FileTrail: Information governance for law firms – why IG compliance isn’t happening (Part 2)

Last week, we launched a 3-part article series about information governance (IG) for law firms. Every year, IG is getting more complex. As a result, even when law firms successfully launch IG programs they are often unable to follow through on implementation. High overhead costs and detailed manual procedures mean that compliance with IG policies isn’t 100%—or even followed […]

Industry views from InfoTrack: the case for tech

This article was originally featured as an industry analysis in the March 2018 issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM. Having attended numerous law conferences, I always find there is someone who will stand up and suggest that technology used by solicitors is out of date. But in my opinion, that is not necessarily […]

GDPR compliance: is your organisation ready?

Over the course of this IG blog series, we have examined how the IG professional can align their IG program to directly support the mission and vision of their organization. Several case studies helped illustrate how this alignment allows the IG / RIM professional to contribute to the bottom line in meaningful ways. In this […]

How can you demonstrate GDPR data security compliance to your clients?

Our approach We believe that by having a culture of data protection and security, your organisation can demonstrate a real competitive advantage. To ensure your data protection and security readiness journey delivers on your objectives, Fifth Square has developed a methodical and pragmatic framework called AIM. (Assess, Implement and Manage). AIM delivers a three-stage process […]

What the Chancellor’s Spring Statement means for the employment landscape

Article written by Oliver Shaw, CEO of CascadeHR It may only have lasted 26 minutes, but chancellor Philip Hammond’s inaugural Spring Statement included a number of very encouraging points. Critics were quick to criticise Philip Hammond’s first Spring Statement. But that is perhaps simply the nature of politics. If an impartial party carefully dissects the 26-minute […]

The main differences between the DPD and GDPR

The aim of the GDPR is to enable the people of the EU to better control their personal data. We will talk about specific ways the GDPR will do that in this whitepaper. The change came as 67% of Europeans expressed that they were concerned about not having control over their personal data and information […]

File sharing is here to stay.

Are you struggling with file sharing? You are not alone.Most large organizations are currently fighting the battle between the many different file shares their employees use. Recently, Verizon’s data was nearly compromised by the accidental upload of the data to a public cloud file share by a third party. Issues like this can span across […]

Miller Insurance Services: are you ready for GDPR?

The General Data Protection Regulation comes into effect across the European Union on May 25. It replaces the UK’s Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) – and will bring data privacy up to date in the digital age. Brexit will not affect the new regulation as the government has confirmed it will fully incorporate it into […]

“LegalKEY is dead, long live LegalKEY,” says Legal RM

Opportunist vultures are circling and misinformation being posted to various platforms about how LegalKEY is now a defunct or sunset records management product, one would expect OpenText, owners of LegalKEY, to speak out to reassure clients – The silence, however, has been deafening! With LegalKEY still being the market leading records management platform in the […]

Legal Workflow: responding to client enquiries from your website

How well are enquiries from your website being responded to? When law firms first started to promote themselves online their websites were little more than brochures. “This is who we are, this is where to find us and you can phone or email us for more information.” Many firms have now developed a much more […]