Take a look at Chapter 4 (pages 49-78), "Space Design and Management," in the legal records management textbook entitled "Records Management in the Legal Environment: A Handbook of Practice and Procedure," available from the ARMA Bookstore (or maybe borrowable from a law firm RM colleague).  This chapter will give you all the basics about space planning for law firm RM departments.

--Lee

Lee R. Nemchek, MLS, CRM
Vice President, Records Management
Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
333 South Grand Avenue, 28th Floor
Los Angeles, CA  90071

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-----Original Message-----
From: Records Management Program [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Cebe, Jason
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 5:20 AM
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Subject: Centralized vs. Decentralized File Rooms

Currently, our Cincinnati office, a large multi department office
ranging from Intellectual Property, Corporate, Family Law, Litigation,
Labor and others is moving in a couple years and we are in space
planning process. The office is currently decentralized and each
department has one or more file rooms on their floor. This works well
but we have other offices that have centralized file rooms and they work
well too. We are looking to reduce file space to keep leased space to a
minimum and feel centralizing will help and it will also add some
control and security to the file room.

Has anyone been through this recently? Any resources I should look at?
Thanks in advance for all your help and having me on the list.

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