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What is Ediscovery?

Paralegal Bootcamp

Electronic discovery (AKA eDiscovery/ediscovery/E-Discovery/e-Discovery) is in the more exclusive category of “Things that are both invaluable and tedious to learn/apply but necessary to stay relevant and effective professionally.”. a dictionary definition that starts by first defining the legal term “discovery;” and.

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Contract Metadata Extraction – the whys and hows answered!

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Before we learn the need for contract metadata and how an expert in the extraction process ensures the effectiveness, let’s take a glance at the basics. Metadata, in general, describes the digital content of varied types to facilitate its management, use, and, most importantly, discovery. The answer is simple.

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How to Stay Organized During the Discovery Process

CARET Legal

By implementing robust organizational systems, leveraging advanced technology, and following best practices, your firm can transform its approach to discovery The discovery process can be a time-intensive task with the constant influx of electronic data and diverse data sources.

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Top Technology Trends for Transactional Lawyers

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Tremendous opportunities exist for transactional practitioners to leverage technology to optimize outcomes. Each trend has its roots in the now well-established field of litigation-support technology. Electronically Stored Information (ESI) renders a 3D image of a document by introducing metadata, or data about data.

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How to Stay Organized During the Discovery Process Copy

CARET Legal

By implementing robust organizational systems, leveraging advanced technology, and following best practices, your firm can transform its approach to discovery The discovery process can be a time-intensive task with the constant influx of electronic data and diverse data sources.

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Clean Up Your Docs with Microsoft’s Document Inspector

LawTechnologyToday

But before we go through the steps on how to use the MS Word Document Inspector, let’s thoroughly discuss what these types of personal information and hidden data are. Types of Personal Information and Hidden Data. Document Metadata and Personal Information. Custom XML data. Watermarks, headers, and footers.

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Thomson Reuters Unveils Next Generation of Westlaw, Aiming to Make Legal Research Results More Precise

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Just four years after launching Westlaw Edge as its next-generation legal research platform, Thomson Reuters today unveiled the next-next generation. ” Advance testing of Westlaw Precision among 101 lawyers found that a research task that previously would have taken 4.75 Tackling Tedious and Imprecise Research.