Ernie points to an article on knowledge management at law firms.

What sort of tools are good for lawyers to use? "The core technology there is a Web server and a browser," says Jeff Rovner, a knowledge manager at Clifford Chance.  How about weblogs? Not discussed. Too low on the radar screen, apparently.

Weblogs would help in the generation of some information, but they don't necessarily provide a comprehensive solution. First, you need to be able to find what you need when you want it. That means a good search engine. Second, you probably also want to be able to find information in sources that wouldn't be part of a weblog network: email, memos, other documents (in a law firm, I'm imagining contracts, briefs, correspondence, etc.). Third, you may want to control access to certain information -- especially in a law firm or a health care setting.

Prethink hopes to be more useful by providing more of these tools.