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A Path to eDiscovery Certification

Paralegal Bootcamp

Listen to this podcast interview of Michael Quartararo in its entirety here or read the highlights below to get important insights on getting your e-discovery certification. He is also the author of the 2016 book Project Management in Electronic Discovery , now in its second edition. Dive into what is e-discovery ?

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Following Departure of its Founder, E-Discovery Company DISCO Names New CEO

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The e-discovery company CS Disco today announced that its board of directors has named Eric Friedrichsen as president and chief executive officer, filling the slot vacated when the company’s cofounder Kiwi Camara stepped down as CEO last September in the wake of allegations that he had groped a female employee.

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LawNext: How Law Schools Should Teach Tech, With April Dawson

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There is broad agreement that if law schools are to adequately train students for careers in law, then technology is a critical part of the curriculum. Despite this, many law schools get a failing grade when it comes to teaching tech. So how, exactly, should law schools teach tech?

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Don’t Get Schooled by Law School

LegalTalkNetwork

We don’t have to tell you how stressful law school can be so here are some podcasts to help you navigate the stresses of law school and encourage you to keep pushing through the piles of paper. Encouraging Innovation in Law School. A few years ago, having technology courses at law schools was almost absurd.

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How Law Schools Could Solve the Legal Tech Competence Problem Almost Overnight

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. “I know the legal industry tends to move slow; but this is glacial progress,” says Michael Quartararo , president of the Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (aka ACEDS). “And it, too, is unacceptable.”

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DISCO Cofounder Kiwi Camara Steps Down As CEO; Board Member Scott Hill Is Named Interim Leader

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The e-discovery company CS Disco said today that Kiwi Camara , its cofounder, has decided to step down from his roles as chief executive officer and board member. Camara, who was also the youngest-ever graduate of Harvard Law School, was on my L awNext podcast in 2021 where he shared his backstory and discussed DISCO’s IPO.

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International Working Group Creates Best Practices Guide for Drafting Legal Documents

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O’Leary , associate professor of legal writing and director, legal innovation and technology concentration, Suffolk University Law School. Seven Stages of Drafting. To my mind, the result is not to constrain creativity, but to enhance effectiveness.