E-Discovery Center

Welcome to the Legal Talk Network E-Discovery Center. This part of the network features all things related to E-Discovery, including podcasts, articles and links to other resources. We welcome your feedback as we build out the center!

Latest Podcasts and Articles

True Grit: BigLaw Struggles to Find the Right E-Discovery Formula

True Grit: BigLaw Struggles to Find the Right E-Discovery Formula

Management of e-discovery is a challenge for large firms, whose clients present complex litigation with literally millions of electronically stored documents. In today’s competitive environment, firms have been exploring everything from e-discovery practice groups to vendor alliances, in order to attract... [Listen]

Smartphone Security

Smartphone Security

Is your smartphone really secure? On Digital Detectives, co-hosts Sharon D. Nelson, Esq., President of Sensei Enterprises, Inc. and John W. Simek, Vice President of Sensei Enterprises, welcome guest, computer scientist, and certified forensic analyst Andrew Hoog, co-founder of viaForensics, to talk about... [Listen]

A Look Back at 2011 E-Discovery News and Hot ESI Trends for 2012

A Look Back at 2011 E-Discovery News and Hot ESI Trends for 2012

In 2012, we anticipate a riveting period of progression and change in the rapidly evolving context of e-discovery. On The ESI Report, host Michele Lange, Attorney and Director of Thought Leadership at Kroll Ontrack welcomes Magistrate Judge David Waxse from the U.S. District Court in Kansas and Alitia... [Listen]

DIY Discovery Trends & the Federal Circuit’s New Model Order on E-Discovery

DIY Discovery Trends & the Federal Circuit’s New Model Order on E-Discovery

E-discovery is constantly evolving, so if organizations stand still, they will lose ground. Many corporations and law firms are now re-examining their e-discovery processes and tools. On The ESI Report, host Michele Lange, Attorney and Director of the Thought Leadership & Industry Relations division... [Listen]

Cost-Effective E-Discovery in Small Cases

Cost-Effective E-Discovery in Small Cases

The high cost of e-discovery is a major problem for most small firms and solo lawyers.  On Digital Detectives, co-hosts Sharon D. Nelson, Esq., President of Sensei Enterprises, Inc. and John W. Simek, Vice President of Sensei Enterprises, welcome guest, Bruce Olson, the President of ONLAW Trial Technologies,... [Listen]

E-discovery Preservation: Reset to Neutral

E-discovery Preservation: Reset to Neutral

The landmark Zubulake e-discovery decisions were the first of many to transform a narrow duty not to spoliate into a much broader duty to affirmatively preserve all possibly relevant evidence when there exists a “reasonable anticipation of litigation.”  But have these judicial opinions gone... [Listen]

Taming e-Discovery

Taming e-Discovery

In this episode of The Robert Half Legal Report, Charles Volkert, the executive director of Robert Half Legal, and Joel Wuesthoff, a director with Protiviti Inc., discuss how corporate legal departments are proactively managing e-discovery while limiting risks and containing costs. They share key findings... [Listen]

Cloud-Based E-Discovery, Survey Results & Taxation of Costs

Cloud-Based E-Discovery, Survey Results & Taxation of Costs

On The ESI Report, host Kelly Kubacki, Attorney in the Thought Leadership & Industry Relations division at Kroll Ontrack welcomes Erin Nardo, Senior Manager for Product Delivery Management with Kroll Ontrack and Katie Winseck, Solutions Architect with Kroll Ontrack, to explore how the landscape of... [Listen]

The Future of E-Discovery

The Future of E-Discovery

What does the future hold when it comes to e-discovery? On Digital Detectives, co-hosts Sharon D. Nelson, Esq., President of Sensei Enterprises, Inc. and John W. Simek, Vice President of Sensei Enterprises, welcome John Munro, the Vice President and Managing Director of Orange Legal Technologies, to... [Listen]

Computer-Assisted Coding Implementation, Judicial Commentary & Cloud Computing

Computer-Assisted Coding Implementation, Judicial Commentary & Cloud Computing

On The ESI Report, host Kelly Kubacki, Attorney in the Thought Leadership & Industry Relations division at Kroll Ontrack welcomes Jessica Jones, Litigation Support Senior Analyst at Ropes & Gray, and Allison Berres, Legal Consultant for Kroll Ontrack, to discuss the hot issue of computer-assisted... [Listen]

Controversial Issues in E-Discovery

Controversial Issues in E-Discovery

This has been quite a year of controversy and e-discovery! On Digital Detectives, co-hosts Sharon D. Nelson, Esq., President of Sensei Enterprises, Inc. and John W. Simek, Vice President of Sensei Enterprises welcome Ralph Losey, a partner in the law firm of Jackson Lewis and a nationally known expert,... [Listen]

Preservation Problems, Federal Rulemaking Efforts & E-Discovery in Criminal Actions

Preservation Problems, Federal Rulemaking Efforts & E-Discovery in Criminal Actions

On The ESI Report, host Kelly Kubacki, Attorney in the Thought Leadership & Industry Relations division at Kroll Ontrack welcomes Tom Allman, Attorney and Consultant, and Bill Butterfield, Partner with Hausfeld LLP in Washington, DC, to explore the recent efforts to amend the Federal Rules of Civil... [Listen]

Interactive Whiteboard Technology in Courtrooms and Law Firms

Interactive Whiteboard Technology in Courtrooms and Law Firms

Want to know more about interactive whiteboard technology? On Digital Detectives, co-hosts Sharon D. Nelson, Esq., President of Sensei Enterprises, Inc. and John W. Simek, Vice President of Sensei Enterprises, talk with Judy Miller, the President of SmartCourt Consulting about why the courts and legal... [Listen]

E-Discovery Hot Trends: Social Media, Costs and Cooperation

E-Discovery Hot Trends: Social Media, Costs and Cooperation

Want to know what’s “hot” in the world of e-discovery? On The ESI Report, host Kelly Kubacki, Staff Attorney in the Legal Technologies division at Kroll Ontrack welcomes Sarah Jane Gillett, Shareholder and Lead of the Electronic Discovery Practice Group at Hall Estill and Catherine Harris, Legal... [Listen]

E-Discovery – Without the High Price Tag

E-Discovery – Without the High Price Tag

Lawyers are constantly complaining about the high cost of e-discovery, so why IS the price so high? On Digital Detectives, co-hosts Sharon D. Nelson, Esq., President of Sensei Enterprises, Inc. and John W. Simek, Vice President of Sensei Enterprises welcome Bill Gallivan, founding member and managing... [Listen]

Sham Exam? The Controversy over E-Discovery Certification

Sham Exam? The Controversy over E-Discovery Certification

Providers are now offering certification courses and tests for e-discovery workers. Critics charge that the programs target the most vulnerable members of the legal community, advocates say they are a step in the right direction to provide better education and standards.  On the August edition of Law... [Listen]

Educational Programs, E-Discovery Certifications & In-House Counsel Sanctions

Educational Programs, E-Discovery Certifications & In-House Counsel Sanctions

Interested in e-discovery education, but unsure where to begin? On The ESI Report, host Kelly Kubacki, Staff Attorney in the Legal Technologies division at Kroll Ontrack welcomes the Honorable David Waxse, United States Magistrate Judge in the District of Kansas, Ralph Losey, Partner and National e-Discovery... [Listen]

Is it Possible to Secure Law Firm Data?

Is it Possible to Secure Law Firm Data?

Is your law firm secure? On Digital Detectives, co-hosts Sharon D. Nelson, Esq., President of Sensei Enterprises, Inc. and John W. Simek, Vice President of Sensei Enterprises, welcome  Matt Kesner, the CIO of Fenwick & West LLP, a West Coast law firm representing high tech and bio-tech clients,... [Listen]

Future Law Office: Key Trends in the Legal Field

Future Law Office: Key Trends in the Legal Field

In this video podcast, Robert Half Legal’s executive director, Charles Volkert, and Michael Gibeault, vice president, discuss key findings from Future Law Office, the company’s annual research program that examines important developments in the legal field. An audio podcast is also available. Click... [Listen]

Proportionality in e-Discovery: A UK Perspective

Proportionality in e-Discovery: A UK Perspective

Few battlegrounds have been as bloody as the grounds on which proportionality in e-discovery are fought. On Digital Detectives, co-hosts Sharon D. Nelson, Esq., President of Sensei Enterprises, Inc. and John W. Simek, Vice President of Sensei Enterprises take a look at proportionality from across the... [Listen]