Monitoring for Trends in RIM

In ARMA’s March/April edition of their Information Management Magazine, Cheryl McKinnon, IGP, CIP, provides us with a high-level summary of the “Forrester Research and ARMA International Records Management Online Survey, Q1 2017”in her article, “The Next Frontier for RIM Pros.” Respondents are echoing challenges we have seen for a long time in Records Management: “1) […]

InOutsource Welcomes Tim Clauss as Information Governance Implementation Manager

InOutsource today announced that Karen Frazier has joined its Information Governance Practice as a senior consultant in Integration and Development. Frazier brings over 25 years of experience in legal technology and operations, including 16 years working at law firms in web and application development, as well as records administration.

How Information Governance Initiatives Create Sustainable Cost Containment

(Originally published by the International Legal Technology Association – ILTA) As law firms attempt to reduce costs associated with managing physical files, information governance (IG) professionals are often tasked with renegotiating offsite document storage contracts. These efforts focus, naturally, on the contracted rates in order to reduce bottom-line spending, but entering negotiations with only the […]

The Business of Avoiding Business Conflicts

Law firms have always been cognizant of the business conflicts that can arise when taking on new work.  Business conflicts can be described as relationships or knowledge which, while not violating professional responsibility rules, can affect a lawyer’s or law firm’s ability to be a zealous advocate for a client Business conflicts can present as […]

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP Selects FileTrail for Records Management

InOutsource today announced that Karen Frazier has joined its Information Governance Practice as a senior consultant in Integration and Development. Frazier brings over 25 years of experience in legal technology and operations, including 16 years working at law firms in web and application development, as well as records administration.

Husch Blackwell Adopts FileTrail for Records Management

InOutsource today announced that Karen Frazier has joined its Information Governance Practice as a senior consultant in Integration and Development. Frazier brings over 25 years of experience in legal technology and operations, including 16 years working at law firms in web and application development, as well as records administration.

Leveraging Technical and Process Solutions to Bring Order to Lateral Attorney Vetting

While law firms often welcome lateral moves due to the influx of experienced talent and new clients, these moves create challenges and considerations for law firm administrators. Any serious dialogue between a potential lateral attorney candidate and firm involves the candidate sharing sensitive, detailed information regarding their salary, client list, work history and professional relationships. […]

The Tough Conversation: Staffing for Modern Information Governance

Nancy Beauchemin, CRM, gives guidance to law firms on how to support Information Governance initiatives in her recent article, written for Bloomberg BNA. “We’re in a new age of information governance, one that challenges traditional processes, structures and personnel.”  Determining what IG means for a specific law firm, however, can be challenging as drivers such […]