Thomas W. Baldwin
Chief Knowledge Officer
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Tom serves as Chief Knowledge Officer at Reed Smith LLP. In Tom’s role as CKO, he helps assess technology tools that increase efficiency, streamline processes and improve productivity for the firm's lawyers and its clients. Previously, Tom was the CKO at Sheppard Mullin. Before joining Sheppard Mullin, he held a senior-level position at Foley and Lardner. Prior to that, he consulted for years with law firms and corporate legal departments.
Tom is a recognized leader in the industry: he was named 2005 Legal IT Innovator of the Year by the Legal IT Forum, and was featured on the cover of the Nov/Dec 2005 issue of Law Firm Inc. magazine; and he was a member of the management team that won the CIO 100 Award in 2002 from CIO Magazine. Tom serves on the advisory boards of Law Technology News, Law.com, the Cal State Fullerton Knowledge Management Advisory Board and Lexis Nexis. Tom also serves as the Regional Vice President of the International Legal Technology Association.
He is a nationally renowned speaker and author, with more than 100 conferences and articles to his credit. Tom is the Regional Vice President of the International Legal Technology Association. Tom received his undergraduate degree from the University of Southern California, where he was in the top 10 of his class.
Publications
- Quoted, "Boosting your Institutional Memory," The Daily Journal, June 1, 2009
- "Keep Things Simple and Cheap," The Daily Journal, March 2, 2009
- "Contacts and Connections: An Array of Options," KM World, July-August 2008
- "Update on Legal Tech’s Future Tech Track," EDD Update, June 4, 2008
- "Email Software Delves Into Employees’ Contacts," Wall Street Journal, April 21, 2008
- "Innovation Goes Hand-in-Hand with Client Services," Chicago Lawyer, February 29, 2008
- Microsoft White Paper on SharePoint 2007
- ERM Software Builds Better Client Base – Law.com
- Law Technology News, March 2006
- Professional Blog, www.kmpipeline.blogspot.com
- ILTA Peer to Peer Magazine, May 2006
- Cover Story, Nov/Dec 2005 Law Firm Inc. Magazine
- “Is Your Training Obsolete?” LTN: November 2002
- Regular contributor to Century City Lawyer 2002-2003
- “Avoiding Technology Burnout,” LTN: August 2001
- “Remote access revisited,” OLMAnet: Q1 2001
- Law Technology News, October 2000
- “Virtual CIOs,” Business Week On-line: September 2000
- Cyber Esq., 1999
- Law Technology Product News, 1998
- The Daily Journal, 1998
- Law Technology Product News, 1997
Speeches / Presentations
- LegalTech New York, 2005-2009
- LegalTech Los Angeles, 2002-2009
- ILTA Annual Meeting, 1999, 2004-2009
- Ark Group KM Conference, 2006-2009
- IQPC Legal Technology Exchange, 2007, 2009
- LawTech Summit – Australia, 2007
- LegalTech San Francisco, 2002-2003
- East Bay ALA, Disaster Recovery, 2001
- Bay Area DRI Annual Meeting, 2000
- Los Angeles ALA Regional Meeting, 2000
- East Bay ALA Regional Meeting, 2000
- Fulcrum Law Firm CIO Conference, 2000
- Consumer Attorneys of California, 1998
- Texas LawMart, 1997
Experience
| 2008 | Reed Smith |
|---|---|
| 2004 | Sheppard, Mullin, Richter, & Hampton LLP, Chief Knowledge Officer |
| 2002 | Foley & Lardner, Technology Consultant |
| 2000 | Cyber-CIO, Principal |
| 1995 | CCG, Vice President, Consulting Services |
Professional Affiliations
- ILTA (Formerly LawNet), Regional Vice President
- Law Technology News Editorial Advisory Board
- Lexis Nexis Advisory Board
- Law.com Technology Advisory Board
Honors & Awards
- Listed as one of the Premier 100 IT Leaders for 2010, Computerworld
- 2008 First Place, Interwoven Matter Centric Computing design competition - ILTA
- 2005 LegalIT Innovator of the Year, LegalIT Forum, Gleneagles, Scotland