Project Manager, Online Innovation, Kluwer Law International
Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory
Raymond Blijd is responsible for development of new online and mobile products and services in close collaboration with publishing, marketing, sales, and end users. Raymond is currently engaged in concepts and business development for mobile, desktop, and social media for local and global markets. In previous roles he has been involved in the development of legal knowledge systems and portals for Wolters Kluwer Netherlands.
Raymond has a law degree from the University of Amsterdam and specialized in legal knowledge system engineering and intellectual property law with the Institute for Information Law (IvIR).
Born and raised in Suriname, his humble beginnings have always inspired him to pursue the “better way” of doing things. Starting with the fundamentals and creating the ultimate user experience is what drives him. Trend spotting and playing with the latest gadgets and services are his hobbies; having a sense of humor is what keeps him grounded. Follow him @legalcomplex
Location: A5 enroute to Wolters Kluwer Corporate Office.
Driver: summary!
Car voice: you have a 58 unread messages and 18 alerts.
Driver: please tag and provide urgency?
Car voice: tagging complete and the most urgent are 4 messages from your client “LegalComplex” which match with 2 alerts. Is this urgency correct?
Driver: yes. Please proceed with research?
Car voice: research indicates that 2 briefs and 1 IntelliConnect document match messages tagged “LegalComplex” and “Urgent”, would you like these to be linked?
Driver: no, just save to client folder and schedule in calendar… Read further >
A quiet sunday morning, I’m channel surfing on my big screen when I come across an enticing teaser on the Wolters Kluwer Channel. I carrousel through the Health and Tax panels and select Legal. I start reading the news articles and a particular phrase intrigues me. I spread my arms to zoom in and make a left to right swiping gesture in the air to select it… Read further >
“The next big thing needs to be a proactive approach to knowing where data lives and what it means. It needs to include tools to keep data organized and secured regardless of location.” I lifted this quote from 3 Geeks and a Law Blog because it sums up part of Zepp, a concept that I have been thinking about for the past few months. Read further >
It is known by many names: Offspring, Magnets, Filters, Bloodhounds but in theory they can also be called: Agents. My definition: An intelligent application that basically goes and fetches ‘your’ information without you re-entering a query at every instance. Undoubtedly there are other more scientific explanations but for argument’s sake we’ll keep it simple and stick to this one. Now, how can agents makes our lives more pleasant? Read further >
Legal research has passed the crossroads of print or digital and is heading for the next: facts or concepts. But are search engines getting too “easy” to use? Is the “dumbing down” of legal search engines a real threat to the quality of legal research? Read further >
Awhile back I went on an adventure to uncover the “modern library.” The traditional library is a place the curious roam and discover bundles of meticulously crafted and curated information. Massive wooden bookshelves would instill a sense of awe and ignite a challenge to absorb all hidden wisdom. Then came the Internet and it became a dated notion to pick up a book. The library was effectively replaced by a search engine. LegalComplex Library is an attempt to rekindle this enchantment in a new era. Read further >
I’ve submitted a concept named RROS in a contest. RROS is based on my notion of knowledge management: the personal kind. Ok, there’s also this reward of an iPad 2 which I really crave. So the concept attempts to go to the heart of why we do what we do: rewards. Read further >
A recent report by usability guru Nielsen on the iPad reiterates a common understanding about the iPad, which is that it’s mostly for media consumption. Email is “the only slight exception to the rule.” This might be true now but it is not a sign of things to come. Read further >
