E-Discovery and Records & Information Management | |
Do you warehouse outdated files, backup tapes or legacy data from old computer systems?
Do you identify, classify and store all electronic communications, including voice mail, by project or subject matter?
Do you have and diligently comply with company policies regarding the creation, storage and destruction of information?
Do you have any organized plan for responding to requests for electronic discovery?
These questions implicate rising costs and risks that you can address with proper planning. McAfee & Taft professionals can assist you with "life-cycle" planning for the creation, use, storage and disposal of records for developing "living" inventories, procedures, policies and compliance-review processes. You can gain quicker and better access to more useful information while enjoying reduced costs for information storage and destruction.
Courts require businesses to retain electronic information pertaining to anticipated litigation, which can be challenging due to the transient nature of electronic information. We can help you develop a documented litigation hold procedure that includes a means of identifying and reporting anticipated litigation, identifying and notifying the appropriate records and records custodians, and actively monitoring and verifying compliance. These procedures are best integrated with a comprehensive records management program.
McAfee & Taft can assist you with developing these and other program components:
* Records retention and destruction policies and procedures
* Computer usage policy
* Records inventory / data map
* E-Discovery response team and leader
* Legal hold policy and procedure
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