Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell, & Berkowitz, PC has an immediate opening for an Information Governance Analyst in its Nashville office. The Information Governance Retention Analyst (“Analyst”) will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating the disposition of client matter files, as part of a long-term effort to reduce the volume of historical paper files the firm is maintaining on and offsite. The Analyst is responsible for generating reports of retention eligible matters and corresponding items, facilitating any required attorney disposition approvals and noticing clients of forthcoming disposition actions, where required. The Analyst will work closely with matter teams and IT personnel to ensure eligible electronic client matter records are appropriately purged from approved Firm repositories in coordination with the disposal of corresponding physical files. The Analyst will be responsible for recording disposition outcomes and notes in the Firm’s Records Management System (“RMS”), and filing related correspondence to ensure a record of the disposition action is maintained. This position would report directly to the Information Governance Manager and indirectly to the Office of General Counsel.
Essential Duties
Refine and implement process to ensure physical and electronic materials eligible for final disposition are reviewed, approved, and processed in a timely fashion in accordance with Firm policy.
Compile reports to identify and create collections for retention eligible material in the Firm’s Records Management System.
Ensure attorneys are notified in advance of file disposition actions and escalate disposition approvals as needed.
Notice clients of pending disposition actions where required.
Promote compliance with the Firm’s Information Governance policy and retention and disposition procedures, which may include providing guidance to matter team members.
Provide support in ensuring retention requirements and file access restrictions established in executed engagement letters and client guidelines are captured in the Records Management System.
Provide support in ensuring file materials subject to a legal hold are marked for preservation.
Coordinate with offsite storage vendors and direct IG personnel for the Firm’s various offices to execute the destruction of eligible materials and obtain certificates of destruction.
Assist as needed in the collection, organization, and receipt/transmittal of client matter information in context of incoming and departing laterals, and client authorized releases
Evaluate and propose improvements to processes, procedures, technology related to the activities of the department.
Assist in training related to the Firm’s Records Management System.
Coordinate with the Firm’s IT department to ensure retention-eligible electronic files are appropriately purged from the Firm’s information systems.
Required Qualifications
BA/BS degree or equivalent work level experience.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to effectively organize and prioritize tasks.
Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
Preferred Qualifications
Significant experience with leveraging modern Records Management Systems for reporting, identification of items eligible for disposition, and use of related disposition workflow tools.
At least two years relevant experience in information governance/information management, including: data and information categorization, organization, systems, integrations, and infrastructure
Background/experience in project management
Based in, or willing to relocate to Nashville
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