What is a data governance framework Data Governance is the coordination of people, processes, and technology to manage and optimise the use of data as a valued asset. It utilises a collection of policies, practices and procedures which help to ensure the proper management, ownership and use of data assets within the firm. Since Data …

When doing anything in a law firm, you need to get stakeholder buy-in by explaining what’s in it for them. That means that you will need to have a clear idea of the benefits of data governance for your firm. The purpose of data governance is to help ensure that critical data has meaning and …

This is one of several obstacles law firm leaders raise when launching or extending a data governance initiative; it’s perfectly natural. The perceived wisdom within many law firms is that ownership of anything lies with the partners.  This attitude is understandable because most operations have a dotted line of ownership that rests with a Partner …