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.