It used to be that law firms stayed in one place, often near courthouses and city centers. They developed roots in their neighborhoods and retained runners to make daily trips to the local courts. Now firms do their filings electronically, their clients are national and global companies, and many documents are stored digitally. Law firms are moving more often with fewer complications, but a change of address should not be undertaken without giving due consideration to the proper retention of client files.
In the beginning, moving a firm involved little more than packing up boxes of files, regardless of how old, and moving them to a new location. Old documents were left boxed up and sent to storage. Ongoing matters were unpacked and filed largely in accordance with the practice’s traditional system. The likelihood of another move remained remote, so firms had little reason to consider, much less plan, for another move.
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