O’Donnell Speaks at CCLA Litigation Conference

Crystal O’Donnell, the firm’s founder and CEO, will provide an update on “Changes to the Rules and Electronic Documents” at the County of Carleton Law Association’s (CCLA) 39th Annual Civil Litigation Updated Conference.

The conference is one of four Cornerstone Conferences put on by the Association every year, each being well known for its high quality programming and warm hospitality.

Crystal will speak about the Uniform Law Conference of Canada (ULCC) project to harmonize civil procedure rules for electronic evidence, providing a summary of the proposed rules and the current status of the project.

The conference will be held this year at the Fairmont Mont Tremblant November 15th and 16th. … Read More

O’Donnell Presents at Vancouver ILTA Event

We are pleased to sponsor an International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) event in Vancouver entitled “Reimagining Review – Disrupting Traditional Models“.

Hosted by the Vancouver office of Miller Thomson LLP, Crystal O’Donnell, Heuristica’s Founder and CEO, will present a lunch session on new technologies in eDiscovery.

Technological changes can have a substantial impact on business models and client expectations. Crystal will examine how technology can fundamentally disrupt traditional review and business models and, in turn, also provide opportunities for law firms and corporate legal departments.

Crystal will lead an interactive presentation and then discuss with the group:

How to reduce the cost of ediscovery and provide clients with a better work product
How new review and business models can create increasingly marketable skill sets and practice areas for paralegals

ILTA is an international volunteer-led, staff-managed association with a focus on premiership. … Read More

BCLMA and ILTA Host eDiscovery Workshop in Vancouver

We are pleased to sponsor a BC Legal Management Association (BCLMA) and International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) joint session entitled “Best Practices for Implementing New Technologies in eDiscovery”.

Hosted by the Vancouver office of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Crystal O’Donnell, Heuristica’s Founder and CEO, will present a lunch session on new technologies in eDiscovery on Tuesday, May 15 at noon.

Advances in technology enable parties to conduct discovery without relying on traditional linear or ‘eyes-on’ review models. Crystal will discuss best practices and emerging case law for implementing technology to successfully manage ediscovery in a defensible, proportionate and cost-effective manner. … Read More