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A Reflection on eDiscovery Today's 2026 State of the Industry Report BLOG
  • Amanda Fong

A Reflection on eDiscovery Today’s 2026 State of the Industry Report: The AI Adoption Gap and What’s Next for eDiscovery
A Reflection on eDiscovery Today’s 2026 State of the Industry Report: The AI Adoption Gap and What’s Next for eDiscovery 2560 2560 Amanda Fong

AI is advancing, but the gap between hype and adoption is still stark. Doug Austin’s 2026 State of the Industry Report landed with some eye-opening numbers: 60.7% of the 559 of the respondents expect LLMs and GenAI to be transformative by the end of the year. Although this is nothing new, the gap between hype…

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legal document management systems
  • Brett Burney

Work Product vs. Evidence: Why Your Firm’s DMS Is Not an eDiscovery Platform
Work Product vs. Evidence: Why Your Firm’s DMS Is Not an eDiscovery Platform 2560 2560 Brett Burney

Legal document management systems serve a different purpose than ediscovery platforms, although both deal with documents and files. Brett Burney draws from years of ediscovery consulting experience to explain the difference between the two — and why they’re not interchangeable. A legal document management system (DMS) and an ediscovery document review platform serve completely different…

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AI Glossary

The Definitive AI Glossary for Legal Professionals
The Definitive AI Glossary for Legal Professionals 2560 2560 Elizabeth Guthrie

This AI glossary is an excerpt from AI for the Rest of Us, a comprehensive book by Nextpoint and Tom O’Connor that offers honest, practical guidance on AI for legal professionals. Click here to learn more and buy your copy. The technical terminology surrounding AI is vast and complex. Whether you’re just getting started or…

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How to Detect and Challenge Deepfake Evidence Blog
  • Amanda Fong

A Federal Judge and Legal Experts Reveal How to Detect and Challenge Deepfake Evidence
A Federal Judge and Legal Experts Reveal How to Detect and Challenge Deepfake Evidence 2560 2560 Amanda Fong

Deepfake evidence is infiltrating courtrooms, and most legal teams don’t have a game plan for handling it. In a recent webinar, we brought together a U.S. District Judge and leading forensic and legal experts to reveal exactly how to challenge, authenticate, and detect deepfake evidence in litigation before it undermines your case. The Expert Panel…

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Nextpoint Product Showcase: How to Win Cases with Compelling Visual Presentations
  • Amanda Fong

Nextpoint Product Showcase: How to Win Cases with Compelling Visual Presentations
Nextpoint Product Showcase: How to Win Cases with Compelling Visual Presentations 2560 2560 Amanda Fong

In a recent webinar with EDRM, Nextpoint‘s eLaw Evangelist Brett Burney teamed up with Solutions Architect Megan O’Leary and Opveon CEO April Ferguson to break down exactly how legal teams can leverage trial presentation programs & tools to create compelling visual presentations that actually win cases. WATCH THE FULL WEBINAR Why Visual Presentations Matter The…

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Building the Case Email Best Practices
  • Amanda Fong

Building the Case: Email Best Practices for Construction Litigation
Building the Case: Email Best Practices for Construction Litigation 2560 2560 Amanda Fong

Part 2 of our video series on construction litigation best practices In Part 2 of our “Building the Case” series, Brett Burney sits down with construction industry expert Jerry Crawford to discuss why email policies matter, what mistakes to avoid, and how seemingly informal messages can become critical evidence in litigation. The Email Problem in…

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ESI protocol showdown Blog
  • Amanda Fong

ESI Protocol Showdown: When Court-Mandated Orders Trump Objections
ESI Protocol Showdown: When Court-Mandated Orders Trump Objections 2560 1706 Amanda Fong

In a recent Key Discovery Points video, Brett Burney and Doug Austin from eDiscovery Today dissected a Western District of New York case that serves as a cautionary tale for anyone negotiating ESI protocols. When parties in Hall v. Warren couldn’t agree on discovery terms, Magistrate Judge Mark Peterson stepped in to create an ESI…

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Alex Moy Joins Nextpoint as Vice President of Product
  • Grace King

Nextpoint Welcomes Alex Moy as VP of Product to Drive the Next Chapter of Software Innovation
Nextpoint Welcomes Alex Moy as VP of Product to Drive the Next Chapter of Software Innovation 1251 834 Grace King

Alex Moy brings over two decades of product leadership, including nearly eight years driving RelativityOne’s cloud transformation, to Nextpoint, the legal tech company committed to making ediscovery simple, purposeful, and effortless. CHICAGO, JANUARY 12, 2026 — Nextpoint, the leader in cloud-native ediscovery and litigation software since 2001, is excited to announce that Alex Moy has…

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ediscovery survey

Disagreements in the eDiscovery Landscape: How Attorneys and Paralegals See Modern Challenges Differently
Disagreements in the eDiscovery Landscape: How Attorneys and Paralegals See Modern Challenges Differently 800 450 Elizabeth Guthrie

The “Nextpoint eDiscovery Landscape” survey sheds light on the unique challenges facing attorneys vs. paralegals in modern litigation. Practicing law and running ediscovery has never been more complicated. From the proliferation of new data types and sources to the implications of AI to debates on hyperlinked files and emojis, technology is rapidly changing the way…

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florida rules of civil procedure 2025
  • Brett Burney

A Breakdown of the 2025 Changes to Florida’s Civil Procedure Rules — And Why eDiscovery Software Is Now Essential
A Breakdown of the 2025 Changes to Florida’s Civil Procedure Rules — And Why eDiscovery Software Is Now Essential 2560 1612 Brett Burney

The Florida Rules of Civil Procedure were amended in 2025, shaking up the standards for handling digital evidence and ediscovery. Here’s a breakdown of what litigators in Florida should know about the changes to the Rules. In 2025, the Florida Supreme Court added new discovery rules that aim to ensure proportionality and timely resolution of…

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