David Cowen

The eDiscovery interview guide is a list of 100 questions to help hiring managers and human resources professionals assess and screen eDiscovery talent for:

1. Technical IQ
2. Business IQ - business savvy
3. Social IQ - cultural fit
4. Political IQ -
5. Leadership IQ -

The Cowen Group is pleased to announce the results from our Ninth Annual Salary Survey.

This year we received 287 results by requesting information directly from professionals at all levels of employment, including technologists, project managers, managers/directors and attorneys. We supplemented our online questionnaire by conducting first person research and integrating data from candidate interviews and placements at the nation’s top law firms and vendors.

The Cowen Group surveyed 125 firms across the United States regarding their immediate and long term plans to maintain current or purchase new eDiscovery platforms, systems, and services. Survey respondents included Managing Directors, CIOs, Directors of Practice Support and eDiscovery Practice Group Partners

Over the past 3 months, The Cowen Group has surveyed 75 Fortune 500 legal executives on their top investment priorities for 2015 and the results are surprising. Specifically, corporate counsel’s investment priorities are shifting from eDiscovery centric investments to privacy and security investments.While the largest percentage of corporate counsel budget will still be spent on eDiscovery - for the first time we are reporting that corporate counsel’s top investment priorities will be focused… Show more

Over the past 3 months, The Cowen Group has surveyed 75 Fortune 500 legal executives on their top investment priorities for 2015 and the results are surprising. Specifically, corporate counsel’s investment priorities are shifting from eDiscovery centric investments to privacy and security investments.While the largest percentage of corporate counsel budget will still be spent on eDiscovery - for the first time we are reporting that corporate counsel’s top investment priorities will be focused on privacy and security and not on eDiscovery. Show less

The Cowen Group is pleased to announce the results from Eighth Annual Salary Survey.
This year, we modified our methodology and requested salary, bonus, and overtime information directly from professionals, rather than asking hiring managers to summarize compensation for their teams. In addition to our traditional online questionnaire, we conducted first-person research and integrated data from candidate interviews and placements at the nation's top law firms. We received responses from 47%… Show more

The Cowen Group is pleased to announce the results from Eighth Annual Salary Survey.
This year, we modified our methodology and requested salary, bonus, and overtime information directly from professionals, rather than asking hiring managers to summarize compensation for their teams. In addition to our traditional online questionnaire, we conducted first-person research and integrated data from candidate interviews and placements at the nation's top law firms. We received responses from 47% of the AmLaw 200. Show less