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"Two Law Firms, Two Intranets"

This post was written by Connie Crosby: "If you are a law firm starting from scratch looking to build an intranet, what would you do? Would you emulate many of the big US and Canadian firms and implement MS Sharepoint? Or look for a different solution? So often firms look over each others' shoulder to see what the other is doing. But with intranets one size does not fit all.

...The first talk, held September 22, 2010, was given by Heather Colman, Knowledge Management Specialist at Hicks Morley (and one of Slaw's own columnists). Heather talked about her firm's implementation of ThoughtFarmer, and gave us an update on the implement and adoption story...

The second talk, held October 20, 2010, was given by Jennifer McNenly, Knowledge Systems Product Architect of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP. Jennifer spoke about her firm's implementation of MS Sharepoint, how they developed the system to create a highly successful intranet..."

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Source: Slaw.ca, 15 November 2010. Reproduced with permission of Simon Fodden, founder of Slaw.

Full post as published by Stark County Law Library Blawg on November 15, 2010 (boomark / email).