Midwest Legal & eData News
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We are now a Registered Member of the Microsoft Partner Network and are a Microsoft Action Pack Solution Provider. With this we can provide solutions and consulting based on Microsoft Server and desktop software along with Microsoft Office products and other server based software.
Recently, Midwest was contracted to assist in a large scale records retention project for a large insurance company. A specific retention schedule was provided and applied to storage inventories for 11 different sites. The project involved reviewing the various descriptions that boxes had been given by personnel at the different sites and then determining not only retention requirements, but also categorizing them into their specific area within the insurance business. The project was originally scheduled to last 8 months and was completed in 6 months which included review of an estimated 50,000 boxes.
Shawn Olley spoke at the Wisconsin Association for Justice (f/k/a Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers) on Friday, December 2, 2011.
The presentation highlighted some of the new reporting systems available on the market. Please see the llink below for sample of data that Midwest can provide on data sets by using new Early Data Analyzer software. Contact Midwest for more information.
- EDA - Document Timeline Report
- EDA - Exception Report
- EDA - File Type Summary Report
- EDA - Filter Summary Report
- EDA - Full Text Report
- EDA - Language Identification Report
- EDA - Top 25 File Types Report
Shawn Olley spoke at the AIIM Wisconsin’s 4th Annual e-Discovery Conference on November 15th. The session which was well attended by a variety of attorneys, document management specialists discussed the scope of data that needs to be preserved and how best to fulfill corporate protocol obligations. The panelists highlighted the need to engage a edata specialist in the process to increase efficiencies and to fill in the knowledge gaps of those not current on resources.
We are pleased to announce that we have changed our business name from Midwest Paralegal Services, Inc. to Midwest Legal and eData Services, Inc.This name change more clearly identifies our service offerings, which have grown to include not only paralegal services, but legal software product training and consulting, document imaging, eDiscovery processing, data hosting and computer forensics. We are very proud of this growth, which reflects the extensive expertise attained by Midwest’s staff over the past 23 years .
Management, facility location, and phone numbers remain the same. For any inquiries, call us at 414-764-2772 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday or email inquiry@MWeData.com.
The following Midwest employees successfully completed the LAW PreDiscovery™ Fundamentals class.
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The following Midwest employees successfully passed the SCA exam.
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Midwest became the exclusive seller of Summation in Wisconsin.
The following Midwest employees successfully passed the SCCM exam.
They are now a Summation Certified Case Manager on the current version of AD Summation iBlaze!
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The following Midwest employees successfully completed the Concordance Certified FYI Administrator Program.
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The following Midwest employees successfully passed the SCE exam.
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Lowest bid should not be the determining factor.
The following Midwest employees successfully completed Concordance Fundamentals training:
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2011 Annual Paralegal Seminar
Shawn spoke at the 2011 Annual Paralegal Seminar event and she presented on the topic of eDiscovery.
The Paralegal Association of Wisconsin, INC.'s
2011 Annual Paralegal Seminar was held:
Friday May 6, 2011 at Crowne Plaza Hotel
4402 East Washington Ave
Madison, WI 53704.
Event Brochure: click here!
Shawn Olley Recertified AccessData Summation Trainer
She is available for hands on training at the offices of Midwest Legal & eData Services, Inc. For more information on training visit the Summation or Class Schedule pages.
ARTICLES & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Midwest Increases Production Power
Midwest Legal & eData Services has added another weapon to its already bold production arsenal. The Konica Minolta Bizhub 920 is a high-speed, network integrated printer/scanner, and was brought on-line in late February.
The 616 pound Konica has a variety of features that will allow Midwest to further customize productions to our clients’ needs. While 92 ppm and 8 position stapling will increase turn-around time, polymerized toner will maintain the print quality.
“Do Business Better.” Konica Minolt Bizhub Pro 920. Web. 16 Mar 2010. <http://kmbs.konicaminolta.com>.
FRED II
Midwest has a Forensic Processing computer that adds much more processing power to our arsenal of Forensic analysis. FRED II (as we are calling it) can hold over 7 TERA-Bytes of data, operates on Microsoft System 7 and Intel's latest i7 motherboard, and has 12 GB of RAM! This combined with the latest training Rick Stieghorst received from Access Data on FTK 3.0, puts Midwest on the cutting edge of Computer Forensic Technology.
Employment Opportunities
Midwest is not currently hiring. Please visit our employment page for more information.
Class Schedule Update
The Class Schedule for Concordance, Summation and TrialDirector has been updated. Classes have been added for July. Sign up now while spaces are available.
Midwest Employee Certifications - April 2010
Dana Huck and Lisa Sprengel have completed training with Lexis/Nexis as LAW PreDiscovery Certified Administrators. Kim Arndt has completed training to be Certified in Electronic Data Discovery.
For more information on employee and company certifications please visit our Certifications page.
Shawn Olley Spoke at the AAfPE NC Regional Conference
Shawn Olley spoke on April 10, 2010, from 11:00 am - Noon at the AAfPE NC Regional Conference. Her presentation was "Students to Working Paralegals, Guidelines; Pitfalls and Expectations."
Shawn Olley Recertified AD Summation Trainer
Shawn Olley completed the iBlaze 3.0 Recertification Training and passed the iBlaze 3.0 recertification exam. She is available for hands on training at the offices of Midwest Legal & eData Services, Inc. For more information on training visit the Summation or Class Schedule pages.
Midwest Legal & eData Dane County Certification Renewed
Midwest Legal & eData Services, Inc. is also certified by the Dane County Targeted Business Enterprise Program as a Woman Business Enterprise (WBE), which insures that the firm shall be provided with the maximum feasible opportunity to participate in all of Dane County's contracting and procurement opportunities. The certification is valid till 2012.
- Dane County TBEP Certification (PDF 705 KB)
- Dane County Approval Letter (PDF 88KB)
Midwest Legal & eData National Certification Renewed
The Women's Business Enterprise National Council has renewed Midwest Legal & eData Services, Inc. WBE National Certification.
WBE National Certification (PDF 1.2 MB)
Dana Huck Concordance re-certification.
Dana Huck has been recertifited for as a Concordance Certified Software Trainer (CCST). The certification is valid till 2011. For information on training or to set up an appointment visit our Concordance page. For more information on our staff and company certifications please visit our Certification page.
Article about Midwest featured in the Business Journal.
(PDF 2.3MB)
Shawn Olley spoke at the Racine County Bar Associations meeting on September 14th, 2009. The topic was "Technology and the Law.
Event Date: September 14, 2009
Event Name: Racine Bar Association Meeting “Electronic Evidence-What should you ask for? What should you do when you get it?” presented by Shawn Olley, Midwest Legal & eData Services
If you were unable to attend, but are interested in receiving the handouts, please email Sue Duchac at sduchac@mwedata.com
Article by Shawn Olley appearing in the VERDICT, "Setting a Protocol for eDiscovery Management…. And Following It!"
(PDF - 1.6 MB)Rich Stieghorst spoke at the Paralegal Association of Wisconsin, Inc.'s
2008 Paralegal Seminar on Friday, May 16th. His topic was FREDS - Computer Forensics and eDiscovery.
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Keynotes Newsletter
The summer newsletter of 2010 has been mailed. Look for it arriving in your mailbox soon. You can also read the current issue here on the website by clicking here.
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