Document shredding for Law Firms
Client confidentiality does not end when a matter closes. Bar rules require reasonable care in disposing of client files, and closed files often contain Social Security numbers, medical records and financial statements that also fall under HIPAA, GLBA and the FACTA Disposal Rule. A file in a dumpster is an ethics complaint waiting to happen.
Who this is for
Solo practitioners, small and mid-size firms, title and closing attorneys, public defenders and prosecutors, and paralegal services.
What needs shredding
Closed case files, drafts and redlines, discovery, client correspondence, deposition transcripts, billing records, and the personal financial and medical information that lives inside almost every matter.
The rule that applies
Economic Espionage Act — and the certificate of destruction that documents you followed it.
What we recommend
Most firms combine a one-time purge of files past their retention period with a console in the copy room for ongoing drafts. Everything is destroyed on-site, witnessed by your staff, with a certificate you can drop in the file-retention log.
Recurring service · Purge shredding · Certificate of destruction
Questions we get from law firms
Can you destroy files by matter and give us a record?
Yes. Tell us which boxes are which and we will note the count and date on the certificate of destruction.
Do we need to remove binders and folders?
Manila folders and hanging files are fine. Three-ring binders should be emptied first.
How do you handle a file-room cleanout?
We bring the truck to the building, carry the boxes out, and shred while you watch. A typical file room is a morning.
Ready to set up shredding for your law firm?
We quote in writing before anything is scheduled.