Friday Aug 07, 2015
Starting as KM Leader at a New Firm
Description: ILTA's Knowledge Management Peer Group is pleased to
present this podcast featuring the perspectives of KM leaders Gina Lynch
of Paul Weiss and Ali Shahidi of Cooley, both of whom recently joined
these firms to lead their KM programs. Gina and Ali discuss their KM
roles at their prior and current firms, how and why Paul Weiss and
Cooley have defined the scope of KM, and their short- and long-term
project priorities. They also provide useful thoughts on the benefits of
longer-tenured KM leaders taking a fresh look at their firms, practices
and resources.
Speakers:
Chris Boyd is the Senior Director of Professional
Services for Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (WSGR), a 700-attorney
firm, leading the teams that recruit, develop and retain the firm's
attorneys. In the areas of knowledge management and professional
development, Chris and his team design, develop and market learning
tools that give each WSGR professional the skills and knowledge required
to deliver maximum value to clients. These tools include substantive
legal training programs, professional skills group classes and
one-on-one coaching, model and sample forms, profiles of past deals and
cases, and expertise locators.
Gina Lynch is the Director of
Knowledge Management and Business Intelligence at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind,
Wharton & Garrison, where she is responsible for all knowledge
initiatives and is currently working on information governance
standards, workflow solutions and client site strategy. She has been
leading knowledge initiatives in global law firms for over 20 years, and
prior to joining Paul Weiss worked at Bingham McCutchen as the director
of knowledge services, overseeing the library and CI teams. While
there, Gina co-chaired the team that implemented an award winning
Intranet that drove key metrics around business intelligence,
financials, clients and matters to firm partners and business group
managers.
Ali Shahidi is the Director of Knowledge Management
& Research Services at Cooley LLP. With over 20 years of experience
in the legal industry, Ali oversees the firm's knowledge management,
business analysis, practice innovation, application development, library
and research services functions.
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