Biographical Information
Mike Hamilton, J.D.
Director, E-Discovery Programs, Exterro
Mike Hamilton, J.D., is the director of e-discovery programs at Exterro and has been involved in e-discovery for over 5 years. With a legal and business background, Hamilton is experienced and passionate about creating thoughtful, out-of-the-box educational resources that help keep legal teams interested and on top of emerging need to know e-discovery issues. He frequently writes and speaks on e-discovery issues and best practices around the country. Hamilton graduated from the University of Oregon School of Law.
Articles by Mike Hamilton, J.D.
Trending: Bringing E-Discovery In-House
04 Jan 2017
Over the past few years, the legal industry has seen a growing and sustained trend toward enterprises reducing the amount of e-discovery work they are outsourcing to 3rd party service providers and outside counsel. This trend has been repeatedly highlighted in independent research, including Altman Weil Law Firms in Transition 2016, the 9th Annual Law Department Operations Survey and Exterro's 2016 In-House Legal Benchmarking Report.The impetus behind this trend is fairly obvious—litigation costs have ballooned due to the ever-increasing amount of data that is being created. In addition, advancements in software have resulted in powerful solutions that not only can accurately perform all the necessary functions, but also reduce risk through workflow automation via easy and intuitive user interfaces…