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Proportionality is like The Force

Joshua Gilliland

There are those who fear eDiscovery, thus feel the new Rule 26 empowers them to object to every request for production on the grounds the request is not proportional to the merits of the case. Such thinking leads to the Dark Side. The new Rules are designed to bring balance to litigation, not leave it in tatters. Siriano, at *16.

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Lawyer vs. AI or Lawyers + AI: Embracing the Future of Legal Practice with BriefPoint.ai’s Nathan Walter and Bridget Albiero (TGIR Ep. 202)

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

In my experience, every attorney that I worked with, they were always interested in reducing billable hours, but for their clients, but that was at odds with the internal structures of the firm who needed to keep the lights on who to a large degree are manufacturers of billable hours.

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From Climate Finance to Plastic Pollution: Inside the UN’s Summit of the Future

Complex Discovery

The Summit, slated for late September, comes at a critical juncture as the deadline for these ambitious global objectives draws nearer. As of now, the Pact is under a 72-hour review, during which countries can raise objections, making further revisions likely. Meanwhile, the business community is closely monitoring these developments.