Knowledge Management (KM) ready for a brave new world (from KM conference in Sydney)

The future could see a host of new job titles emerge in law firms, said Matthew Parsons, author and former global director knowledge at Linklaters, as they adapt to a rapidly changing world of knowledge management.

Speaking at the Janders Dean Law Firm Knowledge Management (KM) conference in Sydney on Thursday, Parsons took a crystal ball to the future of KM in law firms and predicted a move to changing partner responsibilities and roles.

Parsons noted that the next 10 years in KM could see as much rapid change as that experienced in the last 10 years.

“PCs on desks only really happened in the early 1990s,” he said. “We only had Google start, start, just before 2000 …. Realistically we can expect that same amount of change in the next 10 years. It’s going to be a very different landscape.”  

That change could also see job titles evolve to take on growing responsibilities as KM continues to progress, he said.

For the full article from Lawyers Weekly  click here.