On the broader picture, I am representing Vulcan on a informal advisory group formed by the Northwest General Counsel Association that is addressing document management and retention. Most of the members are attorneys. I've had my first contact just this week with the general counsel from a company in Oregon. It was very interesting. Hi questions dealt mostly with email management and email retention. FYI - the 3 huge matters that I have so diligently working on these last 4 years have finally wound down for me. I get to come back to the records side of the house. I have to say that I have had an intriguing education that many of us never receive unless we can dive in to fill the gap between internal and external counsel. The experience has strengthened my relationship with our technology (IT) teams as well. I should say the we are a small company (less than 600 employees). Our legal team is lean. Many of us do not perform the jobs we were originally hired to fill. All the best! Sharon List archives at http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/recmgmt-l.html Contact [log in to unmask] for assistance