The Information Governance Opportunity
High-profile security breaches and tougher laws and regulations governing data protection and data privacy have led to heightened client awareness of the risks associated with poorly managed information.
Law firms now face more client scrutiny of their information governance policies and procedures than ever before. RFPs from clients and prospects are requiring detailed information on how firms manage and apply IG, while clients’ outside counsel guidelines are making very specific demands regarding records retention.
Audits to assess how firms are enforcing these requirements are also happening more frequently, causing a significant strain on internal resources. Clients requesting copies of their files can also cause a significant strain on firm resources, particularly if the firm does not have the right systems and processes in place to quickly gather and review the relevant records prior to release back to the client.
Is your firm making the most of technology to manage client-specific IG and retention requirements? The challenge that most firms now face is significant, particularly if their own IG policies and programs need to be brought up to date.
We’ll review some of the best practices which information governance and records management leaders have raised during a recent series of strategic briefings and discussions across the U.S.
Download the full article by Darrell Mervau, which was published in the Summer 2019 issue of ILTA’s Peer to Peer magazine.
