Matter Centricity constructs an electronic equivalent of the paper legal file by capturing all relevant matter content, including emails and documents, in a centralized, searchable electronic matter file. This addresses issues that arose when legal correspondence and documents became fractionalized across email inboxes and networks, making it difficult to manage the lifecycle of a legal matter and prepare for eDiscovery. Matter Centricity provides advantages like centralized access from any device and mitigating risks from decentralized information.

1. Matter Centricity 101

2. Coined in 2002
by iManage for its
popular WorkSite
product, Matter
Centricity
constructs the
electronic
equivalent of the
1990s paper file
for legal matters.

3. 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.

4. And then came email . . .

5. The paper file
started to lose
its utility . . .

6. Email is easy but it fractionalizes communication...
The sheer quantity of client/lawyer correspondence
exploded.

7. Lawyers started organizing emails and other client
documents in their inbox– and it often never made it
to the paper file.

8. No one knew
what was where.
Managing the
lifecycle became
difficult.
eDiscovery was
a nightmare.

9. And then came
Matter Centricity...

10. An electronic file environment that captures all
relevant matter content in one centralized location -
including email and paper (scan it!)

11. 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

12. These advantages only
grow with advances in
technology
• Consume and generate
matter content (including
email) from any device
laptops, tablets,
smartphones

13. LEARN MORE
• Printable brief: Matter Centricity 101
• Slideshare: 10 Best Practices for Matter Centricity
• Slideshare: Rethinking Matter Centricity