Data Governance for Law Firms
Data Governance for Law Firms
Over the last five years, Iron Carrot has had the privilege of helping many law firms with their data governance journey. Every firm has its own challenges, but I have observed some common themes that make the business case for …
Data in one form or another has been talked about in law firms for a long time. But last year, a lot of data-related topics seemed to crystallise into vast thematic areas that firms were actively thinking about. These topics …
Iron Carrot is several years old, and CJ gets asked (quite a lot) to share why she took the leap of faith to leave a job she loved and step out on her own by founding Iron Carrot. Why Iron …
One of the biggest drivers for improving law firm data governance is that everything happens in silos. When you dig a little deeper, you’ll find three challenges that must be addressed. No one trusts the data Complex organisations like law …
Lessons learned from law firm strategy creation projects Depending on a law firm’s data maturity, where they are on their data governance journey, and the firm’s strategic priorities, a logical step is often creating a data strategy. As a data …
Data governance is becoming increasingly critical for law firms as they deal with a vast amount of sensitive information daily. It is essential to ensure that sensitive information is appropriately managed and protected as firms increasingly seek to use their …
In a previous article, I explained what data governance gap analysis is and why Iron Carrot has a gap analysis as a part of the Data Governance Foundation Roadmap Process. A few people got in touch to ask more about …
Introduction It’s not unusual for law firms to identify that it’s hard for users to find the information they need, especially when searching cross-functionally. They conclude that it would be better if everyone used the same language (a taxonomy) – or …
In this case study, I will share the process we recently implemented for one of our law firm clients, who was looking to achieve a firmwide taxonomy to support their new intranet. It is typical of the critical steps, deliverables, …
Iron Carrot has worked alongside several law firms to help them develop and implement their data governance frameworks and roadmaps. We have seen some common errors and misapprehensions that we’ve helped them address. #1 Assuming the Framework can run by itself When …