EDD Update

2008 Socha-Gelbmann EDD Survey Sneak Preview

The anxiously awaited 2008 Socha-Gelbmann EDD Survey executive summary will be published in the August issue of Law Technology News, but here is a sneak preview to whet your appetite.

This year we gathered information from or about 107 EDD services and software providers, and from 29 law firms and 19 corporations.  Using more than 350 qualitative and quantitative factors, we ranked those providers - top overall EDD services providers, top overall EDD software providers, and top EDD providers in various categories.  Although one can, and perhaps should, take issue with the specific rankings, we feel that the providers listed below represent the best of the best, an elite cadre singled out from a field of well over 600 organizations that offer some form of EDD services or software.

Clearwell Systems' E-Discovery Blog

In case you haven't seen it lately, Clearwell Systems has a blog called "e-discovery 2.0: thoughts about the evolution of e-discovery." Currently, it's featuring recent posts by Aaref Hilaly on FTI's acquisition of Attenex and on e-mail archiving. Go here to read.

Fios June E-Discovery Webcasts

Fios has a lineup of June webcasts: 

• Wednesday, June 3: "Authenticating Evidence for E-Discovery," with Dennis Kiker, Director, Fios Consulting, and Mary Mack, Corporate Technology Counsel, Fios Inc.

• Tuesday, June 10: "Habits of Highly Effective Discovery Response Teams," with Nancy Patton, Consultant, Fios Consulting.

• Thursday, June 19: "Discovery Readiness: Know where you are, where you're going, and how to get there," with Sam Panarella, vice president and managing director, Fios Consulting, and Peter McLaughlin, Director, Fios Consulting.

Go here for more information.   

Sneak Preview: "FutureTech" at LegalTech LA

Campers:

I've been JUST a leetle distracted lately, putting the final touches on the upcoming, first-time ever  Law Technology News Presents FutureTech  at LegalTech West Coast.

We're calling it "The Trifecta" inside ALM, because it's the first time  we've conceived an effort that includes a live presentation, podcasts, and an LTN report.

Here's the 411:

Legal Blog Watch: Robert Ambrogli on Metadata

From our compatriots over at Legal Blog Watch comes this post by Robert Ambrogi, titled "Metadata: Read at Your Own Risk."  Ambrogli writes, "Mining for metadata in documents received from opposing counsel is unethical, says a new ethics opinion from the New York County Lawyers' Association."  Fascinating!  Read the rest here. 

Rob Robinson Re-invents His Blog

last month shuttered his Information Goverance Blog, only to do a U-Turn and this month launch a new website, Complex Discovery. It's designed to offer "information, tools and tactics" for EDD, he sez:

My hope is that the content provided on this site and via the corresponding ComplexDiscovery  RSS feeds will help you as you translate complex discovery into executional simplicity.

Altep: Crane on Law Blog

Daniel Cavazos checks in to report that Altep Inc. of El Paso offers the Crane on Law blog, by atty James Crane. Crane, an employee of Altep, provides EDD consulting services to Altep's corporate clients.

Clearing Out the In-Box

Some old news that got buried in my in-box:

* Rick Wolf of Lexakos posts on While Legal Hold Management is an Important Internal Control, on The Datakos Blog, here.

* Jonathan Maas of DLA Piper UK reports that UK judges are now getting training in edisclosure/ ediscovery and their long-awaited use of LiST work product.  An independent consultant, Chris Dale ... is leading the charge (and I have had a small part in it) and has a web site and blog full of stuff relevant to what is going on (and technology in law generally)."

* Chris Kruse, of CaseCentral, reports that the company has brought on Tom Thimot as CEO. "Tom is the perfect choice to help lead CaseCentral through our next phase of growth. He brings a wealth of experience and an incredible portfolio of success at both public and private technology companies.

Sneak Preview: Almost-Live from L.A.

Speaking of live blogging, plans are underway for LegalTech West Coast, in Los Angeles, June 25-26 to repeat our popular  "Almost-Live from New York" blog-o-rama.

We'll once again have live reporting on Legal Blog Watch, which will again serve as a central clearinghouse for other posts from other bloggers covering the show.

All non-vendor bloggers who plan to do live blogging will be provided with a free full conference pass (e-mail legalblogwatch@alm.com to register), we're going to have a welcome breakfast on June 25 open to all bloggers.

We're planning to designate the first two rows of every conference program for bloggers and provide electrical outlet strips, and looking into other ways to facilitate blogging at our West Coast show!

I'll keep you posted!

Bye Bye Rob

Rob Robinson is shuttering his Info Governance blog. See his adios here.

20-20 Hindsight: LTNY 2008

Just in case you missed it, here's the link to the Almost-Live From New York special editions of Legal Blog Watch. Special kudos to John Bringardner, for weaving it all together.

And here's the back story about how it all came about!

Martindale Hubbell Blog

LexisNexis' Marc Osborn checks in to let us know that Martindale Hubbell has launched The Official Blog of Martindale Hubbell.. Sami Hero will be blogging from LegalTech New York.

Says Osborn: "As [MH] continues to transform itself from its traditional model into a new, online and interactive model, blogging is clearly something they need to do...to communicate and to listen. I think you will see that we are not shy about addressing issues, "opening the kymono" about what is happening at MH, providing tips and soliciting feedback."

Thomson West Legal Tech Blog & Podcast

Thomson West offers its Legal Tech blog here as well as a special podcast, featuring The Wall Street Journal's legal correspondent, Ashby Jones; Legal Blog Watch's own co-moderator Robert J. Ambrogi; and Monica Bay, LTN editor and author of The Common Scold.

The Three Most Dangerous Buttons

The Fulton County Daily Report's article "GCs to Employees: Think Before you Send," by Katheryn Hayes Tucker generated this analysis on White Collar Crime Prof Blog. Topic: "the persistent problems e-mails present in cases." Oh yeah, those three buttons: "send, forward, and reply all."

Metalincs' "On the Mark" Blog Debuts

Mark Reichenbach, of Metalincs, today officially launched his cleverly-named "On the Mark"  EDD blog. He's veep of client and industry development, and previously served on Merrill Lynch's GC EDD team. He's active w/ Sedona's WG1, and is a member of Georgetown Law Center's E-discovery Advisory Board.

Press release: Download Mark.pdf Welcome to the blawg-o-sphere!