Knowledge management is more than just bringing various parts of a firm together, says Helena Hallgarn, who argues that to deliver benefits KM has to look beyond legal knowledge alone. Helena Hallgarn is former head of KM at Scandinavian firm[…]
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In the post ‘Innovative Attorneys Push Forward with Virtual Law Practice’ at the Lawyerist.com Steph Kimbro explores issues relating to the use of cloud computing in law practice management. “Virtual law practice is growing as attorneys and firms see the benefits of[…]
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In her recent blog post ‘A New Brand of Lawyer: Are you ready?’ Donna Seyle of Freelance Law Firm discusses a current paradigm shift in the legal services based on conclusions made by professor Richard Susskind and international lawyer/entrepreneur Jorge Colón. Professor[…]
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In the knowledge management world there have sometimes seemed to be a bit of tension between social media/web 2.0 and KM. It has even been argued that they are each others opposites, that social media and web 2.0 is all[…]
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In the latest issue of KIM Legal Magazine Virtual Intelligence VQ provides views on how current trends in the legal marketplace will affect the work of the knowledge professional and what role technology has to play.
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In their article on Alternative Billing and the Best of ABA TECHSHOW Jim Calloway and Natalie Kelly discuss the nature of alternative billing, which “could be said to be simply a shift in the way firms use ‘time’ as the commodity and[…]
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There is a clear trend on the legal market on increased collaboration and knowledge sharing within legal networks, such as Legal OnRamp, but also freely on the internet as part of the commoditisation in the light of the Legal Services Act.[…]
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Jordan Furlong, a leading analyst of the global legal market, Law21, writes in The platform is changing that the legal market delivery platform is changing from big firms to internet based. He compares it to how Word took over the market[…]
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In the latest issue of KIM Legal Magazine, a panel of leading KM professionals discussed innovative ways to secure fee earners contribution. Ensuring that fee earners and partners fulfill the responsibilities from a knowledge contribution point of view is a[…]
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On joining online forum Legal OnRamp, Ann Björk and Helena Hallgarn from Swedish law firm Vinge recently provided all members of the group with an insight into its ’Deal Tracker’ project to maximise relevant information-sharing activities. Allowing for more sophisticated[…]
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Scandinavia-based law firm Vinge created a new role, the KM lawyer, to raise effective knowledge-sharing as a firm-wide priority. Interview with Helena Hallgarn, Head of Knowledge Management. Read the entire article here: A new take on knowledge
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