UF 14th Annual E-Discovery Conference 2027!

This stellar annual event returns to University of Florida College of Law and online on February 10–11, 2027. It actually starts with a virtual pre-conference on February 9th! Join from your own workspace or bring colleagues to Gainesville and network together while learning as a team. Created by Professor Bill Hamilton, this conference is renowned for providing practical, actionable education with real-world solutions related to electronic discovery. Forward-thinking national speakers present strategies that can be implemented at both law firms and corporate legal departments. All attendees, both virtual and in-person, will be able to participate in roundtables. Leading organizations are expending resources, performing research, conducting pilots, and evaluating implementations for artificial intelligence for which new rules may be needed. Keeping pace with changes and making new connections in the industry are benefits of attending. Of course, the annual judicial panel never disappoints with unique insights into courts handling these issues and is not to be missed! See more and register here-- https://ufediscoveryconference.com/

Annual UF Law E-Discovery Conference Next Month!

  
The University of Florida Levin College of Law will hold their 13th Annual E-Discovery Conference February 24-26, 2026. Now more than a dozen years since this program was created by Professor Bill Hamilton, it is renowned for providing practical, actionable education with real-world solutions related to electronic discovery. Forward-thinking national speakers present strategies that can be implemented at both law firms and corporate legal departments. All attendees, both virtual and in-person, will be able to participate in roundtables that commence during pre-conference sessions on February 24th. Leading organizations are forming committees, budgeting resources, performing research, conducting pilots, and beginning early implementations for generative artificial intelligence and new rules may be needed. Keeping pace with changes and making new connections in the industry are benefits of attending. Of course, the annual judicial panel with unique insights into courts handling these issues is not to be missed! Free online. See more here-- https://ufediscoveryconference.com/

 

Florida's ESI Guidelines

The Florida Bar Business Law Section promulgated new Electronic Discovery or ESI Guidelines that promote early consultation and resolution of ESI issues. They seek to avoid court intervention, thereby promoting reasonable and efficient e-discovery of electronic information, while minimizing costs, delays, and burdens to the parties and the courts. Of course, e-neutrals can be utilized to create a workable protocol without judicial intervention allowing parties to get back to litigating on the merits if they cannot resolve the underlying matter. With the introduction of amended Florida Civil Procedure Rule 1.280 on January 1, 2025, these guidelines place a greater emphasis on proportionality, and practitioners and the courts are encouraged to review and utilize precedent and committee notes regarding Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 26 when addressing and resolving ESI discovery issues.  See more here-- https://flabizlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/BLS-Proposed-Civil-Case-Guidelines-re-ESI-Discovery-6.20.25-EDDEC-and-Rules-C-final-as-revised.pdf

12th Annual Florida E-Discovery Conference Coming

The University of Florida Levin College of Law will hold their 12th Annual E-Discovery Conference February 12-13, 2025. Hard to believe it's been a dozen years since this program created by Professor Bill Hamilton, renowned for providing practical, actionable education with real-world solutions related to electronic discovery, began. Forward-thinking national speakers present strategies that can be implemented at both law firms and corporate legal departments. Roundtables will commence in pre-conference sessions beginning February 11th. Leading organizations are forming committees, budgeting resources, performing research, conducting pilots, and beginning early implementations for generative artificial intelligence and new rules may be needed. Keeping pace with changes and making new connections in the industry are benefits of attending. Of course, the annual judicial panel with unique insights into courts handling these issues is not to be missed! Free online, as well as an in-person attendance option available.  See more here-- https://ufediscoveryconference.com/

 

Learn the latest in E-Discovery!

Next month, the University of Florida's 11th Annual E-Discovery Conference takes place both virtually and in person on February 28 & 29, 2024. Panels will address challenges for complex cases and provide key takeaways that you can put into practice. The conference is centered squarely around practical education for matters of ESI and is perfect for lawyers and legal professionals of all levels. Spread over two full days, it’ll be a combination of several short talks, panel discussions with live Q&A, and product videos. The participants learn about decisions on electronic discovery with proportionality, BYOD, search terms and TAR, and issues in emerging technologies leading the way, including Artificial Intelligence and prompt engineering in AI. Also of interest are off-the- shelf programs such Slack and Microsoft Teams, as well as programs designed and tailored for specific industries or companies, are now ubiquitous. Collaboration programs produce diverse types and versions and large volumes of data located in multiple locations on myriad of devices, including ephemeral or fragile data.  As always, the case law panel will tackle the key decisions from this past year with a goal of providing practical takeaways. Register here-- https://reg.conferences.dce.ufl.edu/basic/1400090225

10th Annual Florida E-Discovery Conference

Be sure to register for the University of Florida's Tenth Annual E-Discovery Conference taking place next year both virtually and in person on February 8 & 9, 2023. Panels will address challenges for complex cases and provide key takeaways that you can put into practice. The conference is centered squarely around practical education for matters of ESI and is perfect for lawyers and legal professionals of all levels. Spread over two full days, it’ll be a combination of several short talks, panel discussions with live Q&A, and product videos. This year set another record for decisions on electronic discovery with proportionality, BYOD, search terms and TAR, and issues in emerging technologies leading the way. Also of interest are off-the- shelf programs such Slack and Microsoft Teams, as well as programs designed and tailored for specific industries or companies, are now ubiquitous. Collaboration programs produce diverse types and versions and large volumes of data located in multiple locations on myriad of devices, including ephemeral or fragile data.  The case law panel will tackle the key decisions from this past year with a goal of providing practical takeaways. Register here-- 10th Annual UF Law E-Discovery Conference (ufediscoveryconference.com)

Free Annual UF E-Discovery Conference Online

The University of Florida Levin College of Law returns March 23^rd and March 24^th 2022 for its 9^th Annual E-Discovery Conference. The Conference combines its topics, sessions and legal, technology, and E-discovery experts to address the challenges for matters and provide key takeaways that you can put into practice. The conference is centered squarely around practical education for matters that range from small to large and is perfect for lawyers and legal professionals of all levels. Spread over two full days (mornings and afternoons if you’re in the U.S.), it’ll be a combination of several short talks, panel discussions with live Q&A, and product videos. All sessions will be recorded and available for you to watch in your own time. To ensure content is as accessible as possible we will have close captioning during the event and pre-recorded content will be captioned as well.

During the 2-day conference will discuss various aspect of e-discovery including:

• Preparing for the Rule 26(f) and Rule 16 conferences
• Effectively handling e-discovery motions, objections, and hearings
• Managing proportionality
• Negotiation ESI Protocols
• Basic and advanced search techniques
• Maximizing document review speeds and accuracy.

See more here-- https://ufediscoveryconference.com/