For those who missed the ABA Techshow 2007 last week, here's a summary from www.law.com by Brett Burney. Not surprisingly, eDiscovery took the spotlight, with Judge Shira Scheindlin (author of the landmark Zubulake decisions) delivering the keynote address.
Judge Scheindlin addressed the importance of preparing for the Rule 26(f) "meet and confer" by learning where and how your client stores electronic records and information. Bringing this knowledge to your initial meetings with opposing counsel, and actually sharing that information with them, indicates a change in law practice that does not sit comfortably with many attorneys. Judge Scheindlin recognized the struggles attorneys and judges will face in the near future as they legally define terms like "inaccessible data," "reasonably usable format," and "routine operation of an electronic system." (Emphases added.)
(Source: http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLT.jsp?id=1174912594541.)
