New accelerations have come along way: GDPR, blockchain/DLT, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, cloud-edge computing, and more – and each one either produces more data or heavily affects existing data, or both. Several of these accelerating regulations and technologies affect law firms and their records and information management (RIM) processes. Sometimes it is for the good. Very often it is not, especially if the law firm has an older – or nonexistent –RIM framework. There is a way to engineer new RIM frameworks that manage compliance, security, and business benefits in the face of market-changing accelerations. This white paper discusses principles that will helps you build this framework and make sure it’s up to the task.