UF Law E-Discovery Project

As of 3/12/2020, please note that this event is postponed. Updates will be made to this page as they become available. About the 8th Annual E-Discovery Conference: Date: Thursday, March 19, 2020 Time: 8:00 am – 5:45 pm EST Location: The University of Florida Levin College of Law, 309 Village Drive, Gainesville, FL 32611 The […]

UF Law E-Discovery Project Executive Director William Hamilton heads to Orlando, Florida on Thursday and Friday, May 30 and 31st, to join all day sessions focusing on all aspects of social media and the courts in this age of the digital citizen.

The E-Discovery Project went to the ABA Business Law Section this April 13th where Professor Hamilton joined a distinguished panel of judicial officials and ABA stars to speak on “Effective Mediation of E-Discovery in a Post-M & Acquisition and Distressed Company Disputes.”  You can view the presentation slide deck here.

Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: Faculty Lounge
More information and registration can be found here.
The Law School E-Discovery Core Curriculum Consortium is composed of law professors teaching electronic discovery courses at their respective law schools.
The Consortium’s mission is to advance the teaching of electronic discovery to law students by developing pedagogic tools and methods including lecture content, exercises, hands-on e-discovery software activities, and formative assessments. The Consortium’s goals include the development of a model curriculum that articulates core learning objectives and methods for an initial law school e-discovery course. The Consortium meets regularly to advance its goals.
On March 30, 2018, the Consortium will hold an in person workshop focusing on curriculum development at the University of Florida Levin College of Law from 9:00 AM to noon. The Consortium’s meeting is open to all person interested in advancing law school e-discovery pedagogy.

Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: UF Law Courtyard
As a prelude to the 6th Annual E-Discovery Conference, the University of Florida Levin College of Law is again sponsoring E-Discovery CareerFest. Our second annual CareerFest responds to the growing interest of law students in exploring career paths that involve electronic discovery and data analytic skills.
View more information about CareerFest here.

UF Law E-Discovery Project Director Bill Hamilton and Advanced Discovery Senior E-Discovery Consultant Tom O’Connor teamed up on March 8 for a webinar discussion on computer basics for lawyers. The program gave lawyers an overview of basic network and computer operations. Click here to read more about this webinar.

On Nov. 15, UF Law E-Discovery Project Executive Director William Hamilton and retired circuit court judge, Ralph Artigliere, presented a webinar on the Florida Supreme Court’s court directive on the pre-litigation duty to preserve evidence. Click here to view the webinar.

E-Discovery Executive Director Bill Hamilton featured in Exterro’s Spring 2016 E-Discovery Case Law Update Webcast. Watch here.

E-Discovery Executive Director Bill Hamilton Interviews Ian Campbell of iConect managing video ESI in the UF E-Discovery Tech Features Series.

Watch here.

Bill Hamilton was interviewed on Legal Talk Network about the pedagogical strategies we are deploying in the electronic discovery course and the use of the Catalyst Secure e-discovery software and related exercises, videos, and assessments.

Listen to the interview here.