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Shredding Solutions for the Legal Profession

Document destruction that follows the letter of the law

Eventually, even legal documents lose their value and become obsolete. Keeping them indefinitely can expose your clients to unnecessary risks that can be avoided with a document destruction strategy.

Regulatory compliance and increased emphasis on ethical conduct and accountability demand that you safeguard your clients’ privacy and administrative records.

At least 77 in-house lawyers were the subject of government probes or were forced out of their offices as a result of corporate investigations. Among those, at least 25 faced criminal prosecutions. (Corporate Counsel, March 2008).

Shred-it understands the need for a secure shredding solution for the legal profession. We work with thousands of law firms and other legal practices around the world. And our legal shredding solutions are customized to meet your specific needs.

A Shred-it legal shredding solution is based on the requirements of the following legislation and regulations:

  • FACTA
  • FACTA Disposal Rule
  • Federal Trade Commission Act
  • Electronic Espionage Act
  • Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act
  • Sarbanes Oxley Act
  • USA Patriot Act
  • US Safe Harbor Act
  • PIPEDA (Canada)
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    Shred-it’s legal shredding service help protect you from non-compliance charges, while at the same increasing the security and efficiency of your business.


    Benefits of Shred-it’s legal shredding service:

    • Comply with legislation
    • Safeguard your clients’ privacy
    • Prevent identity theft and security breaches
    • Keep abreast of changing legislation
    • Increase security and efficiency
    • Peace of mind
     

    Please visit our Resource Center for more information about the legal profession.


    How a legal shredding solution all comes together

    Once your firm’s needs have been assessed and a secure shredding program put in place, your document destruction service is conducted when you want, where you want and how you want, with minimal disruption.

    When your console is full, our security-screened representatives arrive and remove the materials for secure shredding behind locked doors.

    Our machinery is highly advanced, and allows us to shred your documents so they can never be reconstructed. We guarantee that our document destruction provides the best security and uncompromised compliance.

    As proof, you receive a Certificate of Destruction after each shred to substantiate your compliance

    Contact Us for more information on how a Shred-it legal shredding solution can help keep your firm stay secure and legally compliant.


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