Michelle Mahoney

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Modern Electronic Discovery:The Evolution of the eDiscovery Practice

14 – 15 April 2011

Michelle MahoneyeDiscovery Asia Pacific

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What has changed in modern eDiscovery?

Demand for greater and earlier dispute resolution

Source: Fullbright & Jaworksi 7th Annual Litigation Trends Survey

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What has changed in modern eDiscovery?

Demand for greater and earlier dispute resolution

Source: Fullbright & Jaworksi 7th Annual Litigation Trends Survey

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What has changed in modern eDiscovery?

Demand for greater and earlier dispute resolution

Source: Fullbright & Jaworksi 7th Annual Litigation Trends Survey

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What has changed in modern eDiscovery?

Demand for greater and earlier dispute resolution

Source: Fullbright & Jaworksi 7th Annual Litigation Trends Survey

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Rise of social media

Mobile devices

Information storedoutside of firewall

Content in LOTE

Database content Email volume

Communication channels

What has changed in modern eDiscovery?

Privacy

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Rise of social media

Mobile devices

Information storedoutside of firewall

Content in LOTE

Database content Email volume

Communication channels

What has changed in modern eDiscovery?

Privacy

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Rise of social media

Mobile devices

Information storedoutside of firewall

Content in LOTE

Database content Email volume

Communication channels

What has changed in modern eDiscovery?

Privacy

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Rise of social media

Mobile devices

Information storedoutside of firewall

Content in LOTE

Database content Email volume

Communication channels

What has changed in modern eDiscovery?

Privacy

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Rise of social media

Mobile devices

Information storedoutside of firewall

Content in LOTE

Database content Email volume

Communication channels

What has changed in modern eDiscovery?

Privacy

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Rise of social media

Mobile devices

Information storedoutside of firewall

Content in LOTE

Database content Email volume

Communication channels

What has changed in modern eDiscovery?

Privacy

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Rise of social media

Mobile devices

Information storedoutside of firewall

Content in LOTE

Database content Email volume

Communication channels

What has changed in modern eDiscovery?

Privacy

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The changing expertise & knowledge needed

Deep understanding of litigation and the dispute or notice

⇒Part of the legal team not adjacent to the legal team

⇒Clear understanding and agreement of the parameters

˿ Understanding of right sizing volume

Familiarisation and interpretation of evolving court rules, protocols & acts

Efficacy of continual improvement of process

⇒Strong knowledge on best practice

⇒Continue to learn, adopt, innovate and apply efficient methods to meet changing client demands

⇒Fine tune process to meet aggressive time frames

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The changing expertise & knowledge needed

Enjoy and embrace change

⇒Communicate with influence and clarity

⇒Desire to understand what you are doing rather than simply doing it

Wide knowledge of technology solutions available

⇒Ability to align technology to specific disputes

⇒Deep knowledge of technology outcomes

Commercial acumen

Risk awareness and mitigation

Project Management

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The changing expertise & knowledge needed

Source: Cowen Group – Current State

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Hashing & De-duping

DeNISTing

Metadata

Custodian & date range

Email Threading

Domain Name

Clustering & grouping

Near-Duping

Keyword Sampling

Automated Categorisation & Predictive Coding

The changing expertise & knowledge needed

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Best practice approaches to reducing time & cost

Source: eDiscovery Institute Survey on E-Discovery Providers Pertaining to Deduping Strategies

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Best practice approaches to reducing time & cost

Source: eDiscovery Institute Survey on Predictive Coding

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Conclusion

Source: Case Central Case in Point

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Questions

Michelle MahoneyDirector Applied Legal Technology

michelle.mahoney@mallesons.commichmahon

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Modern Electronic Discovery:The Evolution of the eDiscovery Practice

14 – 15 April 2011

Michelle MahoneyeDiscovery Asia Pacific