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DLA Piper
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CIP, IGP
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Publications
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Identification and Remediation of Dark Data in Law Firm
Law Firm Information Governance Symposium - Iron Mountain
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…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
- See more at: http://www.ironmountain.com/Knowledge-Center/Reference-Library/View-by-Document-Type/White-Papers-Briefs/D/Dark-Data-Task-Force-Report.aspx#sthash.kiz7a5pi.dpufOther authors -
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Building Law Firm Information Governance
Iron Mountain
The tactical follow up to the 2012, Proposed Framework for Law Firm Information Governance, this 2013 report gives practical advice and tips on how to build IG in law firms.
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Law Firm Information Governance Symposium II
Iron Mountain
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…
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.
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Rolling the Dice with Predictive Coding: Leveraging Analytics Technology for Information Governance
Information Management Magazine
Leigh Isaacs explains how predictive coding can be expanded from discovery and litigation to becoming a value-add into other areas, such as information storage, records retention, and data security. Predictive coding provides the ability to perform tasks that historically had to be done by individuals with subject matter expertise. Doug Smith explains that organizations are now discovering that it holds promise for a number of purposes. One of those purposes is information classification.
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A Proposed Law Firm Information Governance Framework
Iron Mountain
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…
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.
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Information Security and Information Management: A Mutually Beneficial Partnership
ILTA Peer-to-Peer
Information security and information management now go hand-in-hand. However, law firms have strugged to understand how these departments overlapped, and firms have been hard-pressed to find a business reasons for these groups to collaborate. This article outlines a case study of ways in which these departments formed a working partnership within a law firm.
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Law Firm Information Governance Symposium
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The Law Firm Information Governance Symposium is a think tank of law firm leaders and vendor/consultant experts. We publish roadmaps and practical advice on how to build information governance in the unique setting of law firms in the age mobile lawyers, cyber threats and privacy concerns.
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Instructor/Course Content Developer - OLP's Information Governance Certificate Program
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See projectOLP Information Governance Certificate Program
The Organization of Legal Professionals (OLP) launched a new Information Governance Certificate program. The 11-week course focused on the creation of an effective information governance leader to meet the needs of today’s law firms. Courses focused on practical application skills to interactive scenarios in an interactive, web-based, live simulation environment.
Designed and developed by a leading industry professional, OLP’s…OLP Information Governance Certificate Program
The Organization of Legal Professionals (OLP) launched a new Information Governance Certificate program. The 11-week course focused on the creation of an effective information governance leader to meet the needs of today’s law firms. Courses focused on practical application skills to interactive scenarios in an interactive, web-based, live simulation environment.
Designed and developed by a leading industry professional, OLP’s online Information Governance Program provided intensive training that can be applied in a traditional or progressive law firm or in-house legal environment.
Program highlights included:
• Analysis of relevant Information Governance principles, preservation, collection, cost controls and early assessment of records.
• A comprehensive study of Information Governance systems including common system architecture, storage protocols and its relationship to information management.
• Practical instruction on projects most likely to be assigned.
Organizations
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Organization of Legal Professionals
Board of Governers
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IG Initiative
Advisory Board Member
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ILTA
Information Governance Peer Group Vice Presidennt
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ARMA International Education Foundation (AIEF)
Trustee
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GWDC ARMA Chapter
Past President
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