101+ eDiscovery Resources: An Abridged Overview

Designed to provide a salient starting point for individuals seeking information related to the field of eDiscovery, this abridged overview of eDiscovery resources provides readers with a non-comprehensive listing of key industry informational resources.

11 Analyst/Research Firms

11 Associations/Groups

11 Educational Resources

7th Circuit Electronic Discovery Pilot Program (Discovery Pilot)
Bryan University (eDiscovery Project Management)
EDEN – Electronic Data Extraction Network
Electronic Discovery Best Practices (Ralph Losey)
Georgetown Law CLE Programs
Legal Hold and Data Preservation Resource Center
Ritter Academy (Jeffrey Ritter)
The Electronic Discovery and Evidence Training Institute (Michael Arkfeld)
The E-Disclosure Information Project
The Electronic Discovery Reading Room (The Posse List)
The Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM)

11 Industry Blogs

Ball In Your Court (Craig Ball)
BowTie Law (Josh Gilliland)
eDiscovery Daily Blog (Doug Austin)
E-Discovery Case Law Update (Littler)
E-Discovery Law (K&L Gates)
E-Discovery Law Alert (Gibbons)
E-Discovery Law Review (Cozen O’Connor)
E-Discovery Team (Ralph Losey)
IT-Lex – Technology Law (Adam Losey)
Ride The Lightning (Sharon Nelson)
Vogel Information Technology and eDiscovery Blog (Peter Vogel)

11 Industry LinkedIn Groups

American Society of Digital Forensics & eDiscovery
Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS)
Corporate E-Discovery & Litigation Readiness
Electronic Discovery 2.0
Electronic Discovery Group
Electronic Discovery Professionals
FCPA – Foreign Corrupt Practices Act – Anti-Corruption Compliance Group
Georgetown Advanced eDiscovery Institute
Predictive Coding and Analytics in eDiscovery and GRC
Technology Assisted Review
The Electronic Discovery Reference Model

11 + 11 Thought Leaders

11 Industry Twitterers

@BobAmbrogi
@BowTieLaw (Josh Gilliland)
@ChrisDaleOxford
@ComplexD
@DavidHorrigan
@eDiscJournal
@eDiscoveryBeat
@EUDiscovery (Monique Altheim)
@ITLexOrg
@RalphLosey
@SharonNelsonEsq

11 News Resources

11 Selected General Resources

Academic Resources

Calendars

Federal and State Rules (US)

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (Legal Information Institute/Cornell University Law School)
Federal Rules of Evidence (Legal Information Institute/Cornell University Law School)
eDiscovery State Cases/Rules (eLaw Exchange)

11 Vendor Blogs

11 Vendor Cost Calculators

11 Vendor Related Resources – ComplexDiscovery Posts

1 + 1 Vendor Directories

Source: Public Domain Resources

Understanding Electronically Stored Information

A working knowledge of electronically stored information (ESI) is foundational for effective, efficient, and comprehensive planning and execution of all electronic discovery tasks. This short, non-all inclusive overview highlights key definitions, descriptions, and attributes related to ESI and may be beneficial for legal and information technology professionals as they consider ESI in the conduct of data and legal discovery.

Outsourcing, Insourcing, and Right Sourcing in eDiscovery

Balancing the business drivers of cost, time, and complexity in the conduct of electronic discovery continues to be one of the greatest challenges faced by legal professionals today.

Blue-Sueded? Considerations for Decision Making

While an understanding of decisions from definitions and elements to cornerstones and classifications is important, ultimately, for any decision to be optimally implemented, it is important to give those who have decision making accountability and responsibility the authority and control to make decisions.

Connecting the Dots: Considering eDiscovery from Initiators to Ecosystem

A non-comprehensive graphical depiction that may be helpful in considering and connecting the dots during planning, forecasting, and sharing activities regarding the discipline of eDiscovery.

An eDiscovery Market Size Mashup: 2017-2022 Worldwide Software and Services Overview

Taken from a combination of public market sizing estimations as shared in leading electronic discovery reports, publications and posts over time, the following eDiscovery Market Size Mashup shares general worldwide market sizing considerations for software and services in the electronic discovery market for the years between 2017 and 2022.

A Cooling of Confidence? 18 Observations on Summer 2018 eDiscovery Business Confidence

Summer 2018 eDiscovery Confidence: Survey respondents appear to have a slightly less optimistic view of the business climate this quarter than they did last quarter.

The Issue That Currently Concerns eDiscovery Professionals The Most: Budgetary Constraints (Summer 2018)

In the Summer of 2018, 22.7% of respondents viewed budgetary constraints as potentially having the greatest business impact on their business in the next six months. This percentage is the highest of all concerns represented in the survey. Increasing types of data are also of great concern, with 21.2% of survey respondents noting it as their greatest business concern.

Controlled Optimism | eDiscovery Business Confidence Survey Results – Summer 2018

The Summer 2018 eDiscovery Business Confidence Survey is a non-scientific survey designed to provide insight into the business confidence level of individuals working in the eDiscovery ecosystem.

Budgetary Constraints Continue to Impact the Business of eDiscovery (Spring 2018)

In the Spring of 2018, 22% of respondents viewed budgetary constraints as potentially having the greatest business impact on their business in the next six months. This percentage is the highest of all concerns represented in the survey. Increasing volumes of data are also of great concern, with 21% of survey respondents noting it as their greatest business concern.

Relatively Speaking: Predictive Coding Technologies and Protocols Survey Results

The Predictive Coding Technologies and Protocols Survey is a non-scientific survey designed to help provide a general understanding of the use of predictive coding technologies and protocols from data discovery and legal discovery professionals within the eDiscovery ecosystem.

A Leap Forward for the Recognized Use of AI and Predictive Coding in Insolvency Trials and Investigations

Technology-Assisted Review is being used increasingly and, combined with recently-proposed changes to the English disclosure regime, could result in more legal cases becoming economically viable to fight and lead to greater recoveries for creditors.

TAR vs. Keyword Search Challenge, Round 3 (Bill Dimm)

During this iteration of the TAR vs. Keyword Search Challenge held at the Education Hub at ILTACON 2018, TAR won across the board, as in previous iterations of the challenge.

TAR, Proportionality, and Bad Algorithms (1-NN)

Are lawyers who use platforms lacking a simple tweak of a bad algorithm committing malpractice by doing so?