This Partnership Will Focus on Empowering the Legal Community Through AI Innovation and E-Discovery Education
April 30, 2025 – Dallas, TX – The Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS), the world’s leading e-discovery training and certification professional association and part of BARBRI Global, announced a new Affiliate Partnership with eDiscovery AI, a forward-thinking legal technology company specializing in AI-powered data intelligence solutions. This strategic partnership reinforces ACEDS’ commitment to equipping legal professionals with cutting-edge tools, education, and a collaborative community designed to navigate the evolving challenges of discovery, privacy, and compliance.
As the legal industry experiences rapid transformation driven by artificial intelligence, both ACEDS and eDiscovery AI recognize the vital role that education, responsible innovation, and community dialogue will play in ensuring ethical and effective adoption. This partnership aims to bring thought leadership, resources, and training to legal professionals across the globe, with a focus on practical implementation of generative AI in e-discovery workflows.
“We are proud to partner with ACEDS to support their mission of advancing education, certification, and community in the legal industry. We believe that generative AI will transform the way legal professionals approach discovery and privacy challenges,” shared eDiscovery AI President Tom Palladino.
“Together with ACEDS, we are committed not only to educating the market but also to listening and learning from the global legal community. Our goal is to help shape a future where AI empowers legal teams with greater insight, efficiency, and innovation. We look forward to engaging deeply with our colleagues on this important journey.”
This collaboration will include joint webinars, thought leadership content, and presence at key industry events such as the CLOC Global Institute, taking place May 5–8, 2025, in Las Vegas. ACEDS and eDiscovery AI will be on-site to meet with professionals interested in discussing how AI can transform the way legal teams approach review, case strategy, data privacy, and early case assessment.
“We are excited to welcome eDiscovery AI as an Affiliate Partner,” said Maribel Rivera, VP, Strategy and Client Engagement at ACEDS. “Their leadership in developing AI tools that align with real-world legal workflows makes them an ideal collaborator. Our shared goal is to provide accessible education that demystifies AI while showcasing its power to improve outcomes and efficiency for legal professionals everywhere. We look forward to building meaningful experiences for our global community with the eDiscovery AI team.”
The Affiliate Partnership program at ACEDS fosters connections between legal service providers and the broader ACEDS community, helping members stay informed of emerging technologies and best practices through curated content and collaborative initiatives. eDiscovery AI joins a prestigious roster of partners dedicated to innovation and excellence in legal technology and discovery.
About eDiscovery AI
eDiscovery AI is a data intelligence company building the next generation of legal tech solutions. We provide AI-powered solutions to streamline and optimize legal discovery and privacy.
Our suites of solutions – Early Case Intelligence™, Review, Privacy, and Multimedia – provide industry-leading features, speed, and accuracy. We are dedicated to delivering advanced AI technology with expert guidance to help our partners navigate the evolving landscape of legal technology.
Explore how our AI-powered solutions can streamline and optimize your discovery and privacy at eDiscoveryAI.com.
About ACEDS
The Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS), part of leading legal education provider BARBRI Global, is the world’s leading organization for training and certification in e-discovery, information governance, and related disciplines. ACEDS provides training to corporate legal departments, law firms, the government, service providers, and institutions of higher learning. Our flagship CEDS certification is recognized worldwide and used to verify skills and competence in electronic discovery for organizations and individuals through training, certification, and continuing education. The CEDS credential is held by practitioners at the largest Fortune 500 companies, Am Law 200 firms and government agencies. ACEDS has 30 chapters in most major US cities, Canada, the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, South Africa, and Australia. Our goal is to help professionals and organizations reduce the costs and risks associated with e-discovery while helping to improve and verify their skills and advance their careers and overall technology competence in e-discovery and related fields.
About BARBRI
BARBRI is the global leader in technology-enabled legal education with leadership positions in the US and the UK. Dedicated to providing unparalleled innovation and excellence in legal education, BARBRI delivers outstanding success to learners by providing the most trusted and industry leading products under one unified experience and across every step of the legal learner’s path. Building on the success of its core bar courses, which have helped more than 1.5 million lawyers around the world pass a U.S. bar exam, BARBRI offers a comprehensive suite of learning solutions for higher education institutions and law-related businesses empowering every step of legal learning journey. Founded in 1967, BARBRI is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with offices throughout the United States and around the world.
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