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4 Practical Ways Attorneys Can Gain Experience to Improve Their Technological Competence
As you begin to build a strong foundation for technological competence through educational efforts, it is essential to gain further understanding and skills through experience. I break experience into two categories: engagement and application.

Developing Technological Competence in the Digital Age of Law
Competence is the ethical foundation upon which everything we do as lawyers is based. To be competent is to have the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to do something successfully. Traditionally, lawyers do this by refining their specific areas of expertise and pursuing continuing legal education.

Life After Privacy Shield Part 3: The Global Impact of EU Data Privacy Standards on National Surveillance Practices and Global Trade Relations
In our recent webcast, Life After Privacy Shield: The Present and Future of Cross-Border Data Transfer, Chris O’Connor, Director of eDiscovery Strategy at CDS, interviewed Jonathan Armstrong, Partner at Cordery. Here’s Part 3 of the recap of their discussion on the geopolitical implications of the EU’s revamped data privacy standards.

Life After Privacy Shield Part 2: Next Best Steps Companies Can Take to Maintain GDPR Compliance
Here’s Part 2 of the recap of the discussion had during our recent webinar, Life After Privacy Shield: The Present and Future of Cross-Border Data Transfer. Chris O’Connor, Director of eDiscovery Strategy at CDS, interviewed Jonathan Armstrong, Partner at Cordery. They outlined some concrete steps you can take immediately to comply with the EU’s revamped data privacy regulations.

Life After Privacy Shield Part 1: The EU-US Privacy Shield Agreement was struck down. Now What?
We’ve been monitoring how to interpret the judgment by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in the far reaching Schrems II case which revamped the rules for global data privacy. Here’s Part 1 of the recap of their discussion of how data privacy enforcement has since played out.

EDI Leadership Summit Recap: The Latest Trends in Corporate eDiscovery
CDS was proud to be a Gold Ambassador at the 10th Annual EDI Leadership Summit which went virtual for the first time. The organizers do a great job of bringing together the right people seeking to solve problems with the aid of technology, and we always appreciate the opportunity to participate.

FedRAMP: A Closer Look at the U.S. Government’s Standards for Cloud-Based eDiscovery
With the Federal government looking to accelerate the adoption of secure cloud solutions for Federal agencies, Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) and software providers themselves are looking to achieve FedRAMP certification.

Relativity Fest 2020: eDiscovery Education, Innovation and Community in a Virtual World
Every year, Relativity Fest brings eDiscovery, compliance and legal technology practitioners together to learn, share and connect and get the latest in eDiscovery news. This year, Relativity Fest 2020 was completely virtual with over 100 free live and on-demand sessions across 11 specialized tracks.

Relativity Fest 2020 Recap – What’s New, What’s Hot and What’s Next for eDiscovery
Relativity Fest 2020, held September 21-23, brought together the global eDiscovery community, with registrants from more than 40 countries who took part in over 100 free live and on-demand sessions across 11 specialized tracks. What everyone missed from attending the in-person event was compensated by the accessibility (free for everyone!) and convenience of joining virtually.

RelativityOne in Switzerland: A Recipe for Innovation
As the economic and legal spaces become increasingly globalized—and corporate and law firm teams find themselves mired in cross-border and multi-jurisdictional matters—simplified, universal access to critical case data in the cloud becomes more and more necessary.