Extract from Jim Gill’s article “Looking Back at 2022 in LegalTech Reveals Trends Going into the New Year: An Ediscovery Day Recap”
December 1st marked another successful Ediscovery Day celebration full of great educational content for the legal tech industry. Now in its eighth year, Ediscovery day became more focused in its content offerings, with a great lineup of sponsored events.
Read on for highlights!
Judges Roundtable: 10 Best Practices For Maintaining Defensibility Amidst Growing Data Risks
In this webcast, a panel of prominent federal judges offered 10 tips for ediscovery professionals based on recent case law, the FRCP, and emerging data risks affecting ediscovery activities.
The judges speaking on the webinar were:
- Hon. Joy Conti, Sr. US District Judge, W.D. Pennsylvania
- Hon. William Matthewman, US Magistrate Judge, S.D. Florida
- Hon. Charmiane Claxton, US Magistrate Judge, W. Tennessee
The panel agreed that two things that stood out in 2022 were the proliferation of data, both in volume and source type, and the increased competency of attorneys.
Judge Claxton noted that she hadn’t had as many “ediscovery dustups in her district,” in 2022, and that, “Attorneys are more competent, cost-conscious, and open to working together.”
Judge Conti noted the development of the use of technology that came out of the Covid restrictions over the past two years, and that now, she rarely has lawyers in chambers through the use of video meetings. As a separate topic, she also mentioned the increase of ephemeral messaging showing up in discovery, and that attorneys may not be up to date on these new data sources.
