Browsing by Subject "Legal technology"

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    Designing a Predictive Coding System for Electronic Discovery
    (2016-04-08) Soundarajan, Dhivya; Hook, Sara Anne
    Not long ago, the concept of using predictive coding and other technologies to assist with the electronic discovery process seemed revolutionary. Da Silva Moore and Global Aerospace stand as the first major cases where judges strongly supported predictive coding.1-2 A recent Indiana case recognized it as a useful method for reducing the amount of potentially relevant evidence that has to be searched and culled.3 Within just a few short years, using predictive coding as part of an electronic discovery process is now considered acceptable and perhaps even expected. It is not difficult to appreciate the advantages of predictive coding and its superiority over a manual process at various steps of electronic discovery, particularly during the review step.4-11 However, questions still remain about the efficacy of the predictive coding process and the tools that are available.12-13 Because the use of predictive coding systems in law is still in its infancy, it presents us with an opportunity to design something that will not only take advantage of the power of big data and computational algorithms, but that will also incorporate design and usability principles to provide an attractive and easy-to-use interface for lawyers to interact with. Predictive coding uses natural language processing and other mathematical models to enhance search results, but the essence of these systems is that they actually learn and the precision of the retrieval improves as additional collections of evidence are entered. Behind-the-scenes will be a repository where all of the evidence for a case resides. Our system will assist the lawyers in reducing the time and cost of an electronic discovery process as well as minimize the chances for mistakes in determining which evidence is relevant to a case and which evidence can be withheld under attorney-client privilege, as attorney work-product or another confidentiality doctrine. 1. Da Silva Moore v. Publicis Groupe & MSL Group, No. 11 Civ. 1279, 2012 WL 607412 (ALC) (AJP) (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 24, 2012). 2. Global Aerospace, Inc. v. Landow Aviation, L.P., No. CL 61040 (Vir. Cir. Ct. Apr. 23, 2012). 3. In re Biomet, 2013 WL 1729682 (N.D. Ind. Apr. 18, 2013). 4. Alison Silverstein and Geoffrey Vance. E-Discovery Myth Busters: Why Predictive Coding is Safe, Successful and Smart. Peer to Peer, Vol. 29, No. 4, December 2013, pp. 66-69. 5. John Papageorge. Predictive Coding Gaining Support in Courts. Indiana Lawyer, January 29-February 11, 2014, p. 8. 6. Adam M. Acosta. Predictive Coding: The Beginning of a New E-Discovery Era. Res Gestae, October 2012, pp. 8-14. 7. Ajith (AJ) Samuel. Analytics Driving the E-Discovery Process. Peer to Peer, Vol. 28, No. 2, June 2012. 8. Richard Acello. Beyond Prediction: Technology-Assisted Review Enters the Lexicon. ABA Journal, August 2012, pp. 37, 70. 9. Barry Murphy. The Rise of Technology-Assisted Review (TAR). Peer to Peer, Vol. 28, No. 2, June 2012, pp. 10. Brian Ingram. Controlling E-Discovery Costs in a Big Data World. Peer to Peer, Vol. 29, No. 1, March 2013. 11. Hal Marcus and Susan Stone. Beyond Predictive Coding - The True Power of Data Analytics [webinar]. International Legal Technology Association, May 19, 2015. 12. Jessica Watts and Gareth Evans. Predictive Coding in the Real World [webinar]. International Legal Technology Association, August 5, 2015. 13. Danielle Bethea. Predictive Coding: Revolutionizing Review or Still Gaining Momentum? Litigation and Practice Support: ITLA White Paper, International Legal Technology Association, June 2014.
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    Designing a Predictive Coding System for Electronic Discovery
    (2017-07-14) Soundarajan, Dhivya; Hook, Sara Anne
    This paper presents the preliminary results of a pilot project to design a predictive coding system for electronic discovery (e-discovery) that will be able to handle potentially relevant evidence in a myriad of formats and that will have the features and functionality that lawyers and members of the legal team will find most use-ful. We developed our predictive coding system to combine available software tools with particular emphasis on usability and in making the user interface as in-tuitive, attractive and user-friendly as possible. Future work will include a survey and interviews with potential users, testing the system with larger sets of files and documents, and continued refinement of the user interface and backend processing.
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    Gaggle on the Gavel: Designing an Interactive Website to Create a Community of Lawyers
    (2016-07) Hook, Sara Anne; Pachhapurkar, Shilpa
    Law is behind other industries and professions in its implementation of technolo-gy that could make the practice of law and the delivery of legal services more ef-fective and satisfying. Although there has been considerable development in le-gal technology over the past few years, research identified the need for an interac-tive LinkedIn-style online community for lawyers to communicate other lawyers. Such a community would be particularly beneficial for solo practitioners, lawyers in small firms and lawyers in rural communities and would also provide a con-venient way to connect with lawyers for referrals and recommendations, for spe-cialized expertise and to develop contacts in different geographic locations. Ten-tatively titled Gaggle on the Gavel is an attempt to create such a community that would gather a number of attractive features and functionality under one umbrella and be compliant with the rules of professional conduct with respect to client con-fidentiality, security, advertising and solicitation. A system has been designed, prototyped and revised based on feedback from a focus group of lawyers.
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    Hot Topics in Informatics and Intellectual Property Law
    (2016-02-11) Hook, Sara Anne
    What is Informatics? What is Legal Informatics? Areas of Law at the Intersection of Law and Technology: Electronic Discovery Cybersecurity 3D Printing New and Emerging Technologies for the Practice of Law Challenges with New and Emerging Technologies: Unauthorized Practice of Law (UPL) Law Firm Marketing and Advertising Intellectual Property Law Issues The Future of Law Practice and How Informatics Can Help
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    IV. Effective Exhibits and Courtroom Technology
    (Material in this chapter was taken from various Modules of I470 Litigation Support Systems and Courtroom Presentations, an online course that was developed and team-taught by S.A. Hook and E. Lykins. The content of the course and the course Modules have evolved over time, from 2010 when it was first taught, until its most recent iteration in 2017., 2017) Hook, Sara Anne; Lykins, Elizabeth
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