As a relatively new RM manager and RIM professional (2 yrs), I can say
that all of the feed back I've read seems very important and makes a lot
of sense for a records clerk and their manager to know.  But the
questions that are in the front of my mind are...

- What practices are most widely use and why?
- What practices have proven most successful in the legal field and how
to go about implementing them?
- How to implement a complete records policy (not just the retention
program).
- Best practices for training records clerks.
- What practices have proven most successful in a decentralized file
room?
- What's a realistic timetable for implementing and expecting complete
compliance a RM policy?
- How to best handle lost/incomplete files.

As my company is not willing to pay for me to attend the ARMA conference
in Chicago this year, please let me know how I can get hold of all the
documentation for this class.

Thanks for asking (and listening).

Kirk


-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Kurilecz [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 2:37 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Legal 101


On 4/13/05, Rae Cogar <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I will be presenting a session at the ARMA Conference in Chicago
> entitled: "Legal 101 for RIM Professionals".

> Are there particular legal issues you would like addressed?  Are you
> confused by legal terminology and want some basic terms and
> definitions? What about the whole court system - how cases are filed,
> settled or determined and why case law is important?

Well since it is called Legal 101 how about these topics

1. How legislation is created
2. what is the difference between a statute and regulation
3. Explain the differences between a criminal case and a civil case. 4.
Define a contract/agreement 5. Explain statutes of limitation 6. How
does a lawsuit get to federal courts 7. How to 'read' a regulation 8.
What makes Louisiana different from the other states (legally) 9. What
are the basic steps in a lawsuit 10. What is case law and what makes it
important. 11. What is precedent? 12. Basic legal terms (stare decisis,
voir dire, sui generis, etc)

Start with the basics Legal 102 could cover the major issues that affect
records management

--
Peter Kurilecz
Richmond, Va

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