Within large Am Law firms, knowledge management (KM) has grown into a critical function for moving legal technology and data initiatives forward, and it acts as the connective tissue enabling collaboration between other functions, such as business development (BD) and marketing, competitive intelligence, practice management, finance, IT, and more.

To explore the concept of KM as a collaborative function promoting growth and progress within law firms, we talked to leaders in KM at some of the most forward-thinking firms, including Elisabeth Cappuyns, Director of Knowledge Management at DLA Piper (US) LLP, Meghann Barloewen, Knowledge Management Counsel & Director, Knowledge Management Projects at Littler Mendelson, P.C., Rachel Shields Williams, Director, Knowledge Management Enablement & Insights at Sidley Austin LLP, and Rebecca Holdredge​, Director of Knowledge Management at Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC.