In the September 2013 edition of the Legal Current podcast, we cover: Legal trends & insights: Software coding resources for lawyers Legal news: An international custody battle involving an ancient Cambodian statue News from Thomson Reuters: FindLaw and the University of Wisconsin-Stout start the first search engine optimization course in the nation On the legal blogs: Gun ownership laws …
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New white paper explores the growing presence of organized crime in insurance fraud
Each year, U.S. insurance companies lose $80 billion to non-medical insurance fraud, and organized crime accounts for a piece of the action with a growing number of well-organized, lucrative insurance scams. For example, in February 2012, federal authorities busted a no-fault auto insurance scam in New York orchestrated by the Russian Mob that netted $275 …
- September 26, 2013
- Alex Cook
NAMWOLF Annual Meeting and Expo in Minneapolis, MN this week
This week, the National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF), is holding their ninth annual NAMWOLF Meeting and Expo in Minneapolis. NAMWOLF, founded in 2001, is a nonprofit organization comprised of minority and women-owned firms. Their organization states, “Many corporations and public entities interested in diversifying their outside law firm ranks have …
- September 23, 2013
- Gretchen DeSutter
Thomson Reuters teams up with University of Wisconsin-Stout for SEO course
It’s not often that a major corporation like Thomson Reuters teams up with an educational institution to create an entirely new course and curriculum. FindLaw, a Thomson Reuters business, and the University of Wisconsin-Stout just started what is believed to be the first post-secondary course in the nation on search engine optimization (SEO). It’s part of …
- September 11, 2013
- Susan Martin
Thomson Reuters hosts technology unconference in Eagan, Minn.
Over 300 technologists and employees got their inner geek on at the first-ever Eagan Technology “Unconference,” held last week at the Thomson Reuters Eagan, Minn. campus. The day followed a participatory model used by other unconferences held at various Thomson Reuters locations in St. Louis, London and Bangkok, where attendees set the agenda to create …
- September 11, 2013
- Alex Cook
Thomson Reuters VP of Technology discusses challenges and opportunities for women in the field
Minnesota is home to the Thomson Reuters Legal business, but did you know it has also recently been a hub for female students interested in technology fields? The Anita Borg Institute, for example, hosts the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing conference each year, welcoming attendees from around the world. This year, with help …
- September 4, 2013
- Kelsey Engbrecht
Peer Monitor Index, Capital Stack and new drug sentencing policies – podcast: August 2013
The Legal Current podcast emerges for the second time since its renewal with more unique insights into the Legal market. In the August 2013 edition of the Legal Current podcast, we cover: Legal trends & insights: The Peer Monitor Index (PMI) provides some hope in the second quarter as the law firm market improves Legal news: In a settlement over …
- August 27, 2013
- Kelsey Engbrecht
Hasan’s trial: What you need to know from key author and former Fort Hood judge advocate Richard Rosen
Few doubted that Army Major Nidal Hasan would be found guilty in his military trial, which resumed last week, especially given his self-identification as the shooter who killed 13 and injured 31 in Fort Hood, Texas in 2009. Beyond issues of guilt and innocence, however, are controversies surrounding his charges and his plea, two major factors …
- August 23, 2013
- Kelsey Engbrecht
ILTA 2013 session recap: Five Steps to Delivering Dynamic Presentations
This post was written by Andrew McLennan-Murray. ILTA 2013 – Amidst a sea of sessions geared toward niche legal technology topics, one title stood out to me on the ILTA agenda. I wasn’t sure what to expect from Dux Raymond Sy, the presenter slated for an hour and a half session: 5 Steps to Delivering …
- August 21, 2013
- Kelsey Engbrecht
ILTA 2013 kicks off in Las Vegas, NV
ILTA 2013 – The Catalyst kicked off this morning in sunny Las Vegas, Nevada, with a dynamic keynote speech by Scott Klososky, founder of technology consulting firm Future Point of Work. Klososky’s keynote, titled “Technology, Trends and the Catalytic Impacts on Law Firms,” was centered around what he believes is really going to impact law …
- August 19, 2013
- Susan Martin