Ep 151: The State of the E-Discovery Industry, with Doug Austin

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Two years into the pandemic, what has been its impact on e-discovery and what lies ahead for the industry? The</span> <a href= "https://ediscoverytoday.com/2022/01/05/2022-state-of-the-industry-report-is-now-available-heres-how-to-get-it-ediscovery-trends/"> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">2022 State of the Industry Report</span></em></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">takes a deep dive into these questions, surveying lawyers, consultants, software and service providers, and others to paint a picture of where the industry is today and what trends will dominate in the year ahead. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Joining us on LawNext to discuss the report is Doug Austin, who conducted the survey and wrote the report. Austin, publisher of the blog</span> <a href= "https://ediscoverytoday.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">eDiscovery Today</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, is an established e-discovery thought leader with over 30 years of experience providing e-discovery best practices, legal technology consulting and technical project management services to commercial and government clients.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is his second year surveying the state of the industry, with sponsorship from</span> <a href="https://edrm.net/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">EDRM</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. Topics the report covers include remote work by e-discovery professionals, attendance at legal technology conferences, use of predictive coding, issues around data from mobile devices and collaboration apps, top e-discovery and e-discovery business trends for the year ahead, and the top challenges not being talked about. </span></p> <p><strong>Thank You To Our Sponsors</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode of LawNext is generously made possible by our sponsors. We appreciate their support and hope you will check them out. </span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "ht