Meredith L. Williams is Baker Donelson's Director of Knowledge Management.  Although trained as a lawyer, she is not actively engaged in the practice of law.  Instead, she oversees BakerNet, the Firm's industry-leading intranet, and coordinates strategic growth on behalf of the Firm in knowledge management, competitive intelligence and technology.  Ms. Williams is widely recognized as a leading authority in knowledge management issues for the legal field, and is a frequent presenter and author on knowledge management and competitive intelligence. 

Publications & Speaking Engagements

• Presenter – Knowledge Management for the Legal Profession: "How Can Law Firms (and KM) Profit from the Commoditization of Legal Services and an Increased Client Demand for Value?" New York, NY, October 22, 2009
• Presenter – Legal Information Technology Conference (LIT-Con) on Managing Risk through Information Management: Current Challenges in the Legal Environment, "Closing Keynote Session: The Realities and Risks of Social Media," Orlando, FL, October 16, 2009 
• Scheduled Presenter – ILTA '09 Leading Technology/Optimizing Value: "Creative Adoption Techniques for KM Initiatives," Washington, D.C., August 26, 2009
• Scheduled Presenter – ILTA '09 Leading Technology/Optimizing Value: "SharePoint for Large Firms: Integration, Customization, Client Collaboration and Search," Washington, D.C., August 24, 2009   
• Contributing Author – "Chapter 5: Case Study: Redesigning the intranet at Baker Donelson," ARK Report: Creating a Successful Law Firm Intranet, July 9, 2009 
• Contributing Author – "Creative Adoption Techniques for Knowledge Management Initiatives," ILTA White Paper - Knowledge Management: More than the Sum of Its Parts, June 2009
• Presenter – Competitive Intelligence in the Modern Law Firm: "Web 2.0—From Noise to Information to Intelligence," New York, NY, June 11, 2009  
• Presenter – Legal Tech New York: "KM from a Client Services Perspective," New York, NY, February 2, 2009
• Presenter – Legal Tech New York: "SharePoint Best Practices," New York, NY, February 2, 2009
• Moderator – International Legal Technology Association: "Email Retention & Management," December 4, 2008
• Presenter – International Legal Technology Association: "Risk Management Cage Match," August 2008
• Presenter – International Legal Technology Association: "Making External Information Manageable," August 2008
• Presenter – ARK Group Seminar: "How to Turn Information Overload into Actionable Information," AMA Executive Center, New York, June 10, 2008
• Presenter – DAMA MidSouth: "Case Study: Data in a Legal Environment, 'Are We Worthy to Store Our Client's Data?'" University of Memphis, February 26, 2008
• Presenter – LegalTech New York 2008: "How Knowledge Management Has Grown Up," February 5, 2008
• Presenter – Chicago ARK Group Seminar: "Taking Competitive Intelligence to the End User," October 24, 2007
• Presenter – International Legal Technology Association Conference: "Current Awareness: Critical Information Management Tools," Ritz Carlton, Orlando, August 22, 2007
• Presenter – Chicago ARK Group Seminar: "Technical Integration: Taking Competitive Intelligence to the End User," Hilton, Chicago, July 11, 2007
• Presenter – LegalTech West Coast 2007: "How Knowledge Management has Grown Up," Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, June 21, 2007
• Presenter – Memphis Bar Association Legal Technology Expo, "How to Avoid Committing Malpractice with Your Computer," Hilton, Memphis, April 4, 2007
• Presenter – LegalTech New York 2007: "Critical Success Factors for a KM Strategy," January 30, 2007
• Presenter – Chicago ARK Group Seminar: Knowledge Management for the Modern Law Firm, "KM: From the Theoretical to the Practical," October 10, 2006
• Presenter – International Legal Technology Association Conference, "Expertise Location: Case Studies," August 24, 2006
• Presenter – International Legal Technology Association Conference, "West KM: Because You Already Invented the Wheel," August 23, 2006
• Author – "State v. Brown: Expanding the Constitutional Right to Present a Defense," 4 Tenn. J. Prac. & Proc. 31, Summer 2002
• Presenter – Knowledge Counsel Forum, "One Firm's KM Environment," Westin, New York, March 22, 2006

Professional Honors & Activities

• Track Chair – International Legal Technology Association, Information Management, 2008
• Conference Vice President and Track Coordinator – International Legal Technology Association (Information Management, Knowledge Management, Records Management and Risk Management) 2009
• Member – American, Tennessee and Memphis Bar Associations
• Member – Association of Women Attorneys
• Associate Editor – Tennessee Journal of Practice & Procedure (2001-2002)
• Member – Phi Alpha Delta Honor Society (2001-2002)
• Recipient – Dean's Distinguished Service Award (2002)
• Volunteer Advisory Team Chairman – University of Memphis Chapter of Delta Gamma Fraternity

Admissions

• Tennessee, 2002

Education

• University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, J.D., 2002
• University of Memphis, B.B.A. with concentration in Accounting, 1998