Faron Lyons

Achievement of greater returns on Information Governance (IG) investments takes perpetual attention, effort and action. As with most organizations, there are significant roadblocks in the way law firms conduct business that inhibit a maximum return on investment (ROI) related to IG. For example, the average employee spends an estimated 2 to 4 hours per week searching for information, totaling just over 200 hours per year (Tolson, 2014). This does not take into account the time required to… Show more

Achievement of greater returns on Information Governance (IG) investments takes perpetual attention, effort and action. As with most organizations, there are significant roadblocks in the way law firms conduct business that inhibit a maximum return on investment (ROI) related to IG. For example, the average employee spends an estimated 2 to 4 hours per week searching for information, totaling just over 200 hours per year (Tolson, 2014). This does not take into account the time required to recreate or reproduce information that could not be located or other similar activities that minimize efficiency, productivity and increase cost; all of which detract from IG efforts and financial returns to the organization. But, identifying threats to IG investments is not as straight-forward as it may seem. Issues such as data redundancies, overtly manual processes and ineffectual retention policies, often do not make it on the organizational radar as a priority, if at all.

This report highlights a select set of areas within IG that can contribute to an increase in a firm’s return on investment, the risks presented by these areas and potential solutions that can be implemented to address associated challenges. Show less

This report, authored by law firm information governance practitioners, exposes the growing problem of dark data in law firms and provides guidance on how to control it. In this report you’ll learn:

Ways to determine how dark data is created in the firm, so it can be identified and managed
Suggestions for the management and disposition of legacy client data
How to document ROI for the disposition of dark data
Ways to influence firm culture to support more aggressive dark data… Show more

This report, authored by law firm information governance practitioners, exposes the growing problem of dark data in law firms and provides guidance on how to control it. In this report you’ll learn:

Ways to determine how dark data is created in the firm, so it can be identified and managed
Suggestions for the management and disposition of legacy client data
How to document ROI for the disposition of dark data
Ways to influence firm culture to support more aggressive dark data policies
How technology can help in the fight against dark data
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The Law Firm Information Governance Symposium (LFIGS) is an endeavor to establish and define leading practices and standards for information governance in law firms across the industry. Started in 2012 by Iron Mountain, this initiative has now grown from an annual symposium consisting of multi-topic working-group sessions, with subsequent reports published, to a year-long initiative comprised of subject “task forces” concentrating efforts on given subjects that relate to the industry’s current… Show more

The Law Firm Information Governance Symposium (LFIGS) is an endeavor to establish and define leading practices and standards for information governance in law firms across the industry. Started in 2012 by Iron Mountain, this initiative has now grown from an annual symposium consisting of multi-topic working-group sessions, with subsequent reports published, to a year-long initiative comprised of subject “task forces” concentrating efforts on given subjects that relate to the industry’s current – and future – IG environment. Show less

The adoption of effective information governance (IG) has become critical in law firms. Clients remain highly interested in how firms govern their information in light of increased regulatory requirements for personally identifiable information (PII) and personal health information (PHI). Information security has become more complex with lawyers’ increased use of mobile devices to access information and the growth of cyber-threats. The Law Firm Information Governance Symposium (Symposium) was… Show more

The adoption of effective information governance (IG) has become critical in law firms. Clients remain highly interested in how firms govern their information in light of increased regulatory requirements for personally identifiable information (PII) and personal health information (PHI). Information security has become more complex with lawyers’ increased use of mobile devices to access information and the growth of cyber-threats. The Law Firm Information Governance Symposium (Symposium) was established in 2012 as a think tank to give the legal industry a roadmap for addressing the impact of these and other trends on how law firms manage information. Show less

Law firms are at a critical juncture: Clients have a spotlight on our information management, digital media is growing exponentially, and lawyers and clients and their information are increasingly mobile. Those of us who would ultimately form the Steering Committee recognized that the industry as a whole would benefit from collaborating on an Information Governance (IG) framework, rather than working individually in our silos. With the support of Iron Mountain, we set out to create an ongoing… Show more

Law firms are at a critical juncture: Clients have a spotlight on our information management, digital media is growing exponentially, and lawyers and clients and their information are increasingly mobile. Those of us who would ultimately form the Steering Committee recognized that the industry as a whole would benefit from collaborating on an Information Governance (IG) framework, rather than working individually in our silos. With the support of Iron Mountain, we set out to create an ongoing platform for collaborating on a law firm IG framework. Show less