Archives: LegalTech

Perfection Not Required in Technology Assisted Review, but Transparency Might Be

A recent discovery order in a Southern District of New York public housing lottery discrimination case supported the use of technology assisted review (TAR) but required additional transparency, providing another view into how judges will consider the use of advanced analytics in litigation. In Winfield v. City of New York, Magistrate Judge Katharine H. Parker … Continue Reading

From Sedona to Georgetown to New York—What’s Fashionable in eDiscovery This Year?

By James A. Sherer and Karin Scholz Jenson on December 10, 2014 Posted in E-Discovery Advocacy and Management, E-Discovery Rules, LegalTech, TAR, The Sedona Conference

It’s that time of year, when bench, bar, vendors, and clients think big eDiscovery thoughts. They go to The Sedona Conference (which is not in Sedona), Georgetown Law’s Advanced eDiscovery Institute (which is not at Georgetown Law—but close!), and in a few short months, LegalTech New York (which, bucking the trend, is in New York). … Continue Reading

What? The Rules Committee Hearings Don’t Have A Hashtag?

By Karin Scholz Jenson, James A. Sherer and Jonathan A. Forman on February 7, 2014 Posted in E-Discovery Advocacy and Management, E-Discovery Vendor, Information Governance, LegalTech, Uncategorized

This post is a joint submission with BakerHostetler Data Privacy Monitor blog. On a snowy Sixth Avenue this week, thousands of people packed the New York Hilton Midtown for the sensory overload that is LegalTech New York (#LTNY), the annual E-Discovery, privacy, and information governance bash. And today, just hours after the massive conference closed, … Continue Reading

Video Interview: Providing a Practicing Litigator’s Perspective on LegalTech New York 2013

By BakerHostetler on February 7, 2013 Posted in LegalTech

After attending LegalTech New York last week, Gil Keteltas, e-Discovery litigator and editor of BakerHostetler’s Discovery Advocate blog, had the opportunity to speak with Colin O’Keefe of LXBN to share his perspective. In the brief interview, he offers his overall impressions of the conference, shares his thoughts on a few noteworthy speakers and also follows … Continue Reading

Letterman: Take the “e” out of eDiscovery!

By Gilbert S. Keteltas and Karin Scholz Jenson on January 29, 2013 Posted in E-Discovery Advocacy and Management, LegalTech

Those of a certain age may recall the television show The Electric Company’s leading superhero, Letterman. He could resolve nearly any crisis by deleting, adding, or changing a letter, all while grooving to funky 70s’ music. Maybe that’s how we ended up with “eDiscovery.” Troubled by the legal profession’s lack of attention to electronically stored … Continue Reading