Category: Knowledge Management

Here’s a thought experiment designed to think about knowledge management, open source law, and the process of law practice. The goal is to identify one way lawyers might save time and money and deliver more value to clients.  In a thought experiment, we can throw...

Last week I saw a great example of live knowledge management – an “after action review” at the Georgetown Law School conference, Law Firm Evolution: Brave New World or Business As Usual?. Jeffrey W. Carr – Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary led it.  Jeff...

The International Legal Technology Association’s Knowledge Management Peer Group is conducting its biennial knowledge management survey to probe the trends, hot topics and development of KM in the legal industry.  Survey results will be published in the KM White Paper, scheduled for June. ILTA encourages...

What’s hot in legal knowledge management? What would KM managers not do again? And what legal KM topics are of most interest now? US, UK, and Canadian large law firm KM professionals answered these questions in a recent survey.  In advance of of a private...

This is a live post from a private large law firm knowledge management meeting. This session, Change and the Growing Importance of KM, was also presented at the just completed CIO conference held in connection with Legal Tech.  The Actors: Oz Benamram, White & Case...

From a private large law firm knowledge management gathering, here is a near real-time report on Engaging Lawyers in KM.  What motivates lawyers to participate in KM efforts? Research shows that extrinsic motivators (e.g., money or recognition) do not lead to better results for cognitive...

From a private large law firm knowledge management gathering, here is a near real-time report on a competitive intelligence (CI) in law firms by Ann Lee Gibson, who blogs at Law Firm Competitive Intelligence.  Peter Drucker said that 90% of info used in organizations is...

From a private large law firm knowledge management gathering, here is a near real-time report on a relatively unusual KM topic, usability issues.  A usability expert from one of the attending law firms presents. Her prior job titles include include Visual Designer, Interaction Designer, Information...