lipton, Money, Morning Docket, Murder, Police, Privacy, SCOTUS, Sentencing Law, Shira Scheindlin, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Morning Docket: 08.16.13
* Former SCOTUS clerks earn more money for having clerked at the high court than SCOTUS justices earn for their yearly salaries. Consider how ridiculous that is. [The Economist]
* As it turns out, the National Security Agency oversteps its legal authority thousands of times each year, but that’s only because it’s a “human-run agency.” [Washington Post]
* Federal judges have come together to bemoan sequestration. “We do not have projects or programs to cut; we only have people.” Eep! Don’t give them any ideas. [National Law Journal]
* Ready, set, lawgasm! The comment period for proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure opened up yesterday, and yet again, e-discovery rules are on the table for debate. [Forbes]
* NYU professors want Martin Lipton to step down from the school’s board of trustees, but the Wachtell Lipton founding partner has had a honey badger-esque response — he don’t give a s**t. [Am Law Daily]
* As was widely expected, Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s army of New York City lawyers will soon take the first step to appeal Judge Shira Scheindlin’s stop-and-frisk ruling. [New York Law Journal (sub. req.)]
* A West Virginia judge was federally indicted for attempting to frame his secretary’s husband with drug charges. Did we mention that the secretary is the judge’s ex-lover? Quite dramatic. [Charleston Gazette]
* Consortium: Not just for straight couples. A same-sex couple in Pennsylvania is trying to appeal the dismissal of a loss of consortium claim in light of the Supreme Court’s Windsor ruling. [Legal Intelligencer]
* Christian Gerhartsreiter, aka poseur heir Clark Rockefeller, was just sentenced to 27 years to life in prison in a California cold-case murder. Maybe Lifetime will make a sequel to that god-awful movie. [Toronto Star]
* Jacques Vergès, defender of notorious villains and perpetual devil’s advocate, RIP. [New York Times]
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American Bar Association / ABA, Biglaw, Boring Stuff, Conferences / Symposia, Document Review, Technology
Letter From LegalTech: The Thrills of E-Discovery
Should lawyers be held to a standard of technological competence? -
Caption Contests, Cars, Contests, Money, Pictures, Technology
Caption Contest: Because The Pay Is Better Than Doc Review
Why review documents when you can win money in the eDi$covery Cab? Check out our latest caption contest! -
Biglaw, Constitutional Law, Litigators, Quote of the Day, Technology, Ted Olson
Quote of the Day: Ted Olson's Got Jokes!
Ted Olson revealed his comedic side during his keynote speech at LegalTech New York. -
Antonin Scalia, Arthur Miller, Biglaw, Conferences / Symposia, Federal Judges, Law Professors, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Arthur Miller Puts Justice Scalia and Others on Panel; Good Thing Everybody Did the Reading
Even if you are on a panel with Justice Scalia, you should really do the reading... -
11th Circuit, Attorney Misconduct, Biglaw, Federal Judges, In-House Counsel, Legal Ethics, Litigators, Litigatrix, Partner Issues, Scott Rothstein, Screw-Ups
Benchslap of the Day: Judge Cooke Sanctions Greenberg Traurig and TD Bank
Judge Cooke has ruled on the motion for sanctions against TD Bank and its former counsel, Greenberg Traurig. What did she decide?