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The latest in ediscovery software news, product updates, and best practices.
Nextpoint and ArcherHall ediscovery and digital forensics services
  • Brett Burney

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
  • Brett Burney

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
  • Brett Burney

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
  • Brett Burney

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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  • Jessica Nichols

The Business of eLaw: How to Recover Costs and Get the Most Out of Your Technology
The Business of eLaw: How to Recover Costs and Get the Most Out of Your Technology 1251 835 Jessica Nichols

Learn how to manage ediscovery expenses and get the most out of your investment in legal technology in Part 2 of our series on Comprehensive Ediscovery Case Management. Recovering discovery-related costs from clients can be a challenging feat for many law firms. There are several schools of thought on how attorneys should deal with costs…

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Ediscovery conference - On Point 2022

Evolutions in Ediscovery, From the Cloud to AI: Thoughts From On Point 2022
Evolutions in Ediscovery, From the Cloud to AI: Thoughts From On Point 2022 2560 1707 Elizabeth Guthrie

Check out the highlights from On Point 2022, Nextpoint’s annual ediscovery conference. They came for the hands-on technical support sessions, but stayed for the networking, thought leadership, mimosas, architecture cruise, and an epic 20th anniversary party! That was the general, happy consensus coming from attendees to the 2022 On Point User Conference hosted by Nextpoint.…

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