KM Morphing (Conference Report)
Last week Joshua Fireman and I co-chaired the Ark Group conference, Knowledge Management for the Modern Law Firm (PDF of program). The theme we set for 70+ participants over two days was “what is KM, what is not, and where are its boundaries?” The session...
Ron Friedmann,
20 years ago
2 min read
KM Haiku from Ark KM Conference
Day one of Knowledge Management for the Modern Law Firm conference was excellent. Reports and materials to follow but in the mean time, haiku. Joshua Fireman and I co-chair the conference and for the day one wrap up, we asked participants to submit a surprising...
Ron Friedmann,
20 years ago
1 min read
Hedge Funds and Law Firm Efficiency
Two years ago I suggested in a Marketplace Trial that “a financial market to value and hedge law suits” could emerge. Hedge funds are on edge of making that happen. Hedge Funds Find Returns in Making Small Loans in the New York Times (2/21/06, $)...
Ron Friedmann,
20 years ago
1 min read
Getting Serious about Change Management
Lawyers dislike change. They resist the new, whether it’s an application upgrade or submitting time by deadline. Firms must be creative about change management. Another good example is customer relationship management software (CRM). Many law firm managers say “CRM is the most widely licensed but...
Ron Friedmann,
20 years ago
1 min read
New National KM Group
Last fall I wrote about an effort to form a new national knowledge management group. The group now exists as the KM peer network of the International Legal Technology Association (ITLA). Here is the ILTA announcement circulated late last week: “We are happy to announce...
Ron Friedmann,
20 years ago
3 min read
Evidence of E-Discovery Consolidation
A newly published survey suggests that the e-discovery market is consolidating. Growth Curve, the AmLaw Tech column in the February 2006 issue of American Lawyer Magazine, presents the e-discovery portion of the results of a recent survey administered in connection with the Litigation Department of...
Ron Friedmann,
20 years ago
1 min read
Working Virtually – Judge Posner’s Take
Judge Richard Posner has an interesting take on what will drive (so to speak) law firms to allow lawyers to work virtually. I have suggested that law firms experiment with virtual work (e.g., Working Virtually Revisited) and written about related topics (e.g., Where Should In-House...
Ron Friedmann,
20 years ago
1 min read
Good KM Article in National
US legal trade press coverage of knowledge management seems to have declined in the last few years. In Canada, by contrast…. . The National is the magazine of the Canadian Bar Association. Knowledge Uprising by Patti Ryan in the Jan/Feb 2006 issue (flash or PDF...
Ron Friedmann,
20 years ago
1 min read
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