Law Practice Management and Technology
The Bottom Line Volume 34, No. 4, October 2013
Content
- 21st Century Legal Research: Authenticating Electronic Data
- Avoiding Surprises: Plan for Contingencies
- Building Your Client Base Online and Off
- Coach's Corner: “Die With Your Boots On” Is Not a Succession Plan
- Disaster Planning Means Firm Survival
- Message From the Chair, Incoming
- Message From the Chair, Outgoing: Tinker, Labor, Over, Bye!
- Message From the Guest Editor: How To Manage Not to Waste Your Time
- Using Automation and Outsourcing to Deliver Legal Services in the New Normal Market
- Your Law Firm Culture: Define, Prioritize and Collaborate
- MCLE Self-Study Article Bridge the Gap: Knowledge Management Simplified
MCLE Self-Study Article Bridge the Gap: Knowledge Management Simplified
By Marriott Murdock, Marketing Director, NetDocuments
Nobody has time to read, process, or manage the information contained in 174 newspapers every single day â but thatâs what you and I are bombarded within a 24 hour period, according to a study by Dr. Martin Hilbert of the University of Southern California1 I donât need to tell you about the incessant stream of data youâre grappling with on a daily basis. However, I can offer a simple definition and approach to getting a grip on what knowledge is, and how managing it better will increase your ability to efficiently and comprehensively do what you do best â practice law.
As an attorney or legal professional, you provide a service: delivering your clients value through your expertise, professionalism, organization, and, of course, your knowledge of the law. As a service provider, you have an underlying product that allows you to deliver a top-notch service to your clients â your firmâs knowledge, and the processes and organization you have in place to manage it.
Knowledge Management (KM) has been around for decades, but there is no shortage of varying definitions, ranging from the academically nebulous, to the business strategists over-analysis, to the philosophically numbing. Letâs try to put the depths of semantics aside, and focus on simplicity and practicality.