Our in - house document collection and analysis tools, including the use of technology - assisted review (such
as predictive coding) help to increase efficiencies, find the important documents sooner, and reduce costs.
Maura is the leading national figure in what's come to be known among lawyers
as predictive coding.
«Indeed, even those litigation professionals who have experienced frustration with emerging eDiscovery technology promises — such
as predictive coding and other technology assisted review applications — have found the value of EDA.»
Vound prides itself on offering features that get the job done and not in marketing to industry catch phrases such
as predictive coding, Information governance or cyber security.
Paul Hunter shares some comments on what lawyers in Australia need to keep in mind
as predictive coding gains adoption in the region.
Technology - assisted review (TAR), such
as predictive coding software, can help attorneys manage this process more efficiently.
However, emerging technologies that allow users to «train» software to distinguish between relevant and non-relevant documents (typically known
as predictive coding, or technology assisted review) are making internal review much more viable (learn much more about this in the Review section of this guide).
Under his direction, ILS has broken new ground using statistical toolsets for OCR accuracy improvement, introduced linguistic enhancements that dramatically improve machine translation and pioneered the use of expert technologies (artificial intelligence programs) for first pass issue coding, commonly known
as predictive coding.
Trends such
as predictive coding, information governance, IoT (internet of things), cloud storage, and vanishing content applications are changing the e-discovery landscape.
Our service offerings include Automated Issue Coding (also known
as predictive coding) as well as foreign language translation.
Document review accounts for a considerable portion of attorney time and money, but our automated issue coding, also known
as predictive coding, uses cutting edge high technology to streamline this process with technology assisted review (TAR).
This type of analytics - driven review is commonly referred to
as predictive coding, used interchangeably with technology assisted review (TAR) and computer assisted review (CAR).
Are more attorney jobs about to be on the chopping block
as predictive coding software enters the world of ediscovery?
As predictive coding has evolved into «technology - assisted review,» machine learning and other AI tools have created some amazing results that offer ways to improve that whole area of practice, save costs and help clients and the court system.
As predictive coding and analytics play a bigger role in e-discovery, those with legal, IT and mathematical skills will be in great demand.
Not exact matches
Once
code is set up to port data within a
predictive model, one can also automate that model's visualization and capitalize on it
as a moneymaker.
With about 100 lines of
code, a Morgridge Institute for Research team has unleashed a fast, simple and
predictive text - mining tool that may turbo - charge big biomedical pursuits such
as drug repurposing and stem cell treatments.
These variables are an important reminder
as to why it is critical that clients beginning to leverage
predictive coding work with experts to advise on which methods make the most sense for a matter's unique needs.
«With Ringtail, law firms can provide more cost - effective e-discovery services to their clients
as well
as expand into areas like data analytics,
predictive coding and managed review.
Predictive coding, referred to by Judge Peck
as «TAR» (technology - assisted review), is the use of computer algorithms and machine learning to complement document review by lawyers.
Also, the most strategic law firms — the ones that view
predictive coding as a key tool in helping them add value and better serve clients — are driving adoption among competing firms.
We've been working with a range of clients, including regulators, law firm partners and corporate legal teams to help them understand: first, the
predictive coding process
as a whole from start to finish, and what that looks like for their particular matter; and second, some basic elements such
as precision and recall, so they don't get bogged down in the nuts and bolts of the data science.
As mentioned earlier, concerns over expert testimony and witness reports for
predictive coding have been higher than in other jurisdictions to date.
As NSU explains, «This course provides hands - on experience for students on a number of key operational aspects of the practice of law, including the business foundation of successful law firm management; security and confidentiality of client information; marketing, public relations, advertising and social media; duties of technological competence under ABA «Ethics 20/20» amendments to the Model Rules of Professional Responsibility;
predictive coding and other eDiscovery issues; client intake and case management; and issues related to the scope and composition of representation, including the unauthorized practice of law and unbundled legal services.»
It was an informative gathering with lively roundtable discussions amongst peers on interesting e-discovery topics such
as: judges ordering the use of
predictive coding, indexing data by concepts, the practicality of co-operation and disclosure of
predictive coding to opposing counsel, whether it's possible to conduct privilege reviews using
predictive coding and even securing executive buy - in for «spring cleaning» data remediation projects.
In litigation, Nelson explains that
predictive coding technology can be used to rank and then «
code» or «tag» electronic documents based on criteria such
as «relevance» and «privilege» to help reduce time spent on page - by - page lawyer document review.
processes needed to supplement the use of
predictive coding as part of a defensible legal review workflow; and
However,
as industry experts such
as Craig Ball have noted,
predictive coding has failed to generate the traction in the litigation marketplace that many forecast in the aftermath of Judge Peck's widely publicized endorsement.
Where,
as here, petitioners reasonably request to use
predictive coding to conserve time and expense, and represent to the Court that they will retain electronic discovery experts to meet with respondent's counsel or his experts to conduct a search acceptable to respondent, we see no reason petitioners should not be allowed to use
predictive coding to respond to respondent's discovery request.
(Although the opinion used the term «
predictive coding,» we prefer technology assisted review
as a term that is both more descriptive and inclusive of the various forms of this technique.)
More than half cited
predictive coding as the key technological shift that could alter the balance of reasonableness and proportionality in the coming years.
«
As judges and lawyers become more comfortable with
predictive coding it will lead to greater use.»
Despite the advances expected with
predictive coding, emerging challenges such
as increasing data volumes, complex data types such
as from social media and the cloud,
as well
as increasing international discovery demands provided such a counterweight that 47 % of counsel expect e-discovery costs to increase over the next few years.
Additionally, 60 % of the respondents said that they would prefer to buy
predictive coding as a service, versus 33 % preferring to buy it
as a software.
As other judges followed suit, issuing their own opinions endorsing or approving
predictive coding, the trend led law firm Gibson Dunn, in its annual e-discovery update, to declare 2012 «the year of
predictive coding.»
Within the last two years, federal and state courts around the country have issued decisions endorsing the use of
predictive coding and accepting it
as the norm.
To identify documents,
predictive coding uses techniques and tools such
as: concept, contextual, and metadata searches; probability theory; relevance ranking; clustering; and, sorting and filtering by issue.
With the emergence, and apparent judicial acceptance, of
predictive coding and the certainty of greater technological advancements on the horizon, attorneys will be well - served to understand and embrace these changes
as they come.
Predictive analytics is often referred to
as «
Predictive Coding» (PC) or «Technology Assisted Review» (TAR).
Now that you've had primer on review, our next section looks specifically at
predictive coding, a technology - driven process that many people see
as the future of e-discovery review.
Most e-discovery specialists understand Early Data Assessment (EDA) and
Predictive Coding as independent tools, both used to reduce data during e-discovery production.
As a result, they turned to Technology Assisted Review (TAR) and
Predictive Coding systems to locate relevant data.
88 percent of firms polled now also use
predictive coding to cull large data sets and 68 percent of these rated their experience with it
as six or higher on a scale of one to ten.
Whether we call these software programs «
predictive coding,» «technology - assisted review» or something else entirely, how do you know that they are right for you
as a cautious and risk - averse in - house lawyer?
Is
predictive coding inherently superior, or can they serve
as complements?
As stated above, small cases do not make good
predictive coding candidates.
And that among these large firms more than twice
as many will charge their clients for photocopies and «long distance phone calls» (really) than incorporate cost - saving strategies like
predictive coding for electronic discovery or document assembly software for contract drafting.
Predictive coding is the most recent attempt at taming the electronic data behemoth that presents itself
as millions of pages for review.
But it does not do true TAR or
predictive coding,
as I understand it.
Maybe building a
predictive -
coding algorithm will never seem
as sexy
as building an AI chat bot for Facebook, but a little buzz could make a difference.