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Finding Work Product That Really Matters
Say Knowledge Management in non-KM circles ' especially in law firms ' and you're likely to get a blank stare. This is often because the mission of knowledge management has not been communicated to stakeholders, or the term has been used so broadly that it no longer means anything. This is a challenge I've been working hard to overcome in my position as Director of Knowledge Management at Polsinelli Shalton Welte Suelthaus (248-attorneys with nine offices).
One way to overcome the 'what is KM?' challenge (and to gain great credibility for someone in my position) is to be able to respond to a well-defined need with an equally well-focused solution. Such opportunities do not come along every day, but good fortune smiled recently when a group of attorneys came to me with a problem: They wanted an easy way to create an electronic brief bank for litigation documents and an electronic repository for corporate research. They wanted attorneys to be able to do one search across all firm documents and have on-point results returned quickly. The search needed to be flexible, easy for the attorneys to use, and reliable. The rationale for having such a tool at their command was quite simple ' the more time attorneys spend looking for information, the less time they have to do what the client needs. Creating efficiencies to conduct research faster and more effectively would address an obvious need.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners
Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.