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About knowledge4lawyers

I am a lawyer and a Knowledge Management expert. Through The Knowledge Business I help law firms improve their efficiency and profitability through knowledge services - consultancy, training and implementation help.

Another reason why your KM database may not be working…

Posted on June 30, 2014 by knowledge4lawyers

I read an interesting article in the Guardian at the weekend, in which Oliver Burkeman considered psychologist Steven Pinker’s book “The sense of style”. Athough this mightn’t seem relevant initially (it is a book about writing styles rather than KM) … Continue reading →

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New – KM Handbook owners’ club

Posted on June 25, 2014 by knowledge4lawyers

*Update* If you get my new textbook “Practical Projects …” you can also join the club!   Join the KM Handbook owners’ club for exclusive events, offers and gifts. A couple of years ago I wrote the “Knowledge Managment Handbook” … Continue reading →

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KM Legal – a few thoughts on day 2.

Posted on May 22, 2014 by knowledge4lawyers

I missed day 1 of KM Legal because of other commitments, and with a late afternoon slot for my talk, which was on an unusual topic (a report on my academic research into knowledge-sharing antecedents), I probably didn’t concentrate as … Continue reading →

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Monday round-up – What I’ve been reading.

Posted on May 6, 2014 by knowledge4lawyers

I follow a writing group’s blog which draws together a weekly list of what people are reading.  I always find it interesting, so I thought I’d steal honour their idea by replicating it. I’m not sure if there’ll always be … Continue reading →

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CLT training date announced

Posted on April 13, 2014 by knowledge4lawyers

*Update* The next session is on 25th May 2016. Find out more here.   Foundation course in KM for Law Firms. 24th September 2014 More details here http://www.clt.co.uk/Course/Knowledge-Management-in-a-Law-Firm-The-Works/   Do you want an occasional (approx monthly) email with updates about … Continue reading →

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Change – how can knowledge teams manage?

Posted on February 25, 2014 by knowledge4lawyers

“Change is the only constant” It trips off the tongue. Everyone is saying it. But how can knowledge teams manage change more effectively? My networking & knowledge sharing group is going to look at change management at our next meeting … Continue reading →

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Friday fun: AAL for families

Posted on January 17, 2014 by knowledge4lawyers

I’ve been thinking about After Action Learning (AAL) for a while and will be looking into it more deeply for a Managing Partner article next month, but in the meantime, this caught my eye on Pinterest. Meg Freeman blogged recently … Continue reading →

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Why do some lawyers share knowledge (and others don’t)?

Posted on November 15, 2013 by knowledge4lawyers

*Update*  Articles on my research can now be found in Managing Partner Magazine and you can now discover the knowledge-sharing motivations of your own fee earners, to maximise knowledge sharing to improve competitive edge.   This question has vexed me … Continue reading →

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Ark PSL conference

Posted on September 4, 2013 by knowledge4lawyers

Just a quick note to let you know that the details have just been released for Ark’s PSL/Knowledge Lawyer conference on 7th November. I’ll be there, speaking about using measurement systems to demonstrate ROI in KM projects, alongside Emma Dufty … Continue reading →

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How to be human … a guide for lawyers

Posted on June 21, 2013 by knowledge4lawyers

I run a knowledge-sharing and networking group called Knowledge Network West (tweet with us on #KNWest) and yesterday was a session discussing how knowledge teams and lawyers can use twitter for learning, knowledge-sharing, and personal and law firm marketing. One … Continue reading →

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