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Record Retention for Lawyers: File Closing, Preservation, and Destruction 2025

Content Provider
American Law Institute CLE
Product
CLE
Run Time
61 Minutes
Recording Date
02/28/2025
Presenter(s)
Mark Bassingthwaighte
Learning Method
On-Demand Training
Practice Area
Legal Skills
Persona
CLE OnDemand

Price $219.00

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Description

Every attorney has a duty to maintain and properly dispose of client files—whether paper or digital. However, determining how long to retain a file or when it can be destroyed after a case concludes is a complex challenge. With varying rules, guidelines, and jurisdictional exceptions governing file retention, even law offices confident in their compliance may face risks. So, what policies should an attorney have in place to ensure proper file retention and destruction? With the growing volume of legal files and the expanded capacity to store them, it is more important than ever for attorneys to implement strong records and information management programs. Join us for this 60-minute webinar to discover best practices every attorney needs to ensure their file retention and destruction processes are thorough, compliant, and secure. > How to draft a closing letter > How long do you need to keep closed files? > The dos and don’ts for when the end of your file retention period finally arrives > Ins and outs of compliant file storage > What if you represent clients in other states or have a multi-state practice? > Essential electronic document retention policies This webinar is for attorneys who are creating or re-evaluating their own firms’ policies, in the organizing, saving, and destroying client records.

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State Status Total Credits Type Of Credit Approved Thru
AlabamaApproved1.00General12/31/2025
AlaskaApproved1.00GeneralOn-going
ArizonaApproved1.00GeneralOn-going
ArkansasApproved1.00GeneralOn-going
CaliforniaApproved1.00Participatory02/27/2030
ColoradoApproved1.00General12/31/2027
ConnecticutApproved1.00GeneralOn-going
DelawareApproved1.00General02/27/2027
FloridaApproved1.00General or Technology12/31/2026
GeorgiaApproved1.00General12/31/2025
HawaiiApproved1.00General02/28/2027
IdahoPending State Response0.00
IllinoisApproved1.00General05/18/2027
IndianaApproved1.00General06/23/2026
IowaApproved1.00General02/27/2026
KansasApproved1.00General05/18/2026
KentuckyPending State Response0.00
LouisianaApproved1.02General05/18/2026
MaineApproved1.00General06/30/2027
MinnesotaPending State Response0.00
MissouriApproved1.20GeneralOn-going
MontanaApproved1.00General02/28/2028
NebraskaApproved1.02General02/27/2027
NevadaApproved1.00General12/31/2028
New HampshireApproved1.00General02/27/2028
New JerseyApproved1.00GeneralOn-going
New MexicoApproved1.00General02/27/2030
New YorkApproved1.00SkillsOn-going
North CarolinaApproved1.00Technology02/28/2026
North DakotaApproved1.00General02/28/2028
OhioPending State Response0.00
OklahomaApproved1.00General06/01/2026
OregonApproved1.00General02/28/2028
PennsylvaniaApproved1.00General05/18/2027
Rhode IslandApproved1.00General06/30/2026
South CarolinaApproved1.02General12/31/2025
TennesseeApproved1.02General05/18/2026
TexasApproved1.00General05/31/2026
UtahApproved1.00General12/31/2025
VermontApproved1.00GeneralOn-going
VirginiaApproved1.00General10/31/2025
WashingtonApproved1.00General02/27/2030
West VirginiaApproved1.22GeneralOn-going
WisconsinApproved1.00GeneralOn-going
WyomingApproved1.00General05/18/2026

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