BDO's Legal Tech Talk Podcast

Madelaine Lane and Scott Carvo are partners and litigators at Warner Norcross & Judd, a corporate law firm in Michigan. In this episode of BDO’s Legal Tech Talk podcast, they discuss the need to collaborate with clients and cooperate with opposing counsel in e-discovery to build trust and reach a fair outcome at the lowest cost. Hosts Jared Crafton, BDO’s Forensic Technology Practice Leader, a...

Korein Tillery is one of the country’s leading plaintiffs’ complex-litigation firms, where Stephanie leverages more than 15 years of experience in finance, consulting, and data analytics to manage large litigation projects, as well as the firm’s e-Discovery platform. She won Relativity’s Innovation Award for Stellar Women in E-Discovery in 2019. Discussion topics include: Dealing with technical pr...

David Horrigan, Relativity’s Discovery Counsel and Legal Education Director, has predictions for E-Discovery in 2023. David is an attorney, award-winning journalist, law school guest lecturer, and former E-Discovery industry analyst. He has served as counsel at the Entertainment Software Association, reporter and assistant editor at The National Law Journal, and analyst and counsel at 451 Research...

Key Takeaways Christine says the way companies, law firms and vendors contract with each other is leading to poor mental health outcomes for e-discovery providers. She is part of The Mind-Body Connection, a group of attorneys and research volunteers who are looking into the problem. In the ALM Intelligence 2022 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Survey, 44% of respondents working at law firms of al...

Key Takeaways Brad sees LegalWeek as a homecoming after attending the conference for 16 years. He attends LegalWeek to find like minds and those who are a step ahead to fill in any gaps he may have in legal technology. Brad is interested in teaching the next generation because the legal industry is better when we share what we know.

Key Takeaways David is a thought leader in legal technology. He is EDRM’s Chair of the Project Trustees, and he’s on the Advisory Board of Georgetown’s Advanced eDiscovery Institute. David works with Reed Smith’s legal technology subsidiary Gravity Stack and writes for the Reed Smith’s Viewpoints blog. He says LegalWeek has changed a lot in the last five years. It used to have mainly E-Discovery e...

Key Takeaways Phil sees a lot of uses for generative AI, but he is concerned about fake content making it difficult to determine what is real. During a panel discussion at LegalWeek, Phil learned how some companies are using ephemeral apps. He compares ephemeral messages to water cooler conversations. To get ahead in the stressful environment of E-Discovery and litigation, Phil suggests being kind...

Key Takeaways Eli works in litigation and government investigations, primarily doing E-Discovery and specializing in exotic data types. Eli says using document units in how information is reviewed and exchanged is becoming increasingly hard to reconcile against the way that it exists today. He says no matter how rapidly legal technology evolves the needs are still the same.

Key Takeaways: Judge Peck says he expected the use of technology assisted review (TAR) to expand much more quickly that it has. He emphasizes the need for lawyers to understand new technology such as ephemeral messaging. Judge Peck suggests that companies involve their legal departments in technology implementation, and he recommends that they delete recordings of calls and regular meetings with n...

Key Takeaways: Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) are about creating a climate of belonging. When we talk about equity, we want to make sure that processes and programs are fair and impartial, providing equal outcomes for every individual. Studies indicate DEI increases profitability and creates a more productive workplace, yields greater retention rates as well as innovative critical thinking....

Key Takeaways Using a project management framework can make legal work more efficient. Like all projects, legal matters have consistent workflows and parts such as the complaint, motions, discovery, settlement, and trial. Mike Quartararo wrote a book in 2016, originally for students, titled Project Management in Electronic Discovery. The Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS) see...

Key Takeaways Meredith L. Williams-Range oversees Shearman & Sterling's global strategy in master data management, conflicts, governance, new business intake, records, legal project management, knowledge management, research services and more. Ms. Williams-Range is a lawyer with a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in accounting. She is a member of the American,...