Law firms have historically recognized the need to keep all legal matters in some kind of permanent file. For that reason, the position of record manager is well known.
E-mail: The New Records Management Frontier
Law firms have historically recognized the need to keep all legal matters in some kind of permanent file. For that reason, the position of record manager is well known. But the definition of a record has expanded in scope with the proliferation of communications technology and means by which to store communications. The definition of a record, for example, now encompasses all computer-generated documents. It's significant to firms that advise e-commerce ventures, and the ventures themselves, that the new definition of a record includes e-mail and e-mail attachments. This article will explore the differences between records and documents, the unique challenge e-mail represents and issues to be aware of when setting up a cutting-edge records-management system.
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