The evolution of an industry and the change we face in the legal business has always interested me. So it goes for records managers. Just when you think you’ve got some aspect of the legal technology space figured out, someone comes along and raises the stakes by introducing technology or a new operational model. One thing I always say –and...
In case you have not noticed, a consistent theme throughout my writing is the preparation of organizations for those occasions when another entity takes legal action against them. You will see that in my writing on information governance, on managing successful projects, and on e-discovery in general. Planning is the first of the five Ps I know I’m beginning to...
If there is one cause of consternation among law firms, consultants and service providers –those who mostly collect and process ESI—it is a project in which the client organization has poor information governance practices. I am reminded of this because a few weeks ago at The Master’s Conference in Washington, D.C., I told the audience that information governance practices are...
Most CEOs and corporate leaders would say that a core mission of any company is to maximize shareholder value and/or protect the company’s assets. With nearly every “document” in the world being created on a computer today and a company’s information clearly being one if it’s assets, why wouldn’t information governance or, as they say in corporate legal circles, compliance,...
I think GDPR is a Movement If you’re data footprint on the world is anything like mine, in recent weeks you’ve been bombarded by updates to data privacy policies from every company or site that has your email address. Frankly, I don’t think I’ve seen movement on an legal issue like this since the Y2K panic nearly 20 years ago....