Does it make sense for law firms to digitize everything in offsite storage? What is the safest and most efficient way to “cull” a few decades’ worth of physical records you no longer need? Here are some tips.
Pressure to bring new products to market faster has never been greater. At the same time, records and information management is growing more challenging by the day. Isn’t it time you upgraded your records management system?
Learn how to deal with the “albatross” — the backlog of aging paper records that continue to haunt most law firms, even as they embrace digital transformation and paperless processes like never before.
Are your retention schedules currently tracked in an Excel spreadsheet? When retention periods expire, are you relying on designated individuals to manually compile and print lists of records that are due for disposition, identify and notify the appropriate stakeholders, and follow up with reviewers to aggregate their feedback prior to finally placing the order to destroy records that have been approved for destruction?
With so many people working from home due to the global health crisis, IT, security and information governance teams are reevaluating ways to ensure that employees (and contractors) are following best practices in information handling. Many organizations have updated their information governance policies and delivered additional training to remote staff, and are implementing new systems to support more digital ways of working while enhancing security.
We recently conducted a brief informal survey of law firms of various sizes in the US and UK regarding the remote working challenges they are facing — and the implications for information governance.
Have you spent hours searching for records, only to find that they aren’t where they are supposed to be? Companies that track their physical records manually often say they feel like they are working in the “dark ages,” relying on old spreadsheets and software tools that are no longer up to the job.
In recent years, a growing number of law firms have been moving to “paperless” or paper-light systems, with electronic records regarded as the “official” record of the organization. Certainly, law firms have come a long way in reducing their usage of paper and helping to save trees — striking a positive note this Arbor Day.
FileTrail is the leader in information governance for highly regulated markets throughout North America, the UK and Europe.
As your long-term IG partner, we guide you through every aspect of the information governance maze beginning with physical records management through governance management including retention, disposition, and matter mobility. We also play well with other solutions.
Stay on track with FileTrail. We’ll help you get there. Contact us today for a quick discovery call.
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