Law Firms and IT: Towards Optimal Knowledge Management
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Based on existing literature and empirical research, partly carried out by us in 2004 and 2005, we propose in this paper a preliminary framework that is meant to be used for knowledge management of in particular individual lawyers within a law firm. The underlying idea is to combine in our framework general taxonomies of the three core elements of knowledge management within today’s law firms, viz. knowledge, knowledge processes and Information Technology (IT). The present framework sets out in main lines what we believe would be helpful for lawyers to clarify their needs regarding Information Technology and to evaluate the actual use of IT.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of Information, Law and Technology
دوره 2005 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005