E-Discovery From The Trenches - What a Contract Attorney Sees
Listen to a contract attorney discuss what happens on projects, what works, what could be done better. This show is being done to discuss the management of contract attorneys and whether there is room for improvement in this area.
Read MoreProportional E-Discovery
Listen to the Hon. James Rosenbaum and Jonathan Redgrave from Nixon Peabody talk about how proportionality is affecting the field of E-Discovery. This is a very interesting episode given Jonathan’s depth of experience in the field and Judge Rosenbaum’s perspective from the bench.
Read MoreLegal Malpractice and Other Risks with E-Discovery
We delve into the topic of legal malpractice and other risks with E-Discovery. The panel will start by discussing what is legal malpractice then discuss different types of fact patterns which have occurred in the world of E-Discovery and whether they might rise to the level of malpractice risk.
Read MoreE-Discovery and Family Law
Listen to Pittsburgh based family law attorney David Pollock and Cleveland based forensic expert Barry Gummow from JurInnov, discuss how E-Discovery can impact a family law case. David has given live presentations with me in the past on electronic discovery and I look forward to bringing him onto ESIBytes to share his insights with a national audience into how Electronic Discovery impacts family law cases.
Read MoreHow to Shop for Electronic Discovery Services
This show might be more accurately described as how not to shop for electronic discovery services. Listen to Brett Burney, a leading electronic discovery and legal IT consultant, provide a framework for this important issue which law firms and company’s both face. What should you look for? When is price the most important issue? How do you perform a reference check? When can comparing price can turn into an apples and oranges comparison? These and other issues will be discussed.
Read MoreTips and Info. about the ESIBytes Website
I thought I would do a show and talk about how I use the website in my own electronic discovery practice, why we changed the look and feel of the website, and to call out to listeners to propose topics and guests on the show. This should be a short show but it gives me a chance to spend 10 minutes or so and give listeners a chance to reflect on what I think about the show as we approach our 50th episode.
Read MoreWhat Auditors and CPAs Can Teach Electronic Discovery Attorneys
Topics which will be covered include how audited financial statements are used, how audits are planned, the role of an audit program to guide and document the steps of an audit, how sampling records is a significant part of an auditor’s job, and whether they believe auditing principles could be applied to electronic discovery challenges. Come join us for an interesting podcast on a topic which might be a first for the electronic discovery world.
Read MoreTop 10 Electronic Discovery Opinions
Listen to the former United States Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, and well know electronic discovery speaker Ron Hedges identify his top 10 electronic discovery opinions of all time (to date). Ron is an active member of The Sedona Conference® and was the conference Co-Chair on the Planning Committee of Georgetown University Law Center’s Advanced E-Discovery Institute in November 2007. He was also the Co-Chair of the E-Discovery Certification Program Steering Committee of the Georgetown University Law Center. He is also currently a Member of the International ARMA Records Destruction Task Force.
Read MoreManaging Large Electronic Discovery Projects
The topic of managing large review teams has seldom been discussed nationally in the e-discovery world, but given the substantial costs of e-discovery, is worth analyzing. Listen into what is possibly one of the first national presentations of this electronic discovery topic as we discuss best practices and theorize about ways to improve the process. Topics include how to start a project, transitioning from small to larger projects and the issues which can occur, how to approach training, developing an organizational structure, devising a process to maintain quality, how technology intersects with reviewers, and what are the major issues being discussed in the electronic discovery world on the human aspect of electronic discovery review.
Read MoreDoes Size Matter In Electronic Discovery - Part 1
Listen to an all star panel discuss the impact size has on electronic discovery cases and on electronic records management. In this show we critique three cases which involved midsize participants. We also discussed ideas and best practices for the midsized law firm and the midsized corporate client.
Read MoreDoes Size Matter In Electronic Discovery - Part 2
Listen to part 2 of an all star panel discuss the impact size has on electronic discovery cases and on electronic records management. In this show we critique three cases which involved midsize participants. We also discussed ideas and best practices for the midsized law firm and the midsized corporate client.
Read MoreElectronic Discovery Advice for Small Law Firms
This show is intended to explore why there is a gap in knowledge in this field between large law firms and smaller practitioners. What tensions this gap in knowledge can place on the legal system as well as on clients of small law firms when electronically stored information is an issue in a case. Lastly, we will attempt to offer some advice to small law firms and solo practitioners on how to approach getting more comfortable with electronic discovery.
Read MoreElectronic Discovery and Law School Curriculums
Listen to the Hon. Shira A. Scheindlin, United States District Court Judge for the Southern District of New York and Attorney and Electronic Discovery Blogger Ralph Losey discuss why it is important to teach law students electronic discovery principles. Judge Scheindlin has had a prominent career on the bench and is famous in the electronic discovery world for imposing sanctions on UBS Warburg in Zubulake v. UBS Warburg.
Read MoreRecords Management Tips - Practical Advice
Listen to past President of ARMA, Carol Choksy discuss why records management can be challenging to set up from the 10,000 foot level. Carol has worked in records management for more than 25 years. She has advised organizations in nearly every public industry sector as well as federal, state, and local government and NGOs on five continents. Her industry experience includes every phase of the records life cycle, particularly where technology has created problems. She has been a Certified Records Manager since 1996, and Project Management Professional since 2006.
Read MorePt 1 Building An E-Discovery Process For Success - All Star Panel
This was the first online CLE program I hosted with Pike & Fischer back in December of 2006, the predecessor to BNA’s Digital Discovery and e-Evidence publication. Given the fact there have been at least 80 shows since, it must have gone alright. I believe this was one of the first shows on the electronic discovery circuit which attacked the nuts and bolts of an electronic discovery project in the trenches.
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