eDiscovery education

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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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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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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When Your Metadata Tells More Than You Think Blog
  • Amanda Fong

When Your Metadata Tells More Than You Think: A Real-World Hit-and-Run Case Study
When Your Metadata Tells More Than You Think: A Real-World Hit-and-Run Case Study 2560 1471 Amanda Fong

In a recent Key Discovery Points video, ediscovery expert Doug Austin demonstrated the importance of ediscovery metadata when a simple iPhone photo provided critical insights into a hit-and-run incident. After becoming the victim of a hit-and-run (where he was not in the car) in a restaurant parking lot, Doug discovered that a good Samaritan’s iPhone…

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How to Actually Protect Privilege Blog
  • Amanda Fong

How to Actually Protect Privilege: A Practical Guide
How to Actually Protect Privilege: A Practical Guide 1251 835 Amanda Fong

Protecting Privilege Series / Part Three of Three We’ve explored why privilege protection matters in Part 1 of this blog series and examined what happens when it fails in Part 2. Now let’s talk about solutions. While technology created many of these risks, it can also solve them. With the right precautions and workflows, you…

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Practice Tips for Implementing Legal AI in Your Practice

AI for the Rest of Us: 7 Practical Tips to Implement AI in Your Legal Practice
AI for the Rest of Us: 7 Practical Tips to Implement AI in Your Legal Practice 1251 834 Elizabeth Guthrie

This excerpt from AI for the Rest of Us shares practical advice for implementing legal AI in your practice, covering costs, security, quality control and more. Nextpoint partnered with Tom O’Connor to publish AI for the Rest of Us, a comprehensive guide to AI for legal professionals navigating this rapidly evolving landscape. This excerpt from…

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Case Law Spotlight Hyperlinked Files Blog
  • Amanda Fong

Case Law Spotlight: How Courts Are Handling Hyperlinked Files in eDiscovery
Case Law Spotlight: How Courts Are Handling Hyperlinked Files in eDiscovery 1251 835 Amanda Fong

Hyperlinked files are one of the trickiest issues in modern ediscovery. This blog pulls from four Key Discovery Points videos with Brett Burney of Nextpoint and Doug Austin of eDiscovery Today, highlighting how courts are grappling with hyperlinked files and what legal teams need to know to stay compliant. Untangling Hyperlinked Files in eDiscovery The…

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Navigating the AI Revolution Key Discovery Points Blog
  • Amanda Fong

Navigating the AI Revolution in Legal Practice: Essential Insights for Modern Practitioners
Navigating the AI Revolution in Legal Practice: Essential Insights for Modern Practitioners 1251 835 Amanda Fong

Artificial intelligence is rewriting the rules of legal practice. In our Key Discovery Points video series, Brett Burney and Doug Austin unpack recent case law, court rulings, and real-world examples to reveal what lawyers need to know when bringing AI in legal practice into the courtroom and beyond. AI’s New Era in Law Artificial intelligence…

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trial metadata
  • April J. Ferguson

Jury Psychology Meets Data: What Your Metadata Might Be Saying to a Jury Without You Knowing It
Jury Psychology Meets Data: What Your Metadata Might Be Saying to a Jury Without You Knowing It 600 400 April J. Ferguson

Nextpoint has recently partnered with OPVEON Trial Consulting to bring together the best of both worlds: cloud-native ediscovery and litigation software alongside hands-on trial consulting expertise. In this guest post, April J. Ferguson, CEO and Senior Trial Consultant at OPVEON, outlines what attorneys should understand about the role metadata plays at trial. Trial attorneys are…

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5 Key Discovery Points Blog
  • Amanda Fong

5 Essential Discovery Lessons from Recent Court Rulings
5 Essential Discovery Lessons from Recent Court Rulings 1250 834 Amanda Fong

The legal landscape is constantly evolving, and staying ahead means learning from the wins, losses, and cautionary tales that emerge from courtrooms across the country. That’s where our Key Discovery Points video series comes in – offering real-world discovery lessons from two of the most trusted voices in ediscovery. What the Courts Are Teaching Us…

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