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Drafting Document Retention Policies 1 Credit

Dec 30, 2024, 11:30 AM ET

Drafting Document Retention Policies 1 Credit

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  • Subject Area

    Business Law

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Dec 30, 2024, 11:30 AM ET

Learning Objective

  • To identify key stakeholders.
  • To know how to balance the benefits of retention and destruction.
  • To discuss how to draft a policy that meets your company’s needs.

Course Overview

This course is all-purpose and provides useful insights that go beyond particular professional fields. Although this course is open to tax professionals like EA, MRTP, and ORTP, it does not qualify for CE credits. 

A document retention policy establishes and describes how a company expects its employees to manage company information from creation through destruction and is a crucial part of a company’s overall records management program. 

This webinar discusses the importance of creating effective document retention policies within a company to meet objectives, comply with regulatory requirements, maintain corporate-wide data and information security, and prepare for litigation. 

Key topics covered in this CPE Business Law Webinar:

  • How various stakeholders are involved in drafting the policy, including business, IT, legal, compliance, records management, and others, 
  • Data classification/identification systems and litigation/dispute retention obligations. 
  • Sample policies for retaining emails, voicemails, and documents, along with key considerations for document destruction, including the importance of timely, consistent, and effective disposal. 
  • Administrative and IT issues related to legal holds 
  • Consequences for failing to meet retention obligations, including possible sanctions for destruction of evidence or delayed production. 

Join this course it will give you tips for drafting the policy and schedule, including involving key stakeholders and subject matter experts, and cost considerations for engaging outside counsel. 

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Course Level

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Instructional Method

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About Instructor

Mark Henriques
Mark Henriques

Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson

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Mark has successfully litigated cases involving construction, real estate, fraud, unfair trade practices, class actions, non-compete, non-solicit and non-disclosure agreements, and breach of contract. 

He understands the needs of today’s in-house counsel and regularly discusses them on his podcast, In-house Roundhouse Quick Tips for Busy GC’s. Mark helps his clients solve the “better, faster, cheaper” challenge through innovative approaches to dispute resolution and fee arrangements.

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Paul Saltzman, CPA (US)

Really well thought out webinar providing a lot of practical information to make this complex subject matter more understandable. The instructor was well versed on this subject and provided a nice real life situation from his experience.

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Fantastic, informative, detailed, insightful presentation given by articulate, knowledgeable presenter. Helpful examples & handouts. Thank you.

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