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EDD Basics: The Three Parts of a Keyword Search, Part 1

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Use of keyword searching in general is driven by two interlocking goals. The first is to improve review efficiency by narrowing the scope of review to documents most likely to be relevant. The second goal is to improve feasibility and cost-effectiveness of reviewing large volumes of ESI by culling non-relevant documents prior to the costly attorney review stage.

Agiloft Wins PCMag Editors’ Choice Award for Contract Lifecycle Management

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Agiloft, Inc., a provider of agile business process software, announced that its Contract Lifecycle Management solution has won PCMag’s highly coveted Editors’ Choice Award, the publication’s highest rating.

‘Compliance As A Service’ New Revenue Streams For MSPs And Business Associates

EVENT, Sept. 24, 2 p.m. EDT
A panel of industry experts will discuss key tools to expand your portfolio to include ‘Compliance as a Service’ for your healthcare clients in a webinar aimed at MSP or business associates working with healthcare providers.

Case Study: Using Near-Duplicate Detection to Find Documents

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Maureen Holland of D4, LLC has written a case study describing how expert consultants inexpensively applied analytics to find documents that would not have been found though traditional review and saved the client $134,955.

Extending Your Compliance Team Without Expanding Your Budget

EVENT, Sept. 30, 12 p.m. EDTCo-sourcing brings a level of experience and expertise in a dedicated business partner, but is still a new concept for many practitioners.

Private Company Director Liability and Protection

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Fisher Broyles LLP has posted a paper outlining the sources of liability for directors of private companies.

Beck Redden Lawyers Recognized as 2015 Texas Super Lawyers

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The list of top Texas attorneys, a Thomson Reuters publication, is based on peer recognition and professional achievements.

Tips for Dispute Avoidance in the Current Oil Price Environment

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The conventional belief is that oil and gas disputes will rise in the latter part of 2015 and into 2016, triggered in some measure by banks’ next round of reserve-based redeterminations for oil and gas companies.

Contractor Licensing: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You

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Failure to follow contractor licensing laws can have draconian consequences, writes Kraftson Caudle of Virginia on its blog.

Key Considerations in Understanding and Negotiating Non-Disclosure Agreements

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Authors outline some key provisions and potential pitfalls that should be considered when negotiating NDAs.

9 Key Provisions of Outsourcing Contracts That Matter

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When entering into outsourcing agreements, what provisions of the governing contract (such as a master services agreement) should both parties pay particular attention to?

Indemnification Pitfalls in Commercial Contracts

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A modest amount of forethought can address some of the more common defects seen in indemnification provisions, writes Michael Didriksen of Baker Botts.

Texas Court of Appeals Rules on Permission Needed for Off-Lease Horizontal Drilling

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The Fourth Court of Appeals in Texas recently held that surface owners control the matrix of the underlying earth; thus, a surface owner can give permission to drill through the subsurface to an adjacent lease, reports Lauren N. Randle in The Energy Law blog published by Liskow & Lewis.

Attorneys From Austin-based George Brothers Kincaid & Horton Win National Recognition

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Five lawyers with the Austin-based business litigation firm George Brothers Kincaid & Horton LLP have earned selection to the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, the nation’s oldest and one of the most prestigious guides to the legal industry.