Functional schedules work for law firms as they do for all other 
organizations. Law firms may not work for functional schedules. Attorneys 
are pen-ultimate pack rats (No offense to attorneys out there, it's just a 
plain fact.) And don't expect them to adhere to anything that may 
interfere with or impede their billable hours without strong top tier 
support. I don't think it's that attorneys don't want the benefits of good 
functional RM, they just don't want to be involved in the work to get 
there and to keep it going.

Stephen Cohen
Records Manager
MetLife \ Legal Affairs
27-01 Queens Plaza North
Long Island City NY 11101
212-578-2373




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Do these retention schedules work for law firms? 


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I have long been a believer in the Functional Retention Schedule as I
have seen it work quite well in numerous settings and it seems to be a
very easy concept for the non-records manager to grasp and use.
 
My personal opinion is that if someone or other is putting together
retention schedules arranged by retention periods, they are trying to
take a  short cut, or do not understand the chaos they are creating and
the potential liability risk that might insue.
 












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