Ted Tjaden National Director, Knowledge Management Toronto Tel : 416.865.7269 Fax : 416.865.7048 Email : ted.tjaden@mcmillan.ca VCard :

Ted is the National Director of Knowledge Management services at the firm where he combines his experience as a practicing lawyer and law librarian to provide cost effective research and knowledge management services to the firm's lawyers and clients. In addition to overseeing the firm's extensive print and online library, Ted is responsible for helping the firm leverage our collective strength through training lawyers and student and by organizing the firm's knowledge content in the form of research, transaction opinions, and precedents for effective use by our lawyers. Prior to joining the firm in 2006, Ted was a law librarian and adjunct professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto.

Ted is the author of Legal Research and Writing, 3d ed (Toronto: Irwin Law) and The Law of Independent Legal Advice (Toronto: Carswell, 2000). Ted is a member of both the BC and Ontario law societies and has a Master of Laws and a Master of Information Studies from the University of Toronto.

In addition to his work in the information field, Ted also practiced law in a variety of settings, including as a research lawyer, a litigator, and as in-house counsel in Japan to a large Japanese computer manufacturer. Ted is a frequent speaker at many seminars on technology and legal research and regularly contributes articles to a variety of law-related publications. He has also served as a member of the International Development Committee of the Canadian Bar Association.

• Adjunct Professor (1998 to 2004), Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto (FIS 2133, Legal Literature and Librarianship)
• Adjunct Professor (1999 to 2006), Faculty of Law, University of Toronto (various legal research classes, including Law 505 – Legal Research and Writing for International Students)
• (various legal research classes, including Law 505 – Legal Research and Writing for International Students)

MONOGRAPHS

• Legal Research and Writing, 3d ed (Toronto: Irwin Law, 2010)
• The Law of Independent Legal Advice (Toronto: Carswell, 2000)

• May 10 & 11, 2010: Speaker: (i) "How to Plead: Essential Elements", (ii) ""Free" versus "Fee" Online Legal Research in the United States and Canada" (co-author), (iii) "The Evolution of Law-Related Knowledge Management in North America – Opportunities for Law Librarians" (Canadian Association of Law Libraries, Windsor, ON)
• November 16, 2009: "The 7 Faces of Legal Knowledge Management" in LawTech Canada: Exploring New Frontiers in Technology Solutions (Toronto, Insight)

• February 25, 2009: "Risk & Innovation: Aligning Technology with Explicit Business Goals" in Best Practices & Management Strategies for Law Firm Library & Information Service Centers (Ark Group, New York)

• November 18, 2008: "Effective Litigation Knowledge Management" in Canadian Law & Technology Forum (Insight ALM, Toronto).

• May 17, 2007: "Moving Beyond Technology: Assessing Your Firm's Focus on a KM Culture" in KM Legal 201: Moving Beyond KM Technology (Ark Group Conference, Toronto)  

• April 26-27, 2007: "Innovator, Fool, I Dream: Deploying Effective Knowledge Management Principles to Combat Information Overload in Law Firms" (Knowledge Leadership Forum, New York).  

• March 2, 2007: "Computer Research: Getting the Most Bang for your Buck: The Top Twenty Tips for Ontario Solo and Small firm Lawyers" (with Jeanette Bosschart) in LSUC 2nd Annual Solo and Small Firm Conference and Expo.  

• May 12, 2006: "Top Twenty Internet and Technology Tips for Ontario Solo and Small Firm Lawyers (in Twenty Minutes)" in LSUC Solo and Small Firm Conference and Expo.  

• November 12, 2004: "Top Tools for Research and Fact Finding on the Internet" in OBA/LSUC Technology for Lawyers 2004 (Toronto: Ontario Bar Association, 2004).  

• May 26, 2004: Presented paper: "The Best Online Sources for International and Foreign Law" in You've Got the Whole World in Your Hands: Using the Internet to Expand the Boundaries of Legal Research (Toronto: Ontario Bar Association, 2004).  

• May 16, 2004: Chaired Copyright Panel at CALL/ACBD Annual Conference (Québec City) on Debate Over SCC Decision in CCH Canadian v. LSUC.

April 2005 Regular contributor to SLAW (law and technology blog): http://www.slaw.ca

March 2005 Canadian Top 40: What You Need to Know About Canada's Legal System (March 2005) 9 AALL Spectrum 10.

February 2005 Fair Dealing Clarified: A Case Comment on the Supreme Court of Canada decision in CCH Canadian Ltd. v. Law Society of Upper Canada (SCC) Available online: http://www.callacbd.ca