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SUMMARY:Gen AI in e-Discovery: How to Test\, Trust\, and Thrive in a New AI Era
DESCRIPTION:Experts discuss trust in AI for e‑discovery\, covering validation\, defensibility and accountability\n\n\nJoin us as we team up with Relativity – one of our ACEDS ANZ Sponsors  – for this eseential discussion on Gen AI in eDiscovery. \n \nAs generative AI transforms e-discovery\, building trust in AI-powered workflows has become essential for the legal industry. This session brings together leading educators and thought leaders to explore the foundational principles for validating AI outputs and ensuring legal defensibility in an evolving technological landscape. \nOur expert panel will share insights on how organisations are establishing confidence in AI systems\, the strategic approaches being adopted to balance innovation with accountability\, and what the future holds for AI validation in legal practice. This session is designed for professionals seeking to understand the broader implications of AI adoption and how to navigate this transformative era with confidence. \n \nKey Takeaways\n\nUnderstand the essential principles for building trust and confidence in AI-driven legal workflows.\nDiscover how leading organisations are balancing innovation with accountability in their AI adoption strategies.\nGain perspective on the future of AI validation and what it means for the legal industry.
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SUMMARY:Discovering eDiscovery Careers\, Skills & Opportunities
DESCRIPTION:Discover the future of law! Join our panel on eDiscovery & LDI to learn why tech skills are crucial for modern legal careers. Get hired. Go\n\n\nAre you a law student\, legal professional\, or simply curious about the future of the legal industry? Join us for an eye-opening panel discussion that will demystify the high-tech\, high-demand world of eDiscovery and Legal Data Intelligence (LDI). \nIn today’s digital age\, legal professionals face a new challenge: finding critical evidence hidden in a digital haystack of data\, from emails and social media to countless other digital files. eDiscovery and LDI are the powerful tools and skills used to find that “needle.” \nWhat You’ll Learn: \n\nWhat is eDiscovery and LDI? Get a clear\, practical understanding of these essential legal tech fields.\nWhy Should You Care? Learn why these skills are no longer a niche\, but a core competency for modern legal professionals.\nCareer Paths & Opportunities: Hear directly from a diverse panel of experts\, including industry professionals\, on how they got started and what it takes to succeed.\nEssential Skills: Discover the key traits and skills—both technical and non-technical—that will make you invaluable in this field.\n\nThis session is designed to inspire you by showcasing the incredible career potential at the intersection of law and technology.
URL:https://acedsanz.gp.barbri.dev/our-events/discovering-ediscovery-careers-skills-opportunities/
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SUMMARY:Legal Data Intelligence - Mitigating and Managing Data Breach Incidents
DESCRIPTION:Webinar by ACEDS ANZ\n\n\nOverview: \nThe world of data and tech are advancing at lightning speed. Associated with this\, governments and regulators are imposing more robust frameworks and legislative requirements to help safeguard organisations and the data they hold. In this ACEDS sponsored webinar\, our panel will delve into some key considerations and good practices in data breach incident identification and containment\, including sharing some of their own experiences and lessons learned. They will also explore the role of cyber forensic analysis in understanding the nature of breaches and identifying their sources. \nWhy attend: \nOur panel brings a diverse perspective\, combining technical and investigative expertise to provide attendees with a well-rounded understanding of how to effectively identify\, respond to\, and contain data breaches. Whether you’re a legal professional\, compliance officer\, or IT specialist\, this session will offer actionable insights on managing incidents in line with regulatory expectations\, leveraging cyber forensic tools\, and implementing lessons learned from real-world breach scenarios \nPanel: \nJohn Wallace – Regulatory Adviser & Consultant \nAvram Lum – eDiscovery and Cyber Forensic Manager\, Wotton Kearney \nJohn Karamoschos – Forensic Technology Director\, BDO \nRolf Behrens – Sales Engineering Manager\, Relativity
URL:https://acedsanz.gp.barbri.dev/our-events/legal-data-intelligence-mitigating-and-managing-data-breach-incidents/
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SUMMARY:LDI - Navigating Modern Data Types in Litigation and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:ACEDS complimentary webinar\n\n\nOverview:Join us for this complimentary webinar as we dive into the rapidly evolving landscape of modern data types such as short-form messaging\, collaboration platforms\, and emerging communication channels and their growing impact on litigation\, investigations\, and regulatory matters. \nWhat You’ll Learn:In this session\, we’ll explore practical strategies and innovative technologies for optimising the end-to-end legal data lifecycle—from collection and processing to review and presentation. Learn how law firms\, corporations\, and government entities are uncovering critical insights and driving efficiency by effectively managing dynamic data sources. \nWhy Attend: \n\nUnderstand the unique challenges modern communication data presents\nDiscover workflow best practices for handling diverse data formats\nLearn how advanced tools can accelerate and strengthen your legal response\nGain actionable tips for improving data transparency\, defensibility\, and outcomes\n\nWhether you’re in legal operations\, eDiscovery\, compliance\, or litigation support\, this session will empower you to tackle the complexities of today’s digital communications with confidence. \nPanel \n\nRoshan Kumaragamage – Head of Legal Technology\, Minter Ellison\nEmma Young – Head of Electronic Data and eDiscovery APAC\, DLA Piper\nSam Lamble – Partner\, Discovery & Data Management\, Deloitte\nModerator – Jules Lambert\, Director\, Discovery & Data Management\, Deloitte
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SUMMARY:Expand the Value of Your Practice - a New Approach to Legal Data Challenges
DESCRIPTION:The Legal Data Intelligence (LDI) Model is a new framework & vocabulary describing the expanding role of many eDiscovery professionals.\n\n\nExpand the Value of Your Practice with a New Approach to Legal Data Challenges \nA fundamental challenge facing the legal industry today is the explosion of data volumes\, variety\, and sources. The glut of raw data has escalated from a nuisance to a universal problem across almost every legal task: from litigations and investigations to data breach responses and regulatory requests. Still\, we have yet to see a strategic\, unified\, and process-oriented approach to solving them. Until now. \n \nKey Learnings: \n1. See the Legal Data Intelligence (LDI) model: a new process framework and vocabulary that empowers teams to proactively tackle common legal data challenges across a range of use cases. \n2. Understand the role that technology — particularly generative AI and LLMs — plays in this new paradigm. \n3. Learn how to use this model to expand the scope of your role and provide greater value to your organization and your clients. \n \nPanel  \n\nJohn Wallace\, APAC Adviser\, Relativity / Director at Large\, ACEDs ANZ​\nEmma Young\, Regional Manager (APAC) – e-discovery\, DLA Piper / President\, ACEDs ANZ​\nAshley Christakis\, Senior Manager of e-Discovery and Legal Operations at CrowdStrike / LDI founding member\nOwen Bourke\, Partner of Forensics & Technology at Clayton Utz
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SUMMARY:Unique Journeys of eDiscovery!
DESCRIPTION:Three trailblazing women share their stories\, on what got them started and has keep them on their journeys of eDiscovery!\n\n\nThree trailblazing women share their stories\, and an anecdote or two\, on what got them started and has keep them on their journeys of eDiscovery. We’ll also hear about some of their wins and challenges along the way\, as well as their views on the future of the industry. \n\n\n\nPanel\nJohn Wallace\, Moderator\, Director at Large\, ACEDS ANZ Chapter\, Australia \nAngela Bunting – Manager\, Litigation & Practice Transformation\, Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions\, Australia \nNiika Komokallio – National Litigation Support Manager\, Russell McVeagh\, New Zealand \nLizan van Niekerk – Senior Community Enablement Specialist\, Relativity\, Australia \n\n\nAbout the Panelists\n \nJohn Wallace. With over 30 years leadership experience in government regulatory and law enforcement settings\, John is a recognised thought leader and adviser driven by opportunities to support organisations to be data-informed and intelligence-led through the utilisation of AI and legal technology. In his previous role with Australia’s corporate regulator ASIC\, John established and led a range of specialist investigation and support functions\, a number of which have been modelled by other agencies. As ASIC’s inaugural Chief Data Officer\, he developed the regulator’s Data Strategy and foundational data governance frameworks. Other portfolio responsibilities included risk management\, procurement and Regional Commissioner\, Victoria. John has advised and partnered with national and international regulators in relation to data and analytics initiatives\, as well as legal technology transformation programs. He has held senior executive roles in Victoria Police in corporate services and forensic science. \nJohn’s current appointments include Government Advisor\, Asia Pacific with Relativity and Director at Large on the Board of ACEDS\, Australia New Zealand Chapter. \nNiika Komokallio is the National Litigation Support Manager at Russell McVeagh\, leading the Litigation Support teams in both the Auckland and Wellington offices. She has over 17 years of experience in various legal support roles at Russell McVeagh. \nNiika has worked on a range of discoveries from small to large scale in the High Court\, as well as assisting with arbitrations\, cases on appeal to the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court\, and tax and other regulatory investigations. She works closely with the firm’s legal and support teams\, and is an expert on various aspects of the discovery process\, such as how to use relevant software\, application of the High Court Rules and best practices. She has a particular interest in streamlining the e-discovery process for the legal teams and the firm’s clients through practical solutions and appropriate use of technology. \nLizan van Niekerk is a senior community enablement specialist at Relativity\, and is based in Hunter Valley\, Australia. As a community enablement specialist\, she educates and advise customers to make the best use of Relativity. Having worked in the Digital Forensics and eDiscovery industry for the past 10 years\, her background includes Big 4 consulting firms in South Africa where she gained hands-on experiences across all the phases of EDRM\, with a focus on forensic collections\, processing\, and review workflows. Lizan holds a Master of Commerce in Forensic Accountancy degree from the North-West University\, South Africa. She moved to Australia in 2019 to work on a multi-billion dispute world class project. Lizan is also a certified Relativity Master and member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).
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