One million records – that’s the average volume range for approximately 80% of litigation cases relying on eDiscovery. More than 70,000 litigation support professionals across small- and mid-sized law firms slice and dice those million records for attorneys over the course of the eDiscovery process. Many of them have relied on the LexisNexis Concordance® eDiscovery review software product for years ... Read More »
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Early Case Assessment: 3 Words to Drive Down eDiscovery Costs
A growing number of in-house counsel and litigation professionals are driving a change in the conversation about how technology can play the most valuable role in the eDiscovery workflow. “We predict a sea change for litigation technology in 2016 brought about by the emphasis on Early Case Assessment (ECA),” writes Steve Ashbacher, vice president of litigation solutions at LexisNexis, in ... Read More »
Espresso and 5 Can’t Miss Events at #LTNY 2016
No one offered a weather forecast for the LegalTech® New York 2016 conference and trade on our annual list of legal industry predictions this year, but it probably wouldn’t count for much anyway. Mother Nature isn’t easily swayed regardless of what the forecasts say. If the last two years are any indication, attendees will recall Midtown weathered ice, slush and ... Read More »
Roundup: Bits and Bytes from the #LTNY15 Twitterati
As the LegalTech show winds down, here’s a quick (and fun) roundup of some of the commentary, stats and insights we’ve observed on Twitter under the two most commonly used hashtags for the show: #LTNY and #LTNY15. 1. Law technology and revenue. “Firms with the highest rates of technology adoptions billed 25% more.” @KPatelALM 2. Here’s looking at you! “80% ... Read More »
Trends, Spends and Clouds: 3 Takeaways from LegalTech Bloggers
The annual Bloggers Breakfast at LegalTech aimed to address three pressing questions this year: 1. Is the US legal market on a path for revival? 2. What tech trends do you expect to see in 2015? 3. How did cloud technologies played out in 2014 and what’s in store for 2015? Ron Friedman published an exceptional live blog of the ... Read More »
Ellipsis: A Vendor Ode to Monica Bay…
…this year, the LegalTech conference seems a little bit different because the legal world is bidding a farewell – of sorts – to Monica Bay. ALM Media, the show organizer and publisher of Law Technology News (LTN) announced recently she will retire on February 9, 2015 as editor-in-chief of LTN. She has spent a career spanning three decades at ALM ... Read More »
4 Cyber Threats Confronting Law Firms and Corporate Legal
Note: The following is a guest post from Daryn Teague, who provides support to the litigation software product line within the LexisNexis software division. Executives from some of the nation’s leading law firms and large corporate legal departments shared insights this afternoon regarding major cybersecurity threats they’re confronting and what the legal community needs to do in order to successfully deal with the ... Read More »
6 Practice Tips from Law Firm Management Experts
Anyone that peruses the list of predictions for the legal industry in 2015 might be struck by a more upbeat tone than in previous year’s predictions. There is a sense of renewing optimism, cautious as it might be, within the legal community. We can see that reflection in the words of 15 experts in a new eBook we published today ... Read More »
Recap: 7 Drivers of Change in eDiscovery Industry
Note: The following is a guest post from Daryn Teague, who provides support to the litigation software product line within the LexisNexis software division. Prior to the official start of LegalTech New York 2015 this morning, a few dozen legal professionals from large corporate law departments and major law firms gathered at the “LTNY 2015 Kick-Off Breakfast” to discuss the keys to success ... Read More »
Solo Lawyer: Beer and Passion Meet at LegalTech #LTNY
It depends. That’s how we might distill one lawyer’s answer to the question, “What’s your favorite beer?” Yet that summarization might gloss over the nuance of his answer which underscores his passion for his profession. He actually says, there’s a “right beer for the right situation.” He should know: Attorney John R. Szymankiewicz is the Beer Lawyer and his law ... Read More »