Bloomberg Law
December 7, 2015, 3:31 PM UTC

Law Firms Face Challenges Getting Partners to Share Know-How

Chris Marr

As law firms grow larger, launching offices in far-flung geographies and merging with foreign firms, it is becoming increasingly difficult for lawyers to collaborate with their colleagues.

Collaboration means referring work, and learning from one another — by sharing knowledge on similar casework and deals.

The problem, however, is that knowledge-sharing is difficult to measure and generally isn’t factored into compensation at law firms, according to numerous professionals in the field of knowledge management. As a result, partners aren’t paying much attention to it.

“The performance yardstick has traditionally emphasized client billable time and relationship capital,” said Vishal Agnihotri, chief knowledge officer at Akerman.

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