Digital Practice of Law E-Newsletter – Sept. 2003

   

Welcome to another edition of the Digital Practice of Law (DPL) e-mail newsletter that we hope you'll find of interest. This online publication offers electronic discovery, technology columns, tips and ideas that we hope you'll find both practical and easy to implement and make a meaningful contribution to your practice. Anytime you would like to unsubscribe from the DPL newsletter simply reply to this message with the word "Unsubscribe" in the subject line. In this issue: 1. Zubulake I through III – Cost Allocation for Electronic Discovery. 2. Head in the Sand or A Walk in the Clouds? 3. Valuable Web Sites to Visit 4. Highlighted Software  5. Highlighted Gizmo 6. Fun Sites to Visit 1. Zubulake I through III – Cost Allocation for Electronic Discovery - Michael Arkfeld Three recent federal court decisions, arising from the same case, provide a significant insight into the discoverability and costs allocation for electronic information. In this case a former female employee brought a gender discrimination and retaliation claim against her former employer. At issue was the discoverability of electronic information - specifically electronic mail - in the control and possession of the employer. Continue reading . . . 2. Head in the Sand or A Walk in the Clouds? – Michael R. Arkfeld  After a recent speaking engagement I was approached by the managing partner of a law firm who agreed that the information technology (IT) revolution has and will continue to greatly impact the practice of law. However, he said that since he was not technologically inclined and the capitalization cost for “technology” was significant that his firm was going to take a wait and see approach.  Continue reading . . . 3. Valuable Web Sites to Visit Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Over 10 billion web pages archived from 1996. (http://www.archive.org/web/web.php). Web Page Metadata. A description and set of links describing web page metadata. (http://adam.ac.uk/adam/metadata.html). Find witnesses inexpensively. Accurint (www.accurint.com) WebSite-Watcher. Allows you to monitor any number of websites for updates and changes. (http://aignes.com/).  4. Highlighted Software  Chronologia allows attorneys and legal professionals to automatically create animated timelines using PowerPoint®. The software automatically creates a hyper-link inside the PowerPoint presentation to evidence (files, images and video) that you’ve associated with a specific event within the timeline. Chronologia presentations can be used during: Trial openings and closings; Arbitrations, mediations and negotiations; Motions for summary judgment and eBriefs or paper briefs. For more information go to www.solutionsatlaw.com/chronologia 5. Highlighted Gizmo  The Logitech io pen lets people share, store, organize and retrieve their handwritten information by simply writing with ink on paper -- the way they always have. An optical sensor embedded in the pen captures the handwritten images, storing up to 40 pages in memory.    6. Fun Sites to Visit The Death Clock - http://www.deathclock.com/ Clones-R-US - http://www.d-b.net/dti/   Available from Law Partner Publishing . . .    Electronic Discovery and Evidence NEW – Comprehensive book on discovery, production and admission of electronic information.    The Digital Practice of Law The Practical Reference for Applying Technology Concepts to the Practice of Law   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscription, Notices & Privacy ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUBSCRIBE - To subscribe to our newsletter, please go to our Subscriptions Page http://www.arkfeld.com/subscribe.htm UNSUBSCRIBE - To unsubscribe from the DPL newsletter simply reply to this message with the word "Unsubscribe" in the subject line. FEEDBACK - To provide feedback about The Digital Practice of  Law Newsletter mail to: webmaster@arkfeld.com COPYRIGHT & REPRODUCTION - (C) 2003 by Michael R. Arkfeld, All rights reserved. Subscribers and other readers may copy, forward or redistribute this document to colleagues or friends only in its entirety and provided copyright is acknowledged with the proviso that any reproduction, retransmission or redistribution of this material for unauthorized commercial purposes is strictly prohibited.  DISCLAIMER - This document is provided for informational purposes only.  Information provided in this document is provided 'as is' without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and freedom from infringement. MAILING LISTS & PRIVACY - The Arkfeld.com e-Newsletter mailing list is managed and used exclusively by The Digital Practice of Law company (DPL).  DPL does not sell or rent information or mailing lists about its customers to any third party.