First-year associates are often anxious to impress from day one. And legal tech proficiency can be a key component in laying the foundation of success early in an associate’s career.
One area of legal tech that first-year associates should learn about is technology assisted review (TAR), a machine learning process in which algorithms categorize electronic documents, including emails, presentations, and word processing, based on input from reviewers in litigation and other legal matters. Understanding how to utilize TAR can increase efficiency and consistency in discovery and reduce review costs—outcomes that can go a long way to advancing a new associate’s ...