Matter Centricity 101

Coined in 2002

by iManage for its

popular WorkSite

product, Matter

Centricity

constructs the

electronic

equivalent of the

1990s paper file

for legal matters.

In the 1990s, you could find all the information associated

with a legal matter in one paper file, typically a box that had

folders separating drafts and lawyer’s notes from pleadings

and client documents and correspondence.

And then came email . . .

The paper file

started to lose

its utility . . .

Email is easy but it fractionalizes communication ...

The sheer quantity of client/lawyer correspondence

exploded.

Lawyers started organizing emails and other client

documents in their inbox– and it often never made it

to the paper file.

No one knew

what was where.

Managing the

lifecycle became

difficult.

eDiscovery was

a nightmare.

And then came

Matter Centricity...

An electronic file environment that captures all

relevant matter content in one centralized location -

including email and paper (scan it!)

Matter Centricity has

huge advantages

• Centralized,

searchable electronic

matter files

Makes everyone’s

job easier

• Mitigates risk

associated with

decentralized matter

information

Client documents

and email are with

the matter file

These advantages only

grow with advances in

technology

• Consume and generate

matter content (including

email) from any device

laptops, tablets,

smartphones

LEARN MORE

• Printable brief: Matter Centricity 101

• Slideshare: 10 Best Practices for Matter Centricity

• Slideshare: Rethinking Matter Centricity