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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819065303321

Autore

Parsons Matthew <1967->

Titolo

Effective knowledge management for law firms [[electronic resource] /] / Matthew Parsons

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004

ISBN

0-19-770282-1

0-19-988351-3

1-280-53452-4

1-4237-4604-X

0-19-803792-9

1-4337-0081-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (261 p.)

Disciplina

340/.068

Soggetti

Law firms - United States - Management

Law offices - United States

Knowledge management - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-245) and index.

Nota di contenuto

It is said that law firm's don't get knowledge management -- What is knowledge management all about? -- The business and economics of law firms -- Lawyers as knowledge workers : what lawyers do -- What is a law firm knowledge strategy? How do you develop one? -- Preparation 101 : culture matters! -- Consultation : agreeing the processes for change management -- Story : the lawyer's life in the new world -- Personal knowledge strategy : tacit is king -- Interpersonal knowledge strategy : creation and projection -- Impersonal and digital knowledge strategy.

Sommario/riassunto

In Effective Knowledge Management for Law Firms, Matthew Parsons draws on his work with a leading commercial law firm, Mallesons Stephen Jaques. He examines how law firms can implement a knowledge strategy to support their business strategy, rather than getting beguiled by fad and technology.