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Earlier this month, Duke Law School acquired EDRM, the organization that developed a widely-used reference model and set of standards for electronic discovery.
Why? Because that’s where the money is, according to John Rabiej, director of the Center for Judicial Studies at Duke Law who is overseeing the transaction.
“That’s the whole ballgame now,” said Rabiej. “Nobody tries cases anymore because everyone’s devoting all their resources to discovery.”
He said the Center for Judicial Studies aims to bring lawyers, judges and academics together to solve the legal profession’s knottiest problems. And few problems have been festering like e-Discovery where costs are out of control, and there’s little understanding or use of the best available technology, said Rabiej.
The purchase was for all of EDRM’s assets, including its website where information about e-Discovery can be found. In making the acquisition, Duke’s Center will take on management of an organization that provides information, defines norms, and sets best practices for e-Discovery.
Read the complete article at Duke Law Gets Into the e-Discovery Game