Ouch!! "Are you spending $36 for every document produced in electronic data discovery? That figure was quoted in a recent e-Discovery Law & Strategy newsletter as one company's experience. The painful truth: Many law firms and their clients simply do not know the true cost of discovery -- and how much they spend per document. "But EDD costs need not be a mystery. "To demystify...
Good! Paralegals & lawyers need help with the hard work of e-discovery: "The impact of electronic data on modern litigation can hardly be overstated. More than 90 percent of information now is created and stored electronically. "With most day-to-day business records created in electronic form, courts and litigants alike struggle to define e-discovery production requirements. Parties...
Fascinating news! "It makes sense that attorneys who advise e-commerce ventures as part of their regular practice would try putting technology to use to manage law firms. And it makes sense that they'd be the ones to succeed. "As technology continues to permeate our society, use of radio frequency identification (RFID) equipment is spreading far beyond tracking 18-wheelers cross...
This case is a remarkably successful demonstration of how to use technology to win a case. Waiting until you absolutely NEED technology to LEARN how it works, however, is NOT recommended: "On May 24, 2001, Claire Duncan was driving on Route I-95 near Petersburg, Va., when a Winnebago made a sudden shift into her lane. The 26-year-old pharmacology Ph.D student swerved her 2000 Ford Explorer...
And it's all about discovery documents: "The costs of document discovery are expected to rise by almost $3 billion by 2007, according to a recent article in The National Law Journal. "An increasing number of law firms are turning to contract attorneys and paralegals to review, code, index and summarize discovery documents. Many of the nation's 250 largest firms reported hiring...
Wonder how well this idea will work: "Twelve regional litigation service firms have joined forces to launch CausaFirma, LLC, the first national company to offer standardized and integrated support services from discovery through trial presentation."The partners, selected for their leadership roles in their own markets, have developed a process for delivering consistently high quality...
Excellent how-to info from Legal Times: "When most people use the term 'war room,' they might conjure up images of camouflaged men and the thud-thud-thud of helicopter blades. But in reality, a properly planned litigation war room can become a respite from the day-to-day grind of trial -- a place where, in addition to everything else, you can brainstorm new ideas and strategies with your...
Lit support is everywhere! "H7b1, the Swiss firm innovating litigation technology practice in Europe, announces it celebrated two years of providing European litigation technology services."Litigation support technology is a combination of software, techniques and expertise that allows legal professionals from corporations and law firms to manage all information related to a legal...
Lots of documents involved a thorny annexation fight in Beaverton, OR: "Nineteen new city employees began poring over thousands of documents in a high-security room at City Hall on Wednesday morning. "The work is the culmination of more than a year of legal bickering between Nike leaders and city officials over records related to the city's annexation policy and whether city leaders had...
Find some helpful advice about budgeting for litigation support efforts from Mark Lieb & his company, Ad Litem Consulting: "Creating a budget for litigation technology goods and services is not an easy chore. Before electronic discovery, one could multiply the number of boxes by 2,500 and estimate the page count. An industry average of 3 pages per document was generally sufficient for...