In a recent Legaltech News article, “Legal Tech's Predictions for E-Discovery in 2022,” Jonathan Redgrave and Erica Zolner discuss the rapidly expanding landscape of eDiscovery and predict the emergence of new business models in response to the increased need for services that bridge the fields of law and technology.

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Jonathan M. Redgrave, managing partner, Redgrave LLP: “We are approaching another tipping point in terms of the convergence of business, technology, and legal needs. In-house legal departments continue to build more sophisticated approaches to purchasing services, and the tolerance for ‘status quo’ services from disparate providers will start to wane. In particular, 2022 will see the emergence of market leaders that blend data science, business acumen, and legal representation capabilities to provide holistic value-add services to help organizations solve the growing number of information governance and legal discovery challenges.”

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Erica B. Zolner, partner, Redgrave LLP: “Between the impact of COVID-19 and the boom in collaboration tools required for remote work (SLACK, Teams, recorded Zoom conferences, and dozens of new messaging applications, to name a few), the playing field for what constitutes ‘discoverable information’ will only continue to lengthen and widen. These developments, coupled with the ever-changing law on e-discovery, should guide parties to prioritize practicing the ’3 Ts’: transparency, thorough collaboration between client and counsel, and thoughtful communication between parties across the ‘v.’”

Read the full Legaltech News article here.