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December 7 Webinar: Why Culture Matters for Women in eDiscovery
If you’re a woman looking for a job in eDiscovery or already in an eDiscovery job – pretty comprehensive, right? – Level Legal has a new webinar for you. The details: Culture Counts: How Women Can Find and Create an Accommodating eDiscovery Environment 11:30 a.m. to...
Cut Four Hidden Costs With an eDiscovery ‘Dream Team’
eDiscovery is the most expensive part of litigation. The American Bar Association estimates that document review alone accounts for more than 80 percent of total litigation cost. And though the most frequent misstep in eDiscovery management is a lack of strategic...
Who’s Afraid of ESG?
By Greg Moreman If Halloween left you unfazed, law firms and legal departments should consider a few spooky statistics about Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) policies. Eighty-nine percent of compliance leaders surveyed said they feel responsible for ESG...
Should Doc Reviewers Consider a Career in Cybersecurity? Short Answer: Yes
By Sandy Ryan “So,” a recent job applicant I’ve known for some time asked, “should I consider a career in cybersecurity?” My palms begin to sweat. As the senior director of recruiting at Level Legal, I should be persuading this document-review candidate to join our...
The True Cost of Managed Review: It’s Not What You Think
Bargain-basement document review rates have fallen to surprising levels. But the true cost is higher. Much higher. In our industry, there seems to be a market reflex for commoditized services. Potential new customers of alternative legal services providers...
Twelve Timely eDiscovery Tips From the Alex Jones Case
Infowars talk show host Alex Jones is well-known. But the reasons behind his attorney’s recent discovery misstep might not be. A jury in Texas required Jones to pay $45.2 million in punitive damages to the parents of a Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victim on...
Podcast: eDiscovery After Hours
Ryan Short, the host of the eDiscovery After Hours podcast, invited our CEO and co-founder Joey Seeber to join him this month. The two discuss Joey’s journey from practicing law to purchasing a business he knew nothing about to public service as the Mayor of Tyler,...
How to Interview for Integrity: 7 Telltale Signs of a Great Hire
Author: Joey SeeberOriginal Publication: Texas CEO Magazine May 2022. Hiring the right people is a tough challenge in today’s pandemic-influenced business environment. It’s been especially difficult for my organization, which has grown by triple digits since the first...
Hiring Done Right: “Look Beyond the Resume”
Our CEO, Joey Seeber, spoke on Legal Talk Network’s Un-Billable Hour podcast with Christopher T. Anderson. Joey discusses the importance of “looking beyond the resume” and how you can alleviate hiring frustrations. At Level Legal, we know that hiring the right people...
The story of one person’s wayfinding in the competitive, driven world of legal
Alex Su did everything right. He went to the right law school. Northwestern. He worked hard and became an editor of law review. He made sure he knew what was expected of him and kept at it to land his dream job, an associate position at a swanky firm like the ones he...