Becoming the Linchpin: How E-Discovery is Changing the Role of Paralegals
Often, when you think of the role of a paralegal, things like drafting documents, scheduling meetings, and taking notes come to mind. But that's so 20th century. In reality, the role of paralegals is rapidly evolving, with traditional responsibilities being augmented or even replaced by new focus areas and opportunities for advancement. E-Discovery is playing a significant role in these changing responsibilities. More and more, in-house e-discovery teams require a dedicated project manager to coordinate operations between the team members with more specialized roles, namely attorneys and IT experts. Often this role is filled by... Read More
Mercedes-Benz Emissions Litigation (D.N.J. Jan. 9, 2020) show that even though the technology assisted review (TAR) has proven to yield better results and reduced costs to more traditional review methods, opponents can’t demand the use of TAR. Overview:In this environmental litigation case, the plaintiffs motioned to compel the defendants to use technology assisted review (TAR) within e-discovery based on the fact that TAR “yields significantly better results than either traditional human ‘eyes on’ review of the full data set or the use of search terms.”During e-discovery, the parties disagreed on how... 
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The following is the first post in a new blog series from Exterro CEO Bobby Balachandran, which will cover the challenges and solutions to issues that legal leaders care about. What a difference 10 years makes! Who could have predicted in 2011 that organizations today would be facing such an unprecedented degree of legal and regulatory scrutiny? Piled on top of that is the ever-increasing danger from ingenious and unpredictable cyber security risks. This perfect storm of data risk has prompted businesses to look more intensely at ways to address these challenges... 
On January 12, 2021, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) titled "Computer-Security Incident Notification Requirements for Banking Organizations and Their Bank Service Providers (Proposed Rule)," which would create accelerated notification obligations for banking organizations and bank service providers in the event of a security incident.This would require a banking organization to notify its primary regulator no later than 36 hours after reasonably determining that a... 
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One of the key themes that federal judges have been emphasizing of late was around the importance of preparation and precision, both in crafting discovery requests and in objections. The revised Federal Rules of Civil Procedure make it quite clear that you must prepare requests with "reasonable particularity." Put more simply, you can't fake it. You have to know your stuff. What are you asking for? What are the reasons for your objection? Fortunately, early case assessment technology can help you get a look at the information you need before you even have...