Litigation Support

Integrating Legal Services into Attorney Workflows Session #2: Incorporating Outside Legal Services

Driving adoption of even useful technology is notoriously difficult. What are some helpful strategies for Litigation Support professionals to get buy-in and training time commitments from busy attorneys?Questions Sachin will ask speaker:1. What are some of the considerations for a law firm to opt for managed document review over reviewing documents in-house?2. What type of training on your platform or services do litigation attorneys need to make the shift to managed document review a seamless one?3. What strategies have you found to be most effective when getting attorneys to modify their workflows to incorporate outside legal services?4. How has the shift to remote work changed how law firm attorneys and in-house counsel work with legal service providers such as Quislex?5. How would you suggest firms discuss and get client approval for the use of outside legal services?Moderator:@Sachin Gupta - ​Knowledge Management Attorney – Data & Technology Transactions, Latham & Watkins LLPSpeaker:​Bobby Coppola - VP of Legal Solutions and Strategic Growth, Quislex
Recorded on 04-01-2022

Can You Replace Traditional Privilege Review?

This interview will discuss the emerging maturity and use of analytics, and whether they can be used for privilege review. We will also explore the different scenarios in privilege review that might benefit from analytics and go over a few real world recent examples.Questions Chris will ask Maria: • What sold you on trying privilege analytics the first time?• How was your experience in using privileged analytics?• What are some areas or issues to keep in mind during the process?• Would you use privilege analytics again?
Moderator:@Chris Acosta - Head of Firmwide eDiscovery Resources, Morrison & Foerster LLP
Speaker:Maria Earley - Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP
Recorded on 02-04-2022
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Beyond Zoom and Microsoft Teams: Have Virtual Hearings Altered the Fabric of Dispute Resolution?

The legal community responded to the impact of the pandemic and lockdown by innovating rapidly and adopting virtual hearings. The UK commercial courts were ahead of the curve and delayed only four cases during the national lockdown period.International arbitration matters continued to be heard around the world. The real innovation lies beyond just the use of video conferencing tools like Zoom and Microsoft.In this podcast, learn how virtual hearings have continued to evolve, improve, and gain traction throughout the world in 2021.Questions Marlene will ask the speakers:
What are the most significant changes to the hearing and trial process caused by online access? Good and bad. (Begins at 00:46 seconds)
There are certainly technical challenges with any online experience. What are some that are particular to online hearings and trials? (Begins at 4:54)
How about ethical issues? Approvals to host, rules of engagement? What do you have to consider and how do you ensure everyone is behaving appropriately? (Begins at 8:42) 
Does the non-legal prep work differ at all? If you are presenting at trial, It might be more like theatre in terms of delivery. But online is more like television. You have to worry about things like your background and lighting. I know people who take classes to learn about where to look at the camera and how to move. Things perhaps a broadcast journalist or social media influencer would learn (Begins at 12:56)
What is one funny experience you have had in an online hearing or trial? Any cat people? (Begins at 17:29) 
Moderator: @Marlene Gebauer - Director Of Knowledge Management, Locke Lord LLPSpeakers:​Judge Christopher Sprysenski - Circuit Judge, 18th Judicial Circuit, FloridaRichard Howell - Partner, Jackson Walker LLP@Jeremy Cooper - Senior Trial Consultant, Paul Hastings​Recorded on 11-09-2021

eDiscovery and the Small Law Firm

In this podcast interview session, the speaker will flesh out some of those options as well as tools to have in-house to help make small firms more self-sufficient. The goal is to walk away with more knowledge.Moderator:@Tyler Crabtree - ​eDiscovery Specialist, Browne George Ross O'Brien Annaguey & Ellis LLPSpeaker:@Monique Sever - Paralegal/Litigation Support & eDiscovery Supervisor, Harper Grey​Recorded on 10-29-2021

Collaborating with Co-Counsel: How Can You Optimize Collaboration Between Co-Counsel in a Litigation Context?

In this podcast, the speaker will discuss how to best leverage technology to facilitate collaboration and task tracking, design workflows that systematize regular, on-going tasks; and facilitate effective communications/working towards common goals for a shared client.Moderator:@Shawn McClurg -  Litigation Support Manager, Miles & Stockbridge P.C.Speaker:@Jessica Hasen - Senior Counsel, Perkins Coie LLP
​Recorded on 10-28-2021

Talking to Lawyers Series - Part Four

Join us in learning the perspectives of three eDiscovery practitioners on two common scenarios that lawyers may encounter. In this podcast, we will address archiving and destruction, returning of evidence.All opinions or personal views expressed are their own and not those of their organizations. As the title mentions, this will be a series of podcasts highlighting practical considerations when talking to your lawyers about data. We encourage you to follow the series and provide feedback in the evaluation link below!Moderator: @Charles Neal - Litigation Support/eDiscovery Manager, Keating Muething & Klekamp PLLPodcast Speakers:@Jennifer Bernstein - Vice President, Assistant General Counsel, ‎JPMorgan Chase & Co.@Kate Collum- VP - US Operations Manager, JPMorgan Chase & Co.@Cameron Herzog - Director of IT, Brownstein Rask LLP 
Recorded on 05-28-2021

Couples Counselling – Improving the Client and External Litigation Support Relationship: Part Two

In this podcast, we will share challenges and pain points in client/lit support relationships along with discussing innovation.Moderator: @Chris Acosta - Head of Firmwide e-Discovery Resources · ‎Morrison & Foerster LLPSpeaker:@Candi Smith, CEDS- Sr. Technology & eDiscovery Specialist, JabilRecorded on 5-20-2021

Problem Solving - Looking Beyond the Obvious

Sometimes the solution isn’t clear. Sometimes the product doesn’t exist or isn’t in your toolbox and you need to adapt a pre-existing product in a non-standard way. In this podcast, the speaker will talk us through how they trained themselves to look beyond the obvious solution(s) and found success in a non-standard solution.Moderator: @Tyler Crabtree, Senior Legal Analyst, State of California Office of the Attorney General - DOJ​
Speaker: @Shawn McClurg, Litigation Support Manager, Miles & Stockbridge P.C.
​Recorded on 05-03-2021

Talking to Lawyers Series: Collections - Part 3

Join us in learning the perspectives of three eDiscovery practitioners on two common scenarios that lawyers may encounter. In this podcast, we will address production and data exchange.
All opinions or personal views expressed are their own and not those of their organizations. As the title mentions, this will be a series of podcasts highlighting practical considerations when talking to your lawyers about data. We encourage you to follow the series and provide feedback in the evaluation link below!Moderator: @Charles Neal - Litigation Support/eDiscovery Manager, Keating Muething & Klekamp PLLPodcast Speakers:@Jennifer Bernstein - Vice President, Assistant General Counsel, ‎JPMorgan Chase & Co.@Kate Collum- VP - US Operations Manager, JPMorgan Chase & Co.@Cameron Herzog - Director of IT, Brownstein Rask LLP Recorded on 04-14-2021

Virtual Depositions (Hearings)

****Please note this particular podcast is recorded in Portuguese. In this podcast session, the speakers will highlight best practices and experiences doing virtual depositions (hearings) in Brazil. In addition, they will discuss how virtual hearings are overall increasing.Questions Mariana will ask the speakers, again in Portuguese:-Com essa nova realidade virtual, o que vocês acham que mudou na preparação para as audiências por videoconferência em comparação com as audiências presenciais?-Como vocês acham que pode ser realizado um controle para que a testemunha não esteja sendo instruída por trás das câmeras?-A possibilidade de realização de audiências virtuais tem acelerado o julgamento dos processos?Moderator: @Mariana Figueirêdo - Legal Operations, Rocha Marinho E Sales, AdvogadosConfirmed Speakers:Rafael Veras - Litigation Attorney, Rocha Marinho E Sales, AdvogadosRodolfo Lima - Litigation Attorney, Rocha Marinho E Sales, AdvogadosAline Paraíba - Litigation Attorney, Rocha Marinho E Sales, Advogados
Recorded on 04-08-2021​​​​

Talking to Lawyers Series: Collections - Part 1

Join us in learning the perspectives of three eDiscovery practitioners on two common scenarios that lawyers may encounter. In this podcast, we will focus on collection and potential ways to reduce the amount of data collected. All opinions or personal views expressed are their own and not those of their organizations. As the title mentions, this will be a series of podcasts highlighting practical considerations when talking to your lawyers about data. Our next topic will address Volume & Cost (Processing and Review). We encourage you to follow the series and provide feedback in the evaluation link below! Podcast Moderator@Charles NealPodcast Guests@Jennifer Bernstein@Kate Collum@Cameron Herzog​​​​