Tag Archives: law firm

Getting started with KM

Posted on September 10, 2012 by knowledge4lawyers

Are you a partner in a medium-sized or smaller firm, who knows KM could help you in improving your firm’s effectiveness, but is unsure where to start?  These are a few ideas which I hope will help overcome the inertia. … Continue reading →

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Generic Strategies 101

Posted on July 12, 2012 by knowledge4lawyers

This is my second blog post about strategy, which follows on from my recent MBA module on the topic.  Read the previous one, Avoiding Bad Decisions, here. This post looks at Michael Porter’s Generic Strategies and how these can be … Continue reading →

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KM irritations

Posted on May 19, 2012 by knowledge4lawyers

What irritates you in your knowledge work?  These are some of my bugbears.  Interestingly, although some of them may never be solved, some of them would at least be ameliorated by greater firm-wide awareness of what KM is and how … Continue reading →

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Measuring successfully – 5 ideas

Posted on April 26, 2012 by knowledge4lawyers

Someone asked me recently how they could improve the ways that they proved the worth of their KM work to the rest of the law firm.  Money is tight in many firms and KM can appear to some people to … Continue reading →

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When should KM become a priority?

Posted on March 20, 2012 by knowledge4lawyers

Those managing small to medium-sized law firms often struggle to balance competing practice management costs and decide how to prioritise their spending. This post looks at practical situations which suggest that your law firm ought to be prioritising knowledge management … Continue reading →

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Be the best at the basics

Posted on November 8, 2011 by knowledge4lawyers

It is so easy to be seduced by the latest management fad or the topic of the day, but if your firm doesn’t have a solid grounding in the basics, it’ll struggle to fly. If I had to list 5 … Continue reading →

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Starting out

Posted on October 5, 2011 by knowledge4lawyers

If your firm has recently increased in size or needs to be more efficient to satisfy its clients, you may be wondering whether Knowledge Management tools can help.  This post is for solicitors like you.  It aims to be a … Continue reading →

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Recommended Reading

Posted on September 16, 2011 by knowledge4lawyers

I often get asked by lawyers moving into PSL / KM work where they should start with reading up on KM, so I keep a list here and update it as I get new recommendations. This list comes from a … Continue reading →

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