Littler Knowledge Management

Innovation in the Delivery of Legal Services

Knowledge Management (KM) at Littler connects our attorneys and clients to the collective knowledge and insights of our more than 1,800 Littler attorneys. KM provides our attorneys with the tools, services, products, and support necessary to consistently deliver quality client services across practice areas and locations. KM also harnesses the knowledge and innovations of our attorneys and employs creative technologies to distribute legal information and deliver legal services directly to clients.

Littler’s KM department is made up of experienced employment attorneys, technologists, legal researchers, and content administrators who enhance client access to Littler’s significant knowledge and resources. Through KM’s research support services, technologies, and applications, we provide innovative solutions for our clients’ business problems.

Harnessing technology, KM provides practice area support throughout the firm, delivering a more efficient and cost-effective way to provide legal services to clients. From document automation and legal expert systems, to an online marketplace housing client resources, KM’s innovative solutions bring together the knowledge and experience of our attorneys. But the technology we use is only a means to an end – it is our collective knowledge and experience that remains at the core of everything we do.

Littler’s innovative products and services have received numerous industry awards and recognition. Visit the Innovation section of our website to learn more.

Internal Resources to Improve Efficiency

Behind the scenes, KM provides tools to make our attorneys more efficient. For example, the Littler Release Agreement Builder provides not only a state-of-the-art release template, but also gives our attorneys a collection of guideposts that other colleagues have considered when drafting release agreements. Similarly, we use document automation, template libraries, and expert systems in a wide range of practice areas, including, among others, arbitration, labor relations, wage and hour and workplace safety. For example, Littler HR PolicySmart^® (available through ComplianceHR) provides continuous access to up-to-date handbook templates for all 50 states, as well as summaries of handbook-related legal developments, redlined policy updates, a calendar tracking upcoming effective dates for laws potentially impacting employee-facing policies, and a bi-monthly newsletter notifying attorneys of the month’s handbook-related developments and effective dates. These resources make Littler’s legal practice more efficient by gathering our best insights, jump starting research and presenting the material in a customized fashion to provide our professionals with the information they need when they need it.

Downloadable Resources

We understand our clients’ need for immediate, easy access to employment law resources. Littler offers instant access to a variety of Littler’s self-service toolkits, guides and training videos. Downloadable resources include:

• Littler’s X-celerator Toolkits, providing employers with easy-to-use, state-specific tools to help them comply with employment laws when hiring and maintaining a workforce
   
• Littler’s Remote Work Toolkit for Employers, which contains a guide, model policy and model agreement for companies to customize and use when implementing remote work and telecommuting programs
   
• Littler’s Investigation Toolkit for Employers, including user-friendly process and template documents to assist employers conducting internal fact investigations in response to complaints raised by employees or former employees against coworkers or managers
   
• A library of guides providing practical advice for employers
   
• A variety of recorded, engaging training programs

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Littler LaborSmart

Labor agreements are challenging and the risks they pose are real. Organizations that juggle multiple union contracts struggle to keep track of the terms and entitlements among their collective bargaining agreements (CBAs). Littler offers an online solution, Littler LaborSmart, to help employers manage multiple union contracts and keep track of the terms, important dates, and entitlements among their collective bargaining agreements.
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Keeping Clients Informed

In today’s ever-changing legal landscape, clients need to know about new laws, regulations and court decisions that could affect their day-to-day operations and long-term strategic objectives. In addition to our award-winning publications, Littler’s KM department offers clients customized updates to keep on top of emerging issues in labor and employment law and provides round-the-clock access to valuable information via Littler Edge.

Littler Edge 

Gain the business edge with instant access to Littler's labor and employment legal content and guidance.
Littler Edge is an online portal offering clients access to labor and employment law updates and publications, dozens of customizable templates, state and international guides, checklists, legislative summaries, over 80 50-state surveys covering a wide array of topics, Fastcase legal research service – and more! Littler Edge also serves as the launch pad for premium services, such as Littler CaseSmart and ComplianceHR.

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Online News & Analysis

Littler’s KM department facilitates timely communication with clients about ground-breaking changes in labor and employment law through Littler's attorney-authored publications, which include our ASAP and Insight articles. These online publications cover the latest developments and trends in labor and employment law.

• Littler ASAPs are timely updates on particular cases, statutes, regulations, or other legal developments that impact employers.
   
• Littler Insights offer more in-depth coverage of issues across the United States and internationally. Insight articles cover topics specific to various industries and areas of practice and provide analysis and commentary on emerging issues and trends important to employers.
   
• Littler Reports provide a comprehensive dive into pressing issues and broader forces affecting employers

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Publications

Littler’s KM department oversees the writing, editing and publication of numerous guides offering practical guidance and a solid foundation on federal, state, and international labor and employment issues. Available in a variety of formats, the publications bring the collective knowledge of Littler’s attorneys directly to you. These include:

• Littler’s National Employer Library covers a wide range of labor and employment law topics, including such titles as Littler on Discrimination in the Workplace, Littler on Employment Policies & the Employee Handbook, and Littler on Federal Wage & Hour Obligations. These reference guides draw upon the collective knowledge of Littler’s attorneys nationwide and offer practical tips for management.
   
• The State Employer Library summarizes applicable state and local law in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Each title follows the employment cycle – tracking significant requirements at pre-hire, time of hire, during employment, and through to the end of employment and are updated on a monthly basis.
   
• The Littler International Guide, organized in a question-and-answer format, provides a comprehensive, comparative analysis of international employment and labor laws in more than 45 countries/territories.

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