The evolution of an industry and the change we face in the legal business has always interested me. So it goes for records managers. Just when you think you’ve got some aspect of the legal technology space figured out, someone comes along and raises the stakes by introducing technology or a new operational model. One thing I always say –and...
In more than 20 years of working in the legal business—the first third just working hard, the second third as an aspiring leader, and the last third at the director level—I’ve learned a thing or two about leadership, about operations, and about people and how to lead them. So, it frustrates me when I hear about a leadership vacuum literally...
Not quite; but cybersecurity and information governance folks need to pay attention to these changes. Two years ago, New York’s Department of Financial Services (DFS), which regulates companies in the financial services industry, promulgated regulations in an effort to establish minimum cybersecurity requirements for companies that do business in New York (see, 23 NYCRR 500 or click here). Last month...
This is a lesson learned for corporate legal, law firm and e-discovery professionals everywhere.
It sure seems that way thanks to an opinion by Justice Kavanaugh handed down in March. Back in March when we were all checking our brackets the Supreme Court quietly issued an opinion that, at least on the surface, appears to bring an end to prevailing parties recovering costs related to e-discovery. I find it strange, however, that the Court...
I’m all about working smarter, not harder. And, if there’s one thing that’s accomplished with artificial intelligence and machine learning in particular, it’s that they produce smart output. Think about it. Technology assisted review platforms can parse millions of documents and save tons of time and money in document review; rather than have lawyers billing by the hour put eyes...
If you work in legal operations, sooner or later you’re going to need to deal with vendor selection and interact with a vendor. In many instances, preparing for e-discovery also means selecting vendors. Whether you are in-house or at a law firm, it will become necessary to engage a service provider or consultant to provide or supplement resources for some...
I’ve been working with people in legal operations for about 20 years. Of course, most of my career has been on the law firm side, so I don’t claim to have an insider’s view of all the trappings of Fortune 500 legal departments. But I have experience as part of the legal team at outside counsel working with GCs, AGCs...
Few people in legal operations discuss project management in the same sentence with electronic discovery. When the subject does arise you hear people toss around phrases like “legal project management,” or you hear talk of organization-wide process improvement efforts. Mostly, it’s about finding ways to be more efficient. But organization-wide project management initiatives require high-level buy-in and lots of resources...
In case you have not noticed, a consistent theme throughout my writing is the preparation of organizations for those occasions when another entity takes legal action against them. You will see that in my writing on information governance, on managing successful projects, and on e-discovery in general. Planning is the first of the five Ps I know I’m beginning to...
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