Talking data… Nine Conversations, One Message.

Season 4 Episode 10 Welcome back to the Law Firm Data Governance Podcast. I’m CJ Anderson, Founder of Iron Carrot, and this is our Season 4 finale — an episode that takes nine rich conversations and distils them into one …

Talking data with James Markham (The Legal MBA)

Season 4 Episode 9 Welcome to Season 4 of the Law Firm Data Governance podcast. I’m CJ Anderson, founder of Iron Carrot, the law firm data governance specialist. I’m thrilled to have a new season of insights about working with …

Case Study: Building a Law Firm’s Data Governance Foundation 

Client – National Law Firm – Approximate Headcount: 500.  Introduction  A national law firm of 300 lawyers struggled with fragmented data. Everything, from matter management and time recording to document stores and knowledge management, was inconsistent, making it difficult to answer simple questions, …

Building a Data River: Redefining Data Management in Law Firms 

Historically, law firms have approached data management primarily from an operational standpoint. This operational management approach encompasses the day-to-day activities required to handle data as part of the firm’s transactional processes. In recent years, however, there has been a growing …

Reasons Law Firms Need to Adopt Data Governance 

In our dynamic, data-driven landscape, effective data governance implementation is a cornerstone for law firms eager to elevate their operations, nurture client relationships, and fully harness the potential of the information they generate and utilise. Establishing a strong data governance …

5 Principles of law firm data governance 

Data encompasses a wide range of information that a firm produces, acquires, and utilises for its operations and for the benefit of its clients. This can include quantitative data, such as matter profitability and market analysis, as well as qualitative …

Do we need to have a data governance policy? 

In my experience with law firms, the conventional wisdom that you need to start with a data governance policy isn’t true. In this article I’m going to explain what a policy is, why you don’t need to have one, and …