Which Legal Technology Should You Study Up On?
Increasingly, judges and firms are telling lawyers that knowing the law isn’t sufficient. There have been encouragements and warnings to also become adequately versed in technology. For example, at...
View ArticleTop Three Cloud Risks: Myth or Fact?
Conventional wisdom being what it is, we all “know” a few basic truths about the benefits of the cloud: businesses making use of cloud-based software or data storage solutions can expect cost savings,...
View ArticleIs An Attorney Responsible for Manually Reviewing Documents?
A great guest post from Josh, of Bow Tie Law, about lawyer responsibility: What is an attorney’s Duty of Loyalty to review discovery documents before producing them to an opposing party? That issue...
View ArticleJoin Us at LawTech Silicon Valley!
The convenience of today’s technology is amazing. We frequently use Google Hangouts, join.me, and Skype to communicate with customers and partners, and the efficiency gains are enormous. Sometimes,...
View ArticlePredictive Coding: What It Is and Why You Should Use It (Part 1)
Predictive coding — whether known as technology-assisted review, machine learning, or any other name, is rapidly moving from an interesting technology to a necessary tool, given the growing size of the...
View ArticlePredictive Coding: What Doing It Right Looks Like (Part 2)
In part one of this series, I looked at how predictive coding differs from manual review and from search, and why it is an increasingly imperative part of ediscovery. If you’re not convinced, let me...
View ArticleHighlights from LawTech Silicon Valley
LawTech Silicon Valley may be over, but the topics and themes raised by the esteemed panelists, moderators, and participants continue to resonate. I came away impressed with the enthusiasm from all...
View ArticleEverlaw’s October Release: Predictive Rating, Custom Spreadsheet Viewer, and...
Introducing Predictive Rating We’re proud to announce our proprietary Technology-Assisted Review tool, Predictive Rating. Predictive Rating learns from how you’ve manually rated documents (hot, warm,...
View ArticleWhat is the Everlaw Difference?
Every day, we see attorneys, litigation support professionals, and industry experts voicing concern over the rising cost of ediscovery, the explosion of data in litigation, and the difficulty of...
View Article10 Ediscovery Terms You Should Learn Today
The last 10 years have brought enormous changes in a variety of technical fields, and ediscovery is no exception. Litigating a case today often involves reviewing thousands of documents—if not far...
View ArticleExcel-ling at Discovery
Many litigation support professionals think Excel files are the bane of discovery. Attorneys with a fixation on wanting a Bates Stamp on electronically stored information demand Excel files be...
View ArticleWhat’s the Best Ediscovery Feature?
It’s no secret that our company is engineering-heavy. We spend a lot of time discussing, building, and improving custom features for our ediscovery platform. This calendar year, we’ve already released...
View ArticleMoving Towards Strategic Legal IT
Last month, David Houlihan of Blue Hill Research offered a very insightful analysis of barriers to technological change in the legal space. He called out specific challenges to innovation faced by both...
View ArticleSeven More Ways to Cut the Cost of Ediscovery
Ediscovery is one of the most expensive and time-consuming parts of litigation. Although there is consensus on the importance of controlling legal spending, the question of how to do that remains....
View ArticleThe 3 Best Parts of Working at a Startup
As a new employee, Cecilia described what she thought made Everlaw unique. Her experience was that startup culture offered an unparalleled level of empowerment, transparency, and productivity. I was...
View ArticleNew Feature Preview: Foreign Language Detection
Globalization is on the rise: we conduct business across borders and continents, breaking down language barriers daily. When it comes to litigation, this means that you are more likely to see documents...
View ArticleCAOC Event Takeaway: Resistance to Predictive Coding is Futile
Last week, Cecilia and I had the pleasure of attending the annual gathering of the Consumer Attorneys of California in San Francisco. We were there in part to represent Everlaw in sponsoring a CLE...
View ArticleReally Thinking Through the Form of Production
Magistrate Judge Paul Cherry understands ediscovery. More importantly, his opinions have the classic “IRAC” analysis of Issue, Rule, Analysis, and Conclusion. This makes Judge Cherry’s cases on the...
View ArticleThe Uses of Different File Formats
Last week Joshua Gilliland wrote a great post about thinking through the form of production. I thought it would be a good time to share our thoughts about different file formats, and how they affect...
View ArticleMeeting Client Expectations With Help From Legal Tech Startups
Clients are demanding more for less. It’s become almost cliché, and yet—like many clichés—one that contains a central truth which legal practitioners ignore at their own peril. Between greater...
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