OARC recommends that law firms keep files no longer than seven years
The files associated with a legal matter can easily take up an entire shelf -- or more -- in a lawyer's office. What happens to all of this paper once the case is closed? Although some larger firms are moving towards electronic storage of their documents, most paper is still warehoused off-site -- often indefinitely. In this July 2007 article, Nancy Cohen of the Colorado Supreme Court Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel discusses document retention and destruction policies and procedures in Colorado.
OARC recommends that law firms keep files no longer than seven years
