KNOWLEDGE MGMT IN LAW FIRMS

1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-911078-13-5
Verlag: GLOBE LAW & BUSINESS LTD

Buch, 185 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 470 g

Knowledge has always been at the heart of the legal profession. This is because an essential component of practising law involves applying knowledge and expertise to solve clients' legal problems. In the rapidly changing contemporary legal world, where cases, transactions and legal issues become increasingly more complex and globalised, managing the firm’s knowledge and expertise becomes crucial for finding innovative solutions to legal problems, serving clients effectively, reducing risks and delivering profitability to the firm.

In this timely book produced in association with the International Bar Association, more than a dozen renowned knowledge management professionals provide their expert insights on all aspects of managing knowledge in a law firm. Topics covered include: building the business case for a knowledge management plan; implementing an agreed strategy; organising the knowledge management function; implementing enterprise search technology; and fostering the contribution of lawyers to their clients’ perspective on learning and quality.

The wide range of topics covered, coupled with the depth of the authors’ experience in real-life legal knowledge management, make this book an invaluable reference work for law firms looking to shape their knowledge management function, both in smaller firms where know-how sharing is a limiting factor for expansion and in larger firms interested in developing their knowledge management function further. For that reason, the book should be of interest to anyone looking for an insight into legal knowledge management, including law firm partners, knowledge management professionals and consultants, professional support lawyers and fee earners.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mohando, Luis Felipe

Gotschalk, Silke

Schulz, Martin

Tanja, Gerard

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Berufs- und Gebührenrecht freie Berufe Rechtsanwälte und Notare Kanzleiführung, Büroorganisation, Kanzleimanagement

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: knowledge management in law firms 5
Luis Felipe Mohando
Sorainen

Implementing knowledge management strategy in practice 15
Allie Lustigman
Charles Taylor

KM governance for law firms 31
Porcia Newell
Licensed attorney
Anthony J Rhem
AJ Rhem & Associates, Inc

Knowledge professionals in law: demonstrating value and retaining talent in a changing legal environment 43
Tara Pichardo-Angadi
Norton Rose Fulbright LLP

Taxonomy, informal tagging or both: master data, processes and benefits 51
Jonna Vainikainen
Castrén & Snellman Attorneys Ltd

Implementing enterprise search in a law firm 67
Silke Gottschalk
Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

Knowledge management and HR: evolving together for positive growth 79
Stephanie Abbott
Janders Dean

Getting lawyers to contribute content to KM systems and to use KM resources 91
Martin R Schulz
German Graduate School of Management and Law (GGS)

Aligning knowledge management goals to legal project management 101
Jonna Vainikainen
Castrén & Snellman Attorneys Ltd

KM in legal project management 111
Anthony J Rhem
AJ Rhem & Associates, Inc

Client-facing knowledge management 121
Raffael Büchi
Bär & Karrer

Knowledge management in mergers and acquisitions 135
Anthony J Rhem
AJ Rhem & Associates, Inc

Layered client portals for development of client relations 149
Boyd Hendriks
Informationland

Showcasing outside the library walls: growth through collaboration 159
Emily Allbon
City, University of London

Organising KM in a law firm – coordinating processes and resources 169
Martina Kuth
CMS Hasche Sigle
Martin R Schulz
German Graduate School of Management and Law (GGS)

About the authors 181