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Mastering the Document Intensive Case: A Blueprint for the Boutique Firm

Increasingly lawyers are taking advantage of technology to practice in specialized boutique and smaller firm environments. But the rapidly growing size of collections of electronically stored information (ESI) presents an increasingly difficult challenge: How to effectively manage these resource-hungry cases without large firm support? What happens when the firm takes on a document-intensive case that its current review and production methods can’t handle? This educational webinar addresses how a boutique firm can effectively manage large cases, meet its deadlines, and avoid being outgunned by larger firms with greater staff and resources.

Agenda

  • Growth of Boutique Law Firms
  • Challenges for Boutique Firms Handling Large & Complex Cases
  • Technology and Staffing to Support a Boutique Firm Practice
  • eDiscovery/Document Management Software by Case Stage
  • Document Review/Production Options in Large Cases
  • Case Study
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Legal Depts are increasingly Relying on AI in eDiscovery

The 12th annual Law Department Operations (LDO) survey found that effective use of technology in law departments has been slow to accelerate. Artificial intelligence has been wildly growing among several markets, but is just beginning to saturate the legal market–however, it is expected to continue. In general, AI has the potential to introduce new sources of growth, changing how work is done and reinforcing the role of people to drive growth in business. As Reese Arrowsmith, vice president, head of legal operations for Campbell Soup Co. states, “I do see AI and other technology advances having an impact on the way lawyers work. New technology will augment ways of working and may impact who completes legal work. I also see the legal industry utilizing data analytics to make decisions and to predict outcomes.”

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ABA Law Technology Research Center Features Lexbe in the Litigation Support Chart

A Comparison of Major eDiscovery Providers

“The Legal Technology Resource Center (LTRC) provides legal technology resources to ABA members through various outlets including a technology blog, publications, monthly webinars and its extensive website. Technology lives in a state of flux which makes it challenging to stay updated, but the LTRC’s expert staff and member board researches and shares information to give lawyers a competitive edge without having to take time or focus away from their clients or organizations.” -americanbar.org

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Lexbe updates Sample ESI Agreement!

At Lexbe we have updated and are making available for use a model ESI agreement that covers all the important issues you might wish to consider, with suggested agreement or order language. Feel free to adapt to your own use or use as a checklist.  Also updated is a sample ESI Production Appendix that can be used in conjunction with other ESI materials.  To download your copy, see Documentation

eDiscovery Essentials for the Plaintiff Lawyer

Proven techniques to obtain the evidence needed to successfully build your case

Plaintiffs face unique challenges when conducting discovery. A central difference is asynchronous data; plaintiffs must focus on accessing often complex document collections in the hands of defendants and third parties. More data to review and more complicated data types increasingly can overwhelm how attorneys traditionally have requested and reviewed productions and marshaled evidence.

Plaintiff lawyers, particularly if operating on a contingency basis, must carefully budget their time investment and client expenditures, while continually evaluating the case potential. Exploding electronically stored information (ESI) collection sizes and document types in modern litigation makes this a difficult balancing act. Litigators must thoughtfully plan their document requests, create reasonable agreements with opposing counsel and aggressively advocate for their eDiscovery rights. This webinar will address the primary issues and best practices on how to effectively address them.

Agenda

  • Why is eDiscovery different for plaintiffs?
  • Specific plaintiff concerns
  • Planning for success with custodian identification, data mapping, early case assessment
  • Marshaling your evidence with proper collection, processing & search
  • Handling holes in productions, data dumps, hot docs, fast motion responses
  • From ESI to evidence, facts and proof
  • Top takeaways
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