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ArkCase Provides an Open Source Case Management Alternative

Law firm and legal departments looking for an open source alternative for case management should take a look at ArkCase. The company offers a case management system build around open source components that was originally designed to support the FBI’s case management initiative. The company is a veteran owned small business that is CMMI Level …

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Merlin Foundation Sponsors Boston Legal Hackathon

The Merlin Legal Open Source Foundation is proud to sponsor an upcoming legal hackathon with Suffolk University Law School. The hackathon is set to run in conjunction with Suffolk University’s LITCON 2020, which will be held on Monday, March 30, 2020. The Legal Hackathon will provide legal professionals and technologists a chance to work together …

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Merlin Foundation and EDRM Announce Alliance to Develop Industry Processing Standards

We are excited to announce that EDRM and the Merlin Legal Open Source Foundation are engaged in a joint project to develop industry requirements for an e-discovery processing platform. E-discovery involves the collection of electronically-stored information (“ESI”), the conversion of that data into a usable format, and its review to determine whether it is relevant …

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The Tubman Project: Aiding Criminal Defense with Open Source Software

We had the chance to speak with Computer Scientist Darrell K. Malone, founder and leader of the Tubman Project. The Tubman Project was founded in Houston not long after Hurricane Harvey hit to create an artificial intelligence based system that could help public defenders better handle large caseloads. Malone’s idea is to harness the power …

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Foundation Members Named to EDRM Global Advisory Counsel

Mary Mack, CEO and Chief Legal Technologist at EDRM (and Merlin Advisory Board member) announced the formation of a new Global Advisory Counsel today. The new Global Advisory Counsel includes over 35 legal technology leaders from around the world and they will provide strategic advice to EDRM on a variety of issues. “We are excited …

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James McKenna, CIO at Fenwick & West says the public cloud is not only viable but an exciting option for legal

James McKenna, President of ILTA and CIO at Fenwick & West joined Zach Warren, editor-in-chief of Legaltech News on LegalSpeak, to talk about top legal trends for 2020. In this not to be missed, episode, McKenna says the public cloud is not only viable for legal but also an exciting option to which many are …

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Josh Blandi, CEO of UniCourt, joins Merlin Foundation Advisory Board

The Merlin Legal Open Source Foundation is pleased to welcome Josh Blandi to our Advisory Board. Josh is the CEO and Co-Founder of UniCourt Inc. UniCourt is a SaaS offering using machine learning to disrupt the way court records and other public records are organized, accessed, and used. UniCourt connects attorneys, businesses, and consumers to …

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The latest TAR Talk is Out. Catch Episode 12: Did you say Two Faced or Two Phased Review?

The latest TAR Talk is Out. Catch Episode 12: Did you say Two Faced or Two Phased Review? Join John Tredennick and his compatriot Tom Gricks for the latest edition of TAR Talk. Episode Twelve: Did you say Two Faced or Two Phased Review? Sure, TAR will be more efficient than a linear review — …

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Merlin Foundation Certified as tax-exempt charitable organization by the IRS

We are pleased to announce that the Merlin Legal Open Source Foundation has be recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt charitable organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations made to the Foundation are exempt from U.S. federal taxes. The recognition applies retroactively to all donations made to the Foundation …

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