We’re Hiring a Business Development Coordinator

We are looking for an experienced legal professional for a business development, relationship manager role to assist our growing firm.

Successful candidates must have:

Knowledge and experience with legal technology and process improvement
Lawyer with post-call experience is preferred
Experience in business development, preferably in the legal industry
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Willingness to travel as needed
Ability to speak French is an asset

We welcome applications from all interested individuals, however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.… Read More

Is it Really Possible to Accurately Review Close to a Million Emails Over a Weekend?

Heuristica Discovery Counsel

February 6, 2023

Q: Is it really possible to accurately review close to a million emails over a weekend?

A: It depends.

In connection with an ongoing controversy about alleged inappropriate emails sent from the Premier’s office to the provincial prosecutorial service (ACPS), the Alberta government recently confirmed that it had identified emails from over 900+ email accounts and caused almost one million emails to be searched by provincial government employees in an effort to establish that the alleged emails had not been sent. All this was said to have occurred within three/four days of the Premier’s direction that the review be conducted.… Read More

We’re Hiring eDiscovery Counsel, Discovery Review Counsel, and Document Reviewers

We’re gearing up to meet the growing demand for our innovative approach to eDiscovery and document review.

We need to add several eDiscovery Counsel, Discovery Review Counsel, and contract Document Reviewers to our teams in Calgary and Toronto.

Successful candidates must have:

post-call litigation experience
a strong interest in eDiscovery practice as a career path
experience with Relativity/RelativityOne software is an asset
strong technical, analytical and drafting skills
be called to the Bar in the province of practice
carry professional liability insurance

We welcome applications from all interested individuals, however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.… Read More

What Ontario Courts are Saying about Redaction of Confidential or Sensitive Information

Catia Amorim

Associate

July 13, 2021

The Superior Court of Justice recently reiterated the test to be met when it comes to redaction of otherwise relevant documents.

In Marsella v. BDBC, 2021 ONSC 3276, a wrongful dismissal case, the plaintiff sought production of unredacted copies of certain documents in the defendant’s Schedule A. The documents at issue were created during an internal investigation which led to the plaintiff’s dismissal and contained the names of non-parties to the litigation.

Arguing for disclosure, the plaintiff posited that there was no evidence to show that the redacted information was sufficiently confidential or sensitive in nature that disclosure would result in “significant harm or prejudice” to BDBC or any non-parties. … Read More

eDiscovery Preparedness – Document Management Systems

Candice Chan-Glasgow, Director, Review Services and Counsel

June 8, 2021

An initial step for any business entity looking to proactively manage costs through the eDiscovery process is to re-examine its document management system (DMS).

A DMS is a system used to store, manage, and track electronic documents. The general benefits of an effective DMS have been touted for years – a DMS offers enhanced security and employees spend less time searching for information while losing less time to versioning issues. While these are all important considerations, a crucial perspective that is often overlooked is the eDiscovery aspect.… Read More

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