Iron Mountain established the Law Firm Information Governance Symposium (LFIGS) in 2012 as a platform for the legal industry to create an Information Governance (IG) roadmap unique to law firms. A steering committee of five law firms guides the mission and direction of the symposium. The symposium offers definitions, processes, and best practices for building law firm IG. The reports are authored by law firm leaders and subject matter experts from the service provider community.
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Each year, symposium members author new reports focusing their attention on putting IG policies into action, taking a fresh look at topics such as matter mobility, tackling data governance, and exploring AI’s impact on IG in law firms. Review past reports below and check back for new reports as they’re added throughout the year.
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To that end, we take a look at the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) guidelines and how best to develop a standard approach.
Collaboration software can come in many forms, but at its heart, it is all about aligning people to provide firms with an ability to better serve and communicate with their clients. For the law firm, implementation drivers can range from internal needs to client demands, and the various tools available provide a range of features and functionality.
This paper identifies the information governance processes that are impacted by client information governance requirements (CIGRs), and some of the challenges and cultural concerns with incorporating them into the firm’s environment.
Law firm leaders are under constant pressure to reduce cost, increase lawyer productivity and expand market share. This report discusses creative and imaginative ways to leverage existing resources to achieve these goals.
This paper examines the impact and application of information governance (IG) when using public cloud services and reviews the considerations that a law firm needs to address when evaluating a move to the cloud.
This report will help law firms understand the information governance risks, benefits and obligations that come with embarking on an artificial intelligence (AI) adventure.
This paper defines ISO 27001 certification and illustrates various approaches to achieve certification within your law firm.
How can information governance (IG) enable a law firm to achieve its strategic business goals? And how should the IG organization be set up to help the firm achieve those goals? Find out in this report.
Download this report from Iron Mountain that deals with managing the accumulation of data that either isn’t appropriately tagged or easily identifiable.
This report from Iron Mountain provides guidance and points to consider for law firms as they develop a global IG strategy.
How does a law firm information governance organization (IGO) develop within a firm? An IGO develops as the firm becomes more sophisticated in IG.
As a result of new/expanding data privacy regulations, exponential data growth and disruptive technologies, the Law Firm Information Governance Symposium members created a modernized report on what IG means within the law firm sector. This report is an updated version of the 2012 "A Proposed Law Firm Information Governance Framework."
This report is an update to the 2012 "A Proposed Law Firm Information Governance Framework." In it, you will find revised IG process components, an updated law firm information governance definition and best practices to support a comprehensive IG program.
Law firms are no stranger to attacks on their supply chain where the intended target is often a lawyer, staff member or client. If businesses, including law firms, suffer a data breach due to their own, or that of their sub-contractors, mishandling of data, it can result in significant client / business loss, reputational damage and significant financial impact.
This paper explores topics that law firms should consider to appropriately govern the use of Microsoft Office 365 Teams®. It is intended to provide an initial overview of Teams and provide guidance around the Information Governance (IG) concerns when adopting Teams at a law firm.
Whether you or your clients are using Office 365, you need to understand how to govern it and address its challenges. Get practical advice and implementation lessons learned from using Office 365 in a law firm environment
To be successful with Office 365 and similar technologies, IG professionals must embrace Agile IG. This paper explains the Agile IG approach and how it can be used to survive and thrive in an O365 environment.
This report will help law firms understand the information governance risks, benefits and obligations that come with embarking on an artificial intelligence (AI) adventure.
This report is a companion to the Information Governance as a Management Strategy Task Force Report. This report focuses on the work of an information governance organization in a law firm to implement IG in specific operational areas of the firm.
Learn how to identify and measure the areas within IG that contribute to an increase in your firm’s return on investment (ROI).
The transition to a digital culture is not a new goal for law firms; in fact, for many it has been an ambitious undertaking for over a decade. However, until recently many firms have experienced varying and sometimes limited degrees of adoption success.
Working remotely presents substantial opportunities to realize increased efficiencies and economies of scale through centralization and the deployment of functional teams to support broader service delivery.
This paper outlines the privacy, security and regulatory concerns associated with COVID-19, including new threats, vulnerabilities, technology challenges and information governance complexities.
View this report exploring the line between data access and data security, and how a law firm can strike the right balance, courtesy of Iron Mountain.
Discover a cohesive process for law firms to respond to, and deliver on, client requirements for governing and managing information.
Historically, records disposition initiatives have been a significant challenge for law firms to undertake. In fact, for many firms, retention policies have been drafted and even published for several years, yet their disposition programs are either just starting, have been discussed but not implemented, or are nonexistent.
Practical use cases to help define a roadmap for developing a robust Knowledge Management (KM) and Information Governance (IG) program in your law firm.
