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October 21, 2009

Ted Tjaden

The 7 Faces of Legal Knowledge Management

I will be speaking at LawTech Canada on November 16th in Toronto.

Although my talk may differ slightly from the paper I submitted, I ended up submitting a paper called "The 7 Faces of Legal Knowledge Management." The paper reflects my current thinking on the topic of legal KM, influenced in part by discussions with colleagues in the industry. Many of us wear quite different hats as legal knowledge managers depending on the type of firm where we practice, our individual backgrounds and experiences, and staffing and resources.

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The 7 "faces" of legal KM I identified are:

1. Document / Records Management
2. Precedent Development
3. Legal Research / Intranet Content Delivery
4. Professional Development / Training
5. Litigation Support
6. Practice Management
7. Client-Facing Initiatives / Alternative Fee-Billing

I am not aware of any particular individual in our field in Canada who is directly responsible for all 7 faces but many individuals come close, reflecting the fact that KM is not necessarily a single, discrete activity.

The theme of my paper – focusing on technology, since it is a technology conference – is that you need to analyze each activity separately since each aspect presents its own challenges and solutions. I will look forward to getting feedback from conference participants and would plan on posting the paper here on SLAW after the conference (assuming there are no restrictions on me so doing – I don't think there are any restrictions).

Ted Tjaden has been a lawyer for over 20 years during which time he also obtained his Master of Information and Master of Laws degree from the University of Toronto. He is currently immersed in various Knowledge Management projects.
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3 Comments on “The 7 Faces of Legal Knowledge Management”

  1. Shaunna Mireau says:
    October 21, 2009 at 10:24 pm

    I'm looking forward to reading your paper Ted!

  2. Wendy Reynolds says:
    October 22, 2009 at 9:34 am

    Bingo – perfect, Ted! I've been saying for years that organizations have to define what KM means for them – this list articulates exactly what I've been trying to say, and provides a nice framework for developing that definition which can be scaled up over time.

    Thank you!

  3. Mike Ives says:
    October 22, 2009 at 10:24 am

    I like the way you have broken it down Ted. I'm looking forward to reading your paper.

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