In the digital age, data is king. Companies large and small have learned the importance of safeguarding their data and ensuring that they can access it when needed.

In the legal profession, eDiscovery has become one of the most expensive and time-consuming aspects of litigation. Nationally, the American Bar Association (ABA) estimates that document review alone accounts for more than 80 percent of total litigation spending.

The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) guide legal teams with the ground rules that govern eDiscovery. Unfortunately, the process of electronic discovery is hardly straightforward or simple.

In the 20th century, Discovery obligations were delivered as printed pages for 5-10 cents per page. Tagging and organization of documents as legal facts were achieved primarily through post-it notes on copies of paper assembled in conference rooms also known as War Rooms.

FRCP #1 is Clear: “These rules govern the procedure in all civil actions and proceedings in the United States ….. They should be construed, administered, and employed by the court and the parties to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding.”

The Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS), the world’s leading e-discovery training and certification professional association and part of The BARBRI Group, today announced the renewal of their strategic partnership with Digital WarRoom.

Cybercrime continues to cast a large shadow across the legal community, especially when it comes to ransomware. Within a single 24-hour period alone, three law firms were targets of such cybercriminal exploits, resulting in stolen data and the potential for sensitive information to be posted in public forums.

TechnoLawyer Exclusive Interview With Digital WarRoom Co-Founders Dan & Bill Gallivan: "Making eDiscovery Accessible, Safe and Profitable for Law Firms of All Sizes" Download the White Paper here.

For many years, litigators have relied on the probative value of document metadata to define gross relevancy, pinpoint the who what and when of essential facts and shape ESI request before during and after 26(f) conferences. More recently, our legal community has employed artificial intelligence to analyze document metadata and complex word associations (word vectors) and predict what is important and relevant to the resolution of our clients' disputes. It doesn’t matter what you call our new document and metadata analysis tools; Artificial intelligence (AI), Predictive coding or TAR 2.0, the results are clear. New technologies allow litigators to deliver more effective, efficient and inexpensive dispute resolution. Document metadata and AI has moved us 1 step closer to the prime directive of civil procedure, Rule #1, Just, Speedy and Inexpensive client services.