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Discuss your historical records collection, current process, production readiness, and next defensible step.
Defensible Collection Consultation
A consultation is an opportunity to discuss the historical records collection, the current state of the process, specific concerns about provenance, coding, QA, methodology documentation, or production readiness, and to identify the next defensible step.
Laura works remotely with legal teams, government departments, and Indigenous organizations across Canada and the United States. On-site archive visits and project work are available where the matter requires them.
Confidentiality notice: Please do not include privileged, confidential, or case-sensitive information in emails, contact forms, or booking tools. Initial consultations are for discussing the general nature of the matter, the records involved, and the type of support needed.
Laura A. Kirbyson
Historical Records & Litigation Support
What to expect
- Discussion of the historical records collection and its current state
- Identification of specific concerns: provenance, coding, QA, gaps, methodology
- Assessment of production readiness or collection readiness
- Recommended next steps and scope of support
Common starting points
- A litigation file requires historical records that have not yet been collected or organized
- An existing document collection needs structure, coding, or QA review
- Historical records need to be located, read, interpreted, and explained
- Production is approaching and collection methodology has not been documented
- An inherited database needs review before it can be relied on
- A team needs a second set of eyes on methodology, risks, or gaps