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Ediscovery Outlook is Not the Right Tool

Ediscovery with Outlook: 3 Reasons Why Outlook is NOT a Document Review Tool

Ediscovery with Outlook: 3 Reasons Why Outlook is NOT a Document Review Tool 1200 700 Brett Burney

Conducting ediscovery in Outlook may be tempting – but although it’s a free and familiar tool, it carries risks and limitations for document review. Email continues to be the primary source of electronic evidence in litigation matters today, even with all the competing communication channels such as text messages and collaboration platforms. In order to…

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ediscovery slack and teams

How to Master Ediscovery for Slack, Teams, and Other Collaboration Apps

How to Master Ediscovery for Slack, Teams, and Other Collaboration Apps 1200 630 Jessica Nichols

Here are the highlights from our webcast on ediscovery for Slack, Teams and other collaboration apps. Watch the webcast here. Let’s think back to April 2020. Apologies if that’s a time period you’d rather forget. You haven’t been to the office in weeks, you are still polishing your Zoom profile, and your email inbox is…

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Nextpoint and ArcherHall ediscovery and digital forensics services

Nextpoint Announces Partnership with ArcherHall – Forensic Discovery Collection Experts

Nextpoint Announces Partnership with ArcherHall – Forensic Discovery Collection Experts 2501 1459 Brett Burney

Nextpoint and ArcherHall combine their ediscovery and digital forensics expertise to offer unparalleled litigation services. CHICAGO, IL, APRIL 20, 2023 — Nextpoint, a leading provider of cloud-based eDiscovery and litigation management software, is proud to announce its newest strategic partnership with ArcherHall, a team of seasoned experts in forensic data collection. The partnership will enable Nextpoint…

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Legal Tech Layoffs… Are they Really Inevitable?

Legal Tech Layoffs… Are they Really Inevitable? 4800 2800 Elizabeth Guthrie

Recent legal tech layoffs are part of a larger trend of cutbacks in the tech industry. What will the consequences be? We can look at the volatile history of tech for clues. With the looming possibility of a recession, rising inflation, and growing economic uncertainty, one seemingly invincible industry has seen major cutbacks. A wave…

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Ediscovery document production - PDF Productions

Single PDF Productions: 3 Reasons Not to Commit This Ediscovery Sin

Single PDF Productions: 3 Reasons Not to Commit This Ediscovery Sin 1921 1081 Brett Burney

Ediscovery document productions are often sent as a single, clunky PDF. Here’s why you should avoid sending – or receiving – this “document dump.” Document productions in ediscovery shouldn’t be difficult – opposing counsel tells you what they need and you send it. Who wants to confer about file formats and metadata fields? Just send…

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legal technology trends

How Does Your Firm Stack Up When It Comes To Legal Tech? A Look Through the 2022 ABA Legal Technology Survey Report

How Does Your Firm Stack Up When It Comes To Legal Tech? A Look Through the 2022 ABA Legal Technology Survey Report 1000 633 Brett Burney

The 2022 ABA Legal Technology Survey Report measures current legal technology trends. How does your firm compare to the rest? Lawyers are rarely accused of rushing into change, but current legal technology trends show a few glimmers of hope that (slowly but surely) law firms are realizing the significance of incorporating technology into their litigation…

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EDRM Announces Nextpoint as Newest Trusted Partner

EDRM Announces Nextpoint as Newest Trusted Partner

EDRM Announces Nextpoint as Newest Trusted Partner 2501 1459 Elizabeth Guthrie

MINNEAPOLIS, February 13, 2023 – Setting the global standards for ediscovery, the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) is pleased to announce Nextpoint, an industry leader in cloud-based ediscovery and litigation support software, has joined EDRM as a Trusted Partner.  As organizations continue to rely on electronic data, ediscovery technology and services will play a central role…

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ediscovery collection best practices: dangers of self-collection

Don’t Let Self-Collection Spiral Into Self-Destruction: The Potential Pitfalls and Risks When Clients Collect their Own Data

Don’t Let Self-Collection Spiral Into Self-Destruction: The Potential Pitfalls and Risks When Clients Collect their Own Data 1200 700 Elizabeth Guthrie

Read these ediscovery collection best practices to learn why self-collection – or allowing clients to collect their own data – is dangerous. Picture this: it’s 1988 and you’re at your desk, poring over a veritable encyclopedia of case law. You just sent your paralegal to collect an official notice from the judge in your latest…

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big data ediscovery

Cute Chihuahua or Blueberry Muffin? Exploring the Practical Applications of AI in Ediscovery

Cute Chihuahua or Blueberry Muffin? Exploring the Practical Applications of AI in Ediscovery 800 435 Brett Burney

Many tout AI in ediscovery as the next big thing for the legal tech world – but what can this technology really do for lawyers today? Can you tell the difference between a picture of a cute brown chihuahua and a tasty blueberry muffin? Most humans can do this easily. Can a computer tell the…

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Data Mining ECA Software

Nextpoint Launches New Data Mining Software with 30x Faster Processing Speeds for Early Case Assessment and Complex Data Analysis

Nextpoint Launches New Data Mining Software with 30x Faster Processing Speeds for Early Case Assessment and Complex Data Analysis 2500 1459 Elizabeth Guthrie

Nextpoint ECA software breaks new ground in processing speed, analysis, reporting, and infrastructure-as-a-service for all law-kind. CHICAGO, IL, JANUARY 9, 2023 — As Nextpoint, an industry leader in cloud-based ediscovery and litigation support software, enters its 22nd successful year, the company announces the full release of its Data Mining suite of tactical ECA tools for…

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