ILTA 07

These are my notes from the 2007 International Legal Technology Association annual convention.

Extranets and Intranets Are The Information Hubs of Your Firm

Felicity Badcock, online Services Manager of Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Erik Buker, Internal Practice Consultant of Hunton & Williams
Nestor Holynskyj, Director of Consulting of eSentio Technologies

The new model of intranets and extranets
Instead of a publishing model with little or no audience discrimination, instead it is personalized with audience discrimination. Instead of a focus on information, it [...]

Project Management for Knowledge Management Engagement

Kate Cain of Winston & Strawn LLP
Risa Schwartz of Cisco Systems, Inc.
Gabrielle Townsend of DuPont

There are five pieces to the project management and knowledge management puzzle:

Process
Documentation
Value
Communication
Motivation

Some project management myths:

Project management adds time, not value
Project management = paperwork
Benefits of project management and knowledge management are obvious
If we build it, they will come

WestKM at Winston & Strawn [...]

Current Awareness – Critical Information Management Tools in the Legal Industry

Doog Hoover from Thomson West
Dennis Kennedy from the Dennis Kennedy Law Firm LLC
Meredith L. Williams, from Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz

Dennis took the position that or current information environment has four characteristics:

Information silos – you need to visit too many places to find things
Information overload – spam interference mixed in with good things.
Information underload
Continuous [...]

The Human Side of Information Technology Strategy

Sally Gonzalez, Director of Navigant Consulting
Tom Baldwin, Chief Knowledge Officer of Sheppard Mullin
Felicity Badcock, Online Services Manager of Mallesons Stephen Jaques

The theme of the presentation: You have a great idea, you have the perfect technology, now how do you get the lawyers to use it? [Its like herding cats.]
Lawyers have different personalities. They strive [...]

Exploring Technology Business Models for Law Firms

Elizabeth Broderick, Partner, Head of the Legal Technology Group of Blake Dawson Waldron
Martin Metz, Director of Information Technology of O’Melveny & Myers LLP
Gerard Neiditsch, Executive Director Business Integration & Technology of Mallesons Stephen Jaques

Technology can directly improve the bottom line revenue of the firm. Some ways to improve the business of law:

Direct [...]

Innovative Use of Technology in the Legal Department

Moderator: David Rohde, of Baker Robbins
Risa Schwartz, Head of Knowledge Management of Cisco Systems, Inc.
Peter Vissicchio, the Business Technology Senior Manager of Pfizer, Inc.
Mike Russell, Strategic Legal Technologist – Enterprise Legal Services of Liberty Mutual Insurance

What are the drivers for innovation in a corporate law department?:

Cost savings
New business needs
New regulatory environment
Risk management [...]

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