A DMS modernisation project can look like a relatively contained technology decision: what should replace the current system, where should legal content live and how should the firm migrate from one to the other? But those decisions have implications far beyond
Governance is often associated with limitations: restricting who can access information, controlling how it can be used, setting boundaries around where it can go, and deciding how long it should be kept. But those same controls can also create confidence.
There’s a world of difference between storing legal documents in SharePoint and building a legal DMS on it. The first can be as simple as creating sites and libraries and deciding where content should go. The second requires you to
Microsoft 365 and SharePoint now offer law firms a compelling foundation for content, knowledge, governance and AI. But there’s an important caveat: SharePoint on its own isn’t a legal DMS. It wasn’t designed specifically around the structures and working practices
Law firms are understandably cautious about revisiting technology decisions they’ve already made. But there’s a risk in assuming the reasons behind those decisions still hold true. For many firms, perceptions of SharePoint were formed when it consisted of clunky intranets
Law firms are sitting on one of their most valuable assets: the knowledge created through years of client work. Every matter adds to it. Advice that solved a difficult problem. A clause that took days to negotiate. An argument that
