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Managing Knowledge in Uncertain Times
Thursday, 6th June 2013
Knowledge has always been viewed as being valuable within law firms. However, the ways in which knowledge is created and managed are often poor and not taken as seriously as they should be internally. But in an economy where the only certainty is uncertainty, the importance of knowledge, especially around building competitive advantage, has never been greater.
Satisfying the Appetite for Legal Apps
Tuesday, 4th June 2013
The Financial Times recently announced that it had signed a partnership to make its content available on Flipboard. This partnership is interesting for two reasons: firstly because the Financial Times had previously made its content available on iTunes and secondly because it shows just how keen some publishers are to make their content available in as many places as possible. Would the likes of Thomson Reuters and LexisNexis ever do the same?
Law Librarians and Content Choices
Monday, 20th May 2013
As Thomson Reuters continues to assimilate PLC into its business post acquisition, FreePint interviews members of the senior management team to find out how PLC's offering can support the changing structure of law firms and the increasingly strategic role of legal information professionals.
Assimilation Time for Thomson Reuters and PLC
Monday, 20th May 2013
When Practical Law Company (PLC) was acquired by Thomson Reuters (TR) earlier this year, information professionals in the legal sector raised a number of issues and concerns. Robin Neidorf interviews key figures to find out how PLC is complementing TR's strategic goals for the legal sector and to obtain more detail of those plans.
The Inexorable Rise of Social Knowledge Management
Friday, 26th April 2013
One of the biggest challenges faced by information professionals is getting the right information to the right people at the right time. Whilst traditional knowledge management techniques have worked for many years, we're beginning to see a new trend: the use of Social KM techniques. James Mullan asks why social is so important and questions how employers can encourage staff to share information in the legal sector and elsewhere.
Introducing Gamification into Law Firm Business Applications
Tuesday, 19th March 2013
Following the consumerisation of technology hardware through the Bring Your Own Device movement, the next big thing for law and professional services firms could be the consumerisation of business applications. So what could this mean in practice? James Mullan examines why legal firms should improve the user experience and what firms could gain from gamification techniques.
Are Intranets at Death's Door? How to Improve Your Intranet
Thursday, 14th March 2013
The death of the intranet, like email, is something that has been discussed many times in the past. So seeing a blog post questioning whether intranets are dead always intrigues me. However, intranets aren't yet receiving the death knell and there are many ways in which intranets can be revived and reinvigorated. James Mullan offers some tips for intranet managers to improve the user experience and to ensure that the intranet remains a key part of the organisation's KM and communications arsenal.
UK Legal Market Research: Reactions to PLC Acquisition
Thursday, 14th March 2013
Robin Neidorf introduces 2013 FreePint research into UK legal firms' budgeted spending on the three major suppliers: LexisNexis, Practical Law Company (PLC) and Thomson Reuters, and legal information professionals' reactions to Thomson Reuters' planned purchase of PLC. The article outlines likely changes along with key areas of concern as the number of key information suppliers contracts to two. Research into US legal firms' spend on information sources starts later this month and FreePint welcomes contact from any librarians who would like to be part of the project.
FreePint Report: UK Legal Market Research: Reactions to PLC Acquisition
Thursday, 14th March 2013
Robin Neidorf introduces 2013 FreePint research into UK legal firms' budgeted spending on the three major suppliers: LexisNexis, Practical Law Company (PLC) and Thomson Reuters, and legal information professionals' reactions to Thomson Reuters' planned purchase of PLC. The article outlines likely...
UK Legal Market Research: Wishes and Fears, in Equal Measure
Wednesday, 13th March 2013
Robin Neidorf presents the final part of her analysis of 2013 research into legal librarians' spending on the "big three" information sources. Of course the "big three" are now set to become two with Thomson Reuters (TR) announcing its purchase of Practical Law Company (PLC) in January. FreePint's research examines the possible benefits and opportunities of the PLC/TR move and voices the concerns and comments of information professionals in the legal field about the PLC/TR offerings and the future of legal information products such as Westlaw, Lawtel and PSL.
UK Legal Market Research: Vendors, and How They Are Perceived
Tuesday, 12th March 2013
Robin Neidorf continues her examination of the three main information suppliers to the legal information profession and dissects the responses to identify interviewees' perceptions of LexisNexis, Practical Law Company (PLC) and Thomson Reuters. She also looks at how info pros and fee earners use the products in their daily work, which products are strongest for different specialisms and how firms would feel about reduced budgets forcing them to cut any of these sources from their information centres.
Looking to the Skies - Law Firms and Cloud Computing
Monday, 11th March 2013
Much has been written in recent years about how cloud computing is going to revolutionise the way that law firms work. Cloud computing and SaaS has, in fact, been a disruptive force for much longer than we think and has the potential for long-term impact in most industries including the academic and commercial legal sector.
UK Legal Market Research: What Librarians Get and What They Want
Monday, 11th March 2013
Research into UK legal firms' budgeted spending on the three major suppliers: LexisNexis, Practical Law Company (PLC) and Thomson Reuters was carried out by FreePint in 2011 and has now been updated with further interviews in 2013. Robin Neidorf digs down into the results to examine information professionals' satisfaction with current offerings, which content sets and products they currently use, and what's on their wish lists.
UK Legal Market Research: Librarian Reactions to Latest Acquisition
Thursday, 28th February 2013
In the wake of Thomson Reuters' decision to purchase Practical Law Company, Robin Neidorf researches the reactions of legal librarians from the top 200 UK law firms. Following on from FreePint's 2011 research into information products and priorities in these firms, she questions over 50 librarians and queries their responses to the contraction of their key information suppliers by one third.
Product Report: CODiE Finalists: Best Legal Information Product
Monday, 25th February 2013
The CODiE Award for Best Legal Information Product saw four very different legal products gain finalist status, each demonstrating particular strengths for discrete areas of information work. FreePint reviewers put each of the finalists to the test: IA Watch, Lexis Advance, Web Preserver and Workshare. There's only one winner but all offer significant benefits to legal information professionals.
FreePint Report: CODiE Finalists - Best Legal Information Product
Monday, 25th February 2013
The CODiE Award for Best Legal Information Product saw four very different legal products gain finalist status, each demonstrating particular strengths for discrete areas of information work. FreePint reviewers put each of the finalists to the test: IA Watch, Lexis Advance, Web Preserver and...
Mini Review: IA Watch
Tuesday, 19th February 2013
Penny Crossland reviews IA Watch, an information portal for compliance practitioners, containing news on more than 200 compliance-related topics as well as up-to-date information on guidelines, laws and best practices. The portal is enhanced by a community forum, collaborative features and links to IA Watch-sponsored webinars.
Legal Knowledge Management Blossoms in 2013
Friday, 8th February 2013
The legal sector has a long tradition of having well-established knowledge management strategies, so it came as no surprise when I read a discussion on LinkedIn about the "Top 3 KM trends in 2013". So what are the trends and issues that knowledge managers in this sector should tackle, asks James Mullan.
Mini Review: Lexis Advance
Wednesday, 30th January 2013
John DiGilio reviews Lexis Advance, the newest and most innovative version of the LexisNexis legal research platform. From its interface to its functionality and pricing, it is casting the company and the way legal researchers work in a new light. Single search capabilities, powerful filtering, and a pay-for-what-you-use approach are the hallmarks of LexisNexis’ latest offering.
Mini Review: Bloomberg Government
Wednesday, 23rd January 2013
Jan Knight reviews Bloomberg Government, a robust, web-based information source that sits at the "intersection of business and government" and where users can find news related to government, business, industry, and in the same product search for, or keep up-to-date with, legislation, regulation and government contracts.
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