Reports offer insight and best practices on how law firms can use
information governance to achieve business goals, manage “dark” data,
create global policy, and increase document security
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
With information governance (IG) a core part of their daily operations,
law firms now can draw from a series of peer-written reports to continue
the expansion of their IG programs. Published by Iron
Mountain® Incorporated (NYSE: IRM), the storage and information
management company, these reports were developed by law firm information
leaders to focus on some of the key issues and challenges that firms
face in managing information compliantly and effectively.
The reports, the fourth in a series on law firm topics, are the result
of months of collaborative study and discussion by industry information
governance professionals from the Law
Firm Information Governance Symposium held in Atlanta earlier this
year. Chartered by the symposium’s steering committee, these
professionals participated in subject-matter task forces that explored
key information governance challenges facing law firms.
The reports focus on the following topic areas:
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“Dark” Data – Examines the pressing problem of ever-increasing
amounts of legacy or “dark” data in law firms and offers best
practices to bring this information under control today and into the
future.
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Information Governance as a Management Strategy – A discussion
of the role of an IG organization within a law firm and how it can
help the firm achieve established business goals.
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Global Information Governance Considerations – Explores various
information governance requirements and expectations when conducting
business globally.
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Transitioning from an Open Environment to Closed Environment – Focuses
on factors to consider, and possible steps to take, when contemplating
increased information security in the firm.
“As the practice of information governance has grown within law firms,
new issues and challenges continue to emerge that expand the scope and
challenge of information management,” said Sue
Trombley, managing director of Thought Leadership, Iron Mountain.
“We’ve seen this evolution firsthand at our symposium, led by the
industry’s brightest IG minds that drive the discussion around issues
like staffing, data management and the global expansion of programs, as
well as the continued emphasis on security and information protection.
These reports are the culmination of those discussions, and are the
result of the careful examination of the task forces who developed,
refined and shaped them using their real-world expertise. We’re proud
and honored to be able to publish these reports to help influence the
discussion and practice of information governance in law firms.”
To download a copy of the reports, visit www.ironmountain.com/symposium2015
(registration required). And for more information on Iron Mountain’s
services for law firms, visit www.ironmountain.com/Solutions/Law-Firms.aspx.
About Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM) is a leading provider of storage
and information management services. The company’s real estate network
of over 67 million square feet across more than 1,000 facilities in 36
countries allows it to serve customers with speed and accuracy. And its
solutions for records
management, data
management, document
management, and secure
shredding help organizations to lower storage costs, comply with
regulations, recover from disaster, and better use their information for
business advantage. Founded in 1951, Iron Mountain stores and protects
billions of information assets, including business documents, backup
tapes, electronic files and medical data. Visit www.ironmountain.com
for more information.
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