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Legal Data Intelligence - a new framework for data-driven law
Modern Lawyer
Vol. 9 - Iss. 3 pp. 10–16
Oct 2025
Legal Data Intelligence (LDI) is a practitioner-driven framework designed to help legal teams navigate the overwhelming volume and complexity of modern digital evidence by treating legal data as a governed asset rather than a byproduct. Built around the distinction between redundant, obsolete, or trivial (ROT) data and sensitive, useful, and necessary (SUN) data, LDI overlays existing models like EDRM with decision points, workflows, and a shared vocabulary to sharpen judgment under pressure. Its compact lifecycle-Initiate, Investigate, Implement-guides teams through scoping, triage, and action, enabling consistent, defensible, and efficient legal processes across jurisdictions. By embedding human judgment at its core, LDI equips legal professionals to manage risk, reduce waste, and harness analytics and AI with greater clarity and control.