Shared Links (weekly) March 15, 2026
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Linked: Hidden Dangers of Microsoft 365’s Power Automate and eDiscovery Tools
Look, we’ve always had this issue in the eDiscovery space, in order to put data on hold, and collect it as part of a lawsuit, someone has to be able to access all of it. That means there has to be an account somewhere with unlimited access to both search, and collect, tons of data from your environment, as necessary.
As important as having the ability to do that when faced with litigation, there is also the danger inherent in having an account, and tools, with that level of access.
Linked – AI Will Save Lawyers Time – But Does Anyone Want That?
If the number they quote in the article about gaining four hours per week is accurate, that’s a massive change. In the last few months, many people in the industry have mentioned fixed-rate billing. It’s been an option for law firms for a long time, but it’s only gotten slight traction so far.
That might be about to change. Justifying the current economic model and investing in AI tools that save this much time will be quite challenging. The risks involved with “finding” more billable time are too high. I know; I’ve worked as a consultant before, and while it sounds great that finishing projects ahead of time frees you up to work on other projects, when those other projects don’t come in, you wind up short on your billable hour requirements and those tools that were supposed to make your work-life better, suddenly make it a lot worse.
Will Big Data Give Us a Whole Bunch of Questionable Correlations?
I think, statistically speaking, there’s no way that it won’t. I’m listening to a recent episode of Seth Godin’s podcast entitled Sample Size http://aca.st/0d21e1. Go listen to it, really. What struck me from some of the examples that he gave, especially when talking about the football prediction sites, is that as we collect more and…
Shared Links (weekly) March, 21, 2021
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Will work from home outlast virus? Ford’s move suggests it might
– If you’ve been doing it for a year, there’s no reason you can’t continue to.
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No Simple Way Forward: Inside E-Discovery’s Collaboration Data Problem
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Tech competency needs to be taught in law school, associate dean says
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9 Traits That Promote Stress & Undercut Mental Strength At Work
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Mental Health Day for Stress Relief: How to Tell the Boss You Need a Day Off
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Court Gives Plaintiffs No “Slack” in Producing Collaboration App Data
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Shared Links (weekly) Feb. 27, 2022
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3 Ways to Make the Most of eDiscovery Education and Training Resources
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Speaking Technical in eDiscovery: Understanding How It Differs from Digital Forensics
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Workers split over what kinds of flexibility help work-related stress
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Majority of Americans react to an article after only reading the headline
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Five Great Reads on Cyber, Data, and Legal Discovery for February 2022
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It’s no longer about the virus – remote workers simply don’t want to return to the office
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What is Tokenization? And How Does It Power eDiscovery Searches?
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Talking About Mental Health at Work – Can I Speak to Your Manager?
