Innovation and Knowledge Management Consultant for Lawyers; Legal Technology Startup Advisor; Trusted Advisor to In-House Law Departments

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Patrick has presented on KM, innovation, and legal technology at hundreds of events on five continents. Founder of InspireKM Consulting (www.inspirekm.com) and the Knowledge Management & Innovation for Legal Conference (www.kmiforlegal.com), Patrick DiDomenico is an innovation and knowledge management advisor to law firms, corporate legal departments, and legal technology companies. Author of the book “Knowledge Management for Lawyers” (American Bar Association www.kmforlawyers.com), he has been a lawyer since 1996 and a leader in the legal innovation and knowledge management industry since 2005. Patrick is the recipient of the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) Knowledge Management Professional of the Year Award. Before his knowledge management career, he was a practicing litigation attorney for more than eight years. Patrick has held positions as Chief Innovation Officer for Jackson Lewis, P.C., Chief Knowledge Officer for Ogletree Deakins and for Gibbons, P.C, and KM Manager for Debevoise & Plimpton LLP. He is a Fellow in the College of Law Practice Management and an advisor to, and investor in, legal technology startups (LegalMation, Laurel, Briefly, Centari, Datasaur, PatentPal, Qase, Capacity, etc.).

Chief Knowledge Officer, January 2016 - November 2019Director of Knowledge Management, December 2011 - January 2016Head of Knowledge Management (KM) for international law firm with 900+ attorneys in 50+ offices. Responsible for KM infrastructure and strategic direction. I lead a great group of people in four main business units: (1) KM Client Solutions, which focus on client-facing knowledge management initiatives and technology applications that help our clients succeed, (2) KM Firm Solutions, which focuses on internal KM initiatives, such as our SharePoint Intranet, enterprise search, and other technologies, as well as building and fostering a culture of knowledge sharing, (3) KM Counsel and Legal Research Services, which provides research assistance to our attorneys, and (4) Legal Project Management. In addition to my Knowledge Management activities, I am a member of the Firm's Technology Strategy Committee, which helps the Firm make best use of technology to serve our clients, and our Innovation / Research & Development group.

Head of Knowledge Management (KM) for international law firm with more than 700 attorneys in 45 offices. Responsible for KM infrastructure and strategic direction. I lead a great group of people in three main business units: (1) KM Client Solutions, which focus on client-facing knowledge management initiatives and technology applications that help our clients succeed, (2) KM Firm Solutions, which focuses on internal KM initiatives, such as our SharePoint Intranet, enterprise search, and other technologies, as well as building and fostering a culture of knowledge sharing, and (3) Library Research Service, which provides research assistance to our attorneys. In addition to my Knowledge Management activities, I am a member of the Firm's Technology Strategy Committee, which helps the Firm make best use of technology to serve our clients.

Founded and built the firm’s first knowledge management (KM) department. Responsible for the firm's KM infrastructure and strategic direction. Developed processes and procedures to leverage the firm's intellectual capital, thereby helping attorneys work more efficiently and effectively. Managed intranet content, oversaw the electronic and print library resources and staff, and managed the firm's in-house attorney education programs. Member of the Gibbons Electronic Discovery & Information Management Counseling Team.

Responsible for the firm's knowledge management (KM) infrastructure and strategic direction. Developed processes and procedures to leverage the firm's intellectual capital, thereby helping attorneys work more efficiently and effectively. Managed portal content, oversaw KM initiatives and staff. Spearheaded use of wikis and blogs as internal KM tools. Developed corporate and litigation practice group-based communities in the firm's custom work product retrieval environment. Managed KM projects.

Founded and built the firm’s first knowledge management (KM) department. Responsible for the firm's KM infrastructure and strategic direction. Developed processes and procedures to leverage the firm's intellectual capital, thereby helping attorneys work more efficiently and effectively. Managed intranet content, oversaw the electronic and print library resources and staff, and managed the firm's in-house attorney education programs. Member of the Gibbons Electronic Discovery & Information Management Counseling Team.

General Commercial Litigation

General Commercial Litigation