departments, government agencies and legal service providers on a national, statewide, regional and city basis. Cov- ering salaries, bonuses, perks, technology, and more, the survey compares and contrasts differences, job descriptions, technology used, schools attended and more. This unique survey is confidential. The basic survey will be available for those who participate. Additional blocks of information may be added to customize information your firm may be seeking.
To participate in this confidential survey, please send an e-mail to
info@theolp.org. In the re line, please put: Survey Participant.
Colette Perkins Joins OLP as New Director of Education
Colette Perkins, President and Founder of Emerging Technologies, has joined OLP
as the new Director of Education. Perkins, a seasoned litigation support practice director with experience in major law firms, will be responsible for implementing and designing online, interactive courses together with Center for Advanced Legal Studies. Perkins is a proven strategic leader and expert in the litigation technology field. In the
past several years, she has worked as an independent litigation readiness and technology consultant and trainer, creating and conducting numerous successful customized courses, seminars, CLEs, and training agendas. She has educated and counseled corporations and law firms on proactive document
retention polices, litigation holds, preservation requirements; working and developing cross-functional teams to outline their current enterprise systems and recommend sys- tematic solutions to prepare for electronic data collection; provided well-documented language for attorneys meet and confer requirements, defensible forensic methods, data extraction and processing in a cost effective manner. She has partnered with industry software leaders to provide clients with tools for early case assessment, document preser- vation and collection, and hosting review solutions. She has worked with EDD vendors and their clients to provide education regarding litigation technology from case-receipt to post-trial archival and supported their litigation processing software applications. Colette is a Certified Litigation Technology Manager and successfully devel-
oped and defined requirements for multiple firms’ litigation technology depart- ments. She trained numerous legal and IT professionals on major litigation sup- port applications such as Concordance (Certified Concordance Administrator), Summation, Sanction, IPRO, and LAW. She lead, mentored and trained junior staff members and led and trained large teams of attorneys and paralegals on substan- tial document database reviews and produced several coding and training manuals. Her years of experience in litigation technology have provided her with an in-depth understanding of the emerging legal standards regarding paper and electronic discov- ery, including the proper preservation of data, spoliation avoidance, eliminating potential sanctions, and proper document and hosting management for review. While a litigation technology manager, she spearheaded the development of an in-house litigation tech- nology department, which entailed creating and defining the role of a litigation support department, job descriptions, protocols, procedures, software, hardware, personnel, and marketing of it to the Board of Directors for approval. She also configured and presented successful courtroom technology. Perkins holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from
the University of Akron and numerous certifications and professional training in litigation support applications. She resides in Quinton, Virginia with her hus- band and their daughter. Colette can be reached at:
colette.perkins@
theolp.org.
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Colette Perkins OLP
Director of Education
“I
am honored and fortunate to have the privilege of being part of
this highly regarded and reputable organization. As Director of Edu-
cation, I will focus and
uphold the central mission of the OLP by uniting our industry’s top-notched professionals to formal- ize a respectable legal technology institute.
Our
courses and certifications will continue to produce gold standard profession- als with the appropriate and recognizable skills to compete and be-
come the experts in our field.”
OLP welcomes qualified instructors. For more information, contact Colette Perkins.
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