New Poll Launched as Part of Fios’ Popular Webcast Series to Help Identify Trends, Roles and Advancements in the e-Discovery Industry
PORTLAND, Ore.– LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire –Fios® Inc., the leading expert in electronic discovery and litigation readiness services, today announced that it has launched a new Fios Webcast Poll as a way to help identify trends, roles and advancements in the e-discovery industry. Poll questions are now being asked live during each Fios webcast, with results then posted on TechnologyCounsel.org, the newest information portal, sponsored by Fios, dedicated to the intersection of law and technology.
The first poll, taken during the April 24th webcast and entitled “Technology Counsel – Corporations Harnessing the New Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,” asked attendees: “Who at their company or firm is responsible for managing the intersection of law and technology?” With an audience of nearly 100 equally divided from corporations and law firms, the poll revealed the following:
General Counsel – 12%
IT – 16%
Staff attorney – 24%
Paralegal – 4%
Litigation Support, Practice Support – 30%
Partner – 14%
Associates – 0%
The poll also revealed that in the law firm, the litigation support or practice support professionals are primarily responsible (52%). Inside the corporation, it’s more likely to be a staff attorney (35%) or somebody from the IT department (22%).
“This poll confirms that there are different roles and responsibilities when it comes to managing e-discovery at the law firm and inside the corporation,” said Mary Mack, Esq., Technology Counsel at Fios and webcast presenter. ”I believe we’ll continue to see an expansion of these responsibilities as the amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are played out in court. We will also see a continued trend focused on identifying the appropriate person or persons that can manage the intersection of law and technology, particularly inside the corporation.”
Upcoming webcasts that will feature the new Fios Webcast Poll include:
— eDiscovery and Retention: Living with the Rule 26(f) Conference and Rule16(b) Order
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
10:00 AM Pacific / 1:00 PM Eastern (Webcast Length: 1 hour)
Faculty: Marie Lona – Winston Strawn, LLP
— Advanced Litigation Issues in E-Discovery
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
10:00 AM Pacific / 1:00 PM Eastern (Webcast Length: 1 hour)
Faculty: Sharon L Caffrey, Esq.; Partner – Duane Morris LLP
— FRCP – Discovery Obligations
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
10:00 AM Pacific / 1:00 PM Eastern (Webcast Length: 1 hour)
Faculty: Thomas Y. Allman, Senior Counsel – Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP and Mary Mack, Technology Counsel and Director – Fios, Inc.
— Funding e-Discovery Through a Pigouvian Assessment
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
10:00 AM Pacific / 1:00 PM Eastern (Webcast Length: 1 hour)
Faculty: Jay Brudz, Senior Counsel – General Electric (GE) and Mary Mack, Technology Counsel and Director – Fios, Inc.
Fios’ webcasts are one hour in length and are offered at no charge. Pre-registration is required. More information on the webcasts, topics being discussed, newly added sessions, and how to register is available on Fios’ website at: http://www.fiosinc.com/events/webcasts.html. Fios’ Webcast Poll results can be found at www.technologycounsel.org.
About Fios Inc.
Serving the legal community since 1999, Fios Inc. gives litigation support teams, outside counsel and in-house counsel greater control over litigation response and electronic discovery processes. Fios provides complete visibility into potentially responsive data, allowing clients to collect, process, review and produce massive amounts of electronic documents while maintaining a legally defensible audit trail. Fios’ proprietary data collection, processing and Web-based review technologies are based on an in-depth knowledge of litigation and information technology. Fios is also the principal sponsor of the leading information portals: www.DiscoveryResources.org, www.ComplianceResources.org and www.TechnologyCounsel.org. Headquartered in Portland, Ore., Fios is backed by top investors, including 3i, Fluke Ventures, FBR CoMotion, Digital Partners and Banyan Capital Partners, and has offices throughout the continental United States. For more information about the company and its services, visit http://www.fiosinc.com.
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