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Preparing SEC filings can be a daunting task, such that entire courses are dedicated to demystifying the process.  But Intelligize, Inc.--the same document technology company that last month released a proprietary search tool to assist filers in conducting legal research in preparation for SEC regulatory filings--announced the launch of its latest product this week fittingly titled "Comment Check".

In this post, guest author Jim Groff of PBWorks describes the benefits of knowledge management systems for law firms, as well as the difficulties some firms have had in convincing their attorneys and staff to adopt knowledge management solutions.  Groff argues that Web 2.0 technologies can increase the adoption of knowledge management systems, and thus the benefit to law firms, by integrating the systems with attorneys' everyday experiences.

Throughout the history of the electronic age, firms have attempted to implement legal knowledgebases.  The promise of a systematic database of the firm's proprietary expertise has always appealed to the partnership, but wave after wave of legal knowledgebases have failed, largely for the simple reason that lawyers didn't use them.