{"id":1027,"date":"2019-09-18T20:26:27","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T18:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legal-tech-nerd.de\/2019\/09\/18\/knowledge-management-legaltech\/"},"modified":"2019-09-18T20:37:45","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T18:37:45","slug":"knowledge-management-legaltech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legal-tech-nerd.de\/en\/2019\/09\/18\/knowledge-management-legaltech\/","title":{"rendered":"Knowledge Management &#038; LegalTech"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1027\" class=\"elementor elementor-1027 elementor-1000\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e457c6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e457c6d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bce740c\" data-id=\"bce740c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c53c3b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c53c3b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd07efa\" data-id=\"dd07efa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51d2029 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51d2029\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Knowledge Management (KM) has been on the agenda of almost all law firms with several professionals for almost decades. For good reason.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>most important asset<\/strong> in legal advice is the &#8220;<strong>know-how of a successful and economic handling of mandates<\/strong>&#8221; both with regard to the processes and the correct application of the case relevant legal principles and relevant norms.<\/p>\n<p>To &#8220;<strong>extract<\/strong>&#8221; this knowledge from the &#8220;minds&#8221; of the lawyers and make it available to the law firm independently of individuals is a <strong>decisive factor in ensuring a consistently high quality<\/strong> of advice in the long term and reducing dependence on individual professionals.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-64301c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64301c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ecddc3\" data-id=\"7ecddc3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afde890 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"afde890\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Previous experience with knowledge management<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-91a8a42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"91a8a42\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5992bd3\" data-id=\"5992bd3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9432837 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9432837\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the past, the implementation of this task has shown that a certain success can only be achieved if the organisations were willing to <strong>recruit dedicated staff and set up departments that focus exclusively on this topic<\/strong>. In addition, essential changes in the firm&#8217;s <strong>internal valuation systems<\/strong> are also required in order to &#8220;<strong>motivate<\/strong>&#8221; professionals in higher hierarchies (equity partners or lawyers shortly before the &#8220;leap into partnership&#8221;) to cooperate. In the past, therefore, only larger units were usually in a position to &#8220;set up&#8221; a &#8220;reasonable&#8221; knowledge management system.<\/p>\n<p>In smaller units, attempts were usually made to build up a &#8220;knowledge pool&#8221; more or less <strong>parallel to the actual<\/strong> mandate work. Unfortunately, however, the results of the aforementioned approaches were usually <strong>far below expectations<\/strong>, and even with the personnel- and resource-intensive implementations in large law firms, the results <strong>were and are far from satisfactory<\/strong>. Why?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a93c9a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a93c9a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d75502e\" data-id=\"d75502e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-add631e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"add631e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Knowledge management - status quo<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-af0fe30 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af0fe30\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-737c891\" data-id=\"737c891\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21700e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21700e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If one looks at the basic structure of how KM has been implemented in law firms (and also legal departments) so far, this may be roughly represented graphically as follows.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b22dde2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b22dde2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a1cf9f\" data-id=\"7a1cf9f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2fa76f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f2fa76f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1030\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/legal-tech-nerd.de\/en\/2019\/09\/18\/knowledge-management-legaltech\/km_today_en\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/legal-tech-nerd.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/KM_Today_en.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"KM_Today_en\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/legal-tech-nerd.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/KM_Today_en.jpg?fit=620%2C349&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5fc4c13 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5fc4c13\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-97a8b59\" data-id=\"97a8b59\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a61b909 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a61b909\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you take a closer look at this overview, you will notice that primarily document templates (for Word or PowerPoint) for storage in KM systems are taken into account (to a much lesser extent, checklists or playbooks are also &#8220;maintained&#8221; in the file formats mentioned). A storage of the processes and their management of a mandate in easily reproducible form remains, however, mostly &#8220;outside&#8221; so far.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, it is visible from this graphical overview that, despite all the software solutions used so far, the proportion of manual work and thus the necessary effort on the part of office staff (professionals and non-legal employees) is quite high, especially in the <strong>following sub-areas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a797ae5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a797ae5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d357de5\" data-id=\"d357de5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5d8405 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5d8405\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Filling the data pool<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4acffb5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4acffb5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc552d4\" data-id=\"dc552d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa13a57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa13a57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Where and how do the contents of a KMS come from?<br \/>\nUsually the <strong>initial decision<\/strong> as to whether a certain document could be suitable for being included as a template in knowledge management <strong>is made by the author<\/strong>, i.e. the attorney in charge. The next step is to &#8220;<strong>enhance<\/strong>&#8221; the document sent to the Knowledge Management team into a template by hand (removal of case-specific information, review of the referenced jurisdiction, enrichment with processing information), which is nowadays usually associated <strong>with a lot of manual work in front of the PC<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-80d8518 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80d8518\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e2da0e\" data-id=\"6e2da0e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76f496d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76f496d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Maintenance of the database<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed80b8a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed80b8a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5c6778\" data-id=\"f5c6778\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d99062b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d99062b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once templates and checklists are in the database of a knowledge management system, they must be updated frequently to<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>usefulness<\/li>\n<li>actuality<\/li>\n<li>duplicates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>be reviewed. This is <strong>( also ) mainly the task of the persons<\/strong> charged with the &#8220;knowledge management&#8221; work.<br \/>\nIdeally, however, lawyers should also provide feedback to the knowledge management team, as it is almost impossible, given the large number of legal changes, to identify and appropriately classify the necessary adaptation requirements for content in knowledge management systems without a specific reason (e.g. within the context of a case). Unfortunately, this feedback is usually provided by email, which often leads to mistakes and questions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9ad72a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9ad72a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-66f0e73\" data-id=\"66f0e73\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cdc8ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cdc8ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Using Content from a Knowledge Management System<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ccddf8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ccddf8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e593ea\" data-id=\"4e593ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ba84eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ba84eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Even though document assembly solutions (software for text generation) are increasingly used in some areas of mandate processing for the creation of documents from text blocks using query dialogs, I have found that in KM systems<strong> entire documents are often still stored as templates<\/strong>, which are then used as rough &#8220;basic structures&#8221; for the typesetting required in the mandate and still have to be<strong> extensively revised and modified by hand<\/strong> before finalization (e.g. deletion of unneeded text passages and addition of necessary text blocks).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ea1bbc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ea1bbc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a3be64\" data-id=\"8a3be64\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0193d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e0193d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Status Quo Evaluation<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0e4134 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0e4134\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b56011\" data-id=\"3b56011\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf80500 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf80500\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Due to the <strong>high personnel costs<\/strong> involved in creating, maintaining and leveraging content from knowledge management solutions, it is not a surprise that only a <strong>minority of the law firms<\/strong> and legal departments surveyed by me <strong>are satisfied<\/strong> with their current solutions. What&#8217;s more, a large number of organizations have so far &#8220;neglected&#8221; to strategically address this issue so seriously that they are looking to implement a solution company-wide in the near future. At best, &#8220;<strong>isolated applications<\/strong>&#8221; of a practice group or individual attorneys are operated nowadays more frequently.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-babb3c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"babb3c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-10d7ed1\" data-id=\"10d7ed1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d09445 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d09445\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Knowledge Management, better with LegalTech?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2e15e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2e15e5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5669f1\" data-id=\"c5669f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3809134 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3809134\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Can perhaps <strong>new approaches to solutions<\/strong> within the framework of the digitization of the legal market in the form of new &#8220;LegalTech&#8221; software available on the market also <strong>improve &#8220;classical&#8221;<\/strong> knowledge management?<\/p>\n<p>First of all, a small &#8220;<strong>damper of hope<\/strong>&#8220;. There is <strong>no solution<\/strong> under the development with which knowledge management in law firms and legal departments can be implemented simply, effectively and fully automatically in one go. But due to the increasing flexibility in software development (see my blog article &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/legal-tech-nerd.de\/en\/2019\/09\/11\/software-platforms-in-the-legal-market\/\">Software platforms in the legal market<\/a>&#8220;), significant improvements can be achieved in the following three areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Reduction of personnel expenses<\/strong> for system implementation and maintenance<\/li>\n<li><strong>Extending the type of information<\/strong> available to including processes<\/li>\n<li><strong>Simplification of the use<\/strong> of the information stored in the KMS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following diagram illustrates the possible effects of technologies from the LegalTech environment for tomorrow&#8217;s knowledge management:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e121d70 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e121d70\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-67ef356\" data-id=\"67ef356\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-200e470 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"200e470\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1038\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/legal-tech-nerd.de\/en\/2019\/09\/18\/knowledge-management-legaltech\/km_tomorrow_en\/#main\" 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data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/legal-tech-nerd.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/KM_tomorrow_en-1.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"KM_tomorrow_en\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/legal-tech-nerd.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/KM_tomorrow_en-1.jpg?fit=620%2C349&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d8ce9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d8ce9e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-773e1f3\" data-id=\"773e1f3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5cfe1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5cfe1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How can the newest software technologies support and improve knowledge management in law firms and legal departments?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d802f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d802f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2565eb2\" data-id=\"2565eb2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-043c3f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"043c3f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Enhancing the information available in a Knowledge Management System<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e078860 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e078860\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5324c91\" data-id=\"5324c91\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a51d01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a51d01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On the one hand, new application types enable an extension of the information types that can be stored in a KM. In addition to text information for the creation of documents, repeatable workflow processes for procedures (both organizational and legal measures for the management of mandates) can now also be stored in a KM, which can then be activated &#8220;with one click&#8221; and made available throughout the organization. (e.g. through applications such as <a href=\"https:\/\/bryter.io\">Bryter<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/flow.microsoft.com\/en-us\/\">Microsoft Flow<\/a>)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fa3cd3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2fa3cd3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd828ed\" data-id=\"dd828ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e134cb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e134cb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Acceleration of information processing<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d95d894 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d95d894\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fc0289\" data-id=\"2fc0289\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3ece2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3ece2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Furthermore, applications in the areas of data analysis and -anonymization can effectively track down the &#8220;<strong>information treasures<\/strong>&#8221; in the document management (DMS) of a law firm from the processing of mandates and prepare them structurally for use in a knowledge management system. These solutions are also able to continuously &#8220;<strong>monitor&#8221; the DMS<\/strong> in order to transfer the latest information from the cases into a KMS as quickly and cost-effectively as possible. However, it must also be mentioned in this context <strong>that the last described possibilities are only at the beginning of the implementation<\/strong> and, despite the new applications, it still requires a not inconsiderable participation of internal employees or of companies specialized in content determination and preparation (such as companies like <a href=\"https:\/\/rethinklegal.com\/\">reThinkLegal<\/a>).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8a7be8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8a7be8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c253bcb\" data-id=\"c253bcb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed045ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed045ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Use of content from Knowledge Management Systems<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b26a83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b26a83\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9414009\" data-id=\"9414009\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d35a5a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d35a5a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>However, there is already an area of usage for LegalTech solutions in the area of knowledge management, which provides <strong>even for small units a considerable improvement<\/strong> in the storage and the re-usability of internal knowledge. The utilization of software already mentioned above for the <strong>dialog-guided creation of documents using information (text) blocks (&#8220;Document Assembly Solutions&#8221;).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this area, numerous additional services such as <a href=\"https:\/\/lawlift.de\">Lawlift<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legito.co.uk\/\">Legito<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.docengine.ch\/\">Docengine<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.woodpeckerweb.com\/lp\/g?utm_expid=.uF5dtbGnTk2lOqTxZ2E9_Q.1&amp;utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F\">Woodpecker<\/a> have been published in recent years in addition to the &#8220;large&#8221; and expensive providers such as <a href=\"https:\/\/legal.thomsonreuters.com\/en\/products\/contract-express\">ContractExpress<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hotdocs.com\/\">HotDocs<\/a>.<br \/>\nWith the help of these solutions it is <strong>possible, without extensive training phase<\/strong>, to divide documents, which are used regularly in different versions in the organization, into easily manageable text blocks and then, according to the requirements in a case, to &#8220;<strong>assemble<\/strong>&#8221; these to the desired extent to a document.<\/p>\n<p>Why should one dedicate oneself to this area, in particular if Knowledge Management has not been implemented in the firm so far or only vaguely?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-96c2ce3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96c2ce3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0acb107\" data-id=\"0acb107\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7333d35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7333d35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advantages of a Document Assembly Solution as a starting project of a Knowledge Management<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-61ae41a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61ae41a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bef7c30\" data-id=\"bef7c30\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45f8a91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45f8a91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>On the one hand, there is the relatively &#8220;<strong>flat learning curve<\/strong>&#8220;, i.e. in order to (test) use one of the solutions offered in this area, usually only little special knowledge is necessary. This applies all the more the newer the selected applications are.<\/li>\n<li>Furthermore, in most organizations there are at least some text modules or patterns that are <strong>suitable to be used as first sources for the programs<\/strong>. With the help of these (well-known) texts, it is very easy to determine whether the applications are easy to use and whether they simplify and accelerate the creation of documents compared to the previous manual &#8220;cut-and-paste&#8221; composition.<\/li>\n<li>In addition, most of the above mentioned applications also provide a <strong>database-driven management<\/strong> both for storing the saved text fragments or blocks and for storing the information necessary for the dialog interfaces, which, if there is no knowledge management system at all, can be used as a good <strong>first basis<\/strong> for a structured and maintainable knowledge database for the organization.<\/li>\n<li>Also the <strong>financial risks regarding the licensing of such software solutions are limited<\/strong> and can therefore also be dealt with by smaller units. In addition, there are free basic technologies (<a href=\"https:\/\/docassemble.org\/\">docassemble.org<\/a>) on the Web that make it possible to start with little monetary effort.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-628ee76 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"628ee76\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eff20a6\" data-id=\"eff20a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91cc435 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91cc435\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tips for introducing a Document Assembly Solution<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9efe297 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9efe297\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c68696c\" data-id=\"c68696c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-debec2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"debec2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you&#8217;re considering implementing a specific document assembly solution, I&#8217;d like to finish off with a few tips that I think you should bear in mind when choosing an application.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Data Transfer from your Case Management System<\/strong><br \/>\nThe increase in the effectiveness of the firm&#8217;s internal case processing through a document assembly solution (DAS) depends largely on whether this system can accept and use data from your case management application via an interface (API). If not, in my opinion this is usually a NO-GO, since manual post-processing in the form of, for example, manual insertion of contact information for the client or even just the case number in a finished document is annoying and costs time in the long run.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Connection<\/strong> of the solution to the <strong>user management<\/strong> system of your organization<br \/>\nIf you additionally have to log in to the &#8220;document builder&#8221; with a different login name and password, this may be acceptable for smaller units, but the <strong>support of the single sign-on user<\/strong> <strong>management<\/strong> of the law firm by the document assembly solution is also mandatory for security reasons for larger entities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-163390f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"163390f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ce6e92\" data-id=\"2ce6e92\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c86ff45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c86ff45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summary<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bea29c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bea29c3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d94774\" data-id=\"2d94774\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-024e407 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"024e407\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Knowledge management will become simpler and also significantly more efficient in the future due to new software offers. However, you should not look for one solution, but <strong>rather focus on modular applications and start as soon as possible<\/strong> with partial areas, since &#8211; despite all new technologies &#8211; knowledge management will remain a &#8220;<strong>permanent task<\/strong>&#8221; for law firms and legal departments in the future with some &#8220;<strong>learning curves<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"shariff\"><ul class=\"shariff-buttons theme-default orientation-horizontal buttonsize-medium\"><li class=\"shariff-button twitter shariff-nocustomcolor\" style=\"background-color:#595959\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Flegal-tech-nerd.de%2Fen%2F2019%2F09%2F18%2Fknowledge-management-legaltech%2F&text=Knowledge%20Management%20%26%20LegalTech\" title=\"Share on X\" aria-label=\"Share on X\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"shariff-link\" style=\"; background-color:#000; color:#fff\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"shariff-icon\" style=\"\"><svg width=\"32px\" height=\"20px\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"#000\" d=\"M14.258 10.152L23.176 0h-2.113l-7.747 8.813L7.133 0H0l9.352 13.328L0 23.973h2.113l8.176-9.309 6.531 9.309h7.133zm-2.895 3.293l-.949-1.328L2.875 1.56h3.246l6.086 8.523.945 1.328 7.91 11.078h-3.246zm0 0\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"shariff-text\">share<\/span>&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class=\"shariff-button linkedin shariff-nocustomcolor\" style=\"background-color:#1488bf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flegal-tech-nerd.de%2Fen%2F2019%2F09%2F18%2Fknowledge-management-legaltech%2F\" title=\"Share on LinkedIn\" aria-label=\"Share on LinkedIn\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"shariff-link\" style=\"; background-color:#0077b5; color:#fff\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"shariff-icon\" style=\"\"><svg width=\"32px\" height=\"20px\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 32\"><path fill=\"#0077b5\" d=\"M6.2 11.2v17.7h-5.9v-17.7h5.9zM6.6 5.7q0 1.3-0.9 2.2t-2.4 0.9h0q-1.5 0-2.4-0.9t-0.9-2.2 0.9-2.2 2.4-0.9 2.4 0.9 0.9 2.2zM27.4 18.7v10.1h-5.9v-9.5q0-1.9-0.7-2.9t-2.3-1.1q-1.1 0-1.9 0.6t-1.2 1.5q-0.2 0.5-0.2 1.4v9.9h-5.9q0-7.1 0-11.6t0-5.3l0-0.9h5.9v2.6h0q0.4-0.6 0.7-1t1-0.9 1.6-0.8 2-0.3q3 0 4.9 2t1.9 6z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"shariff-text\">share<\/span>&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Knowledge Management (KM) has been on the agenda of almost all law firms with several professionals for almost decades. 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The most important asset in legal advice is the &#8220;know-how of a successful and economic handling of mandates&#8221; both with regard to the processes and the correct application of the case relevant legal &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/legal-tech-nerd.de\/en\/2019\/09\/18\/knowledge-management-legaltech\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Knowledge Management &#038; LegalTech<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1023,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[2725],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-no-category","with-featured-image"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/legal-tech-nerd.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/cropped-rooms.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8Pzk3-gz","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/legal-tech-nerd.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/legal-tech-nerd.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/legal-tech-nerd.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legal-tech-nerd.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legal-tech-nerd.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1027"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/legal-tech-nerd.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1027\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1043,"href":"https:\/\/legal-tech-nerd.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1027\/revisions\/1043"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legal-tech-nerd.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/legal-tech-nerd.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legal-tech-nerd.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legal-tech-nerd.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}