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Technology Is a Tool, Not the Solution: Successful managed review requires both legal and technology experts

Applying analytics to managed review is increasingly familiar territory to RVM’s clients. Sanjay Manocha and Shelley Brown describe the importance of their team’s relationships in demonstrating the value of analytics to clients who are technology novices, and what corporate law...

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Technology

Microsoft Office E5 Compliance Center: Changing the in-house discovery toolkit

2015 saw a lot of developments on the eDiscovery front – amended Federal Rules, the Safe Harbor downfall, further crazy acquisition consolidation in the service provider space, and many changes in the technology we rely on. If you are corporate counsel charged with keeping up with all of...

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Civil Rules Roundtable: Early and Often

Having worked in this industry for as long as I have, the amended Federal Rules of Civil Procedure introduced in 2006 made complete sense to me. The spirit of the changes back then echoed a movement of acting early and often. The latest changes continue to reflect this idea. Rules 4 and 16 in...

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Discovery

From the Big Sort to Big Data: Tech and talent evolution drive managed review revolution

MCC: You began your career as a practicing lawyer. What led you down the eDiscovery path and, eventually, to RVM? Brown: When I graduated from law school in 2003, I had never heard the word “eDiscovery.” I certainly hadn’t had any courses in it. I started out at a securities class...

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Discovery

Mind Over Data: Defensibility and flexibility are the heart of discovery project management

MCC: Please describe the role of a project manager. Mancuso: A project manager (PM) serves as the liaison between a client’s needs and obligations as they relate to a particular discovery matter and the delivery of our work product. PMs are responsible for shepherding communications, both...

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Discovery

The Changing Face of Managed Document Review

Anyone who has had contact with the document review side of eDiscovery over the past 10 years can tell you how much the industry has changed. Today, the majority of the changes most people would describe center around technology: with ever-growing volumes of documents subject to review, savvy...

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Discovery

How To Review Five Million Documents In Three Weeks: A Case Study

This article was published as part of Equivio’s “Predictive Coding Minus the Hype” educational series. Introduction Over the past ten years, the private sector has seen increasing activity from government departments and agencies exercising significantly broader regulatory...

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