Building the foundations for keeping legal data safe
Christiane Müller-Haye
Information management is vital to the daily operations of any law firm or legal department in Europe. As Christiane Müller-Haye, tech enthusiast and Director of Global Strategy & Product, Phoenix Business Solutions, explains, behind every legal technology initiative should be a specific business case, backed by all departments and senior figures, with the fundamentals of information management at the heart of the organisation.
The policies set and the responsibilities assigned for managing procedures are essential parts of the role of a Records Manager and crucial to ensure organisations, whether it’s a law firm or larger corporation, are able to operate efficiently, safely and smartly, meeting regulatory requirements and staying compliant. However, far too many of these organisations jump in at the deep end, adopting the latest legal technology without having the fundamentals of information management in place, only to discover this isn’t a future-proof way of