Sunday 16th Oct 2016
Unlocking and harnessing the power of “big data” is a common challenge for modern professionals, and that’s just as true for those in law enforcement as well. That was the central theme of one of the opening sessions – “Improving the Collection and Utility of Law Enforcement Use of Force Data” – from the 123rd ...
Thursday 29th Sep 2016
The disruptive role of technology and how it can help firms thrive in a rapidly changing environment is one of several technology-related themes explored in the new issue of Forum magazine focused on Continuous Innovation. The issue examines large law’s growing use of cloud computing technology, and how security concerns are both a driver and ...
Wednesday 28th Sep 2016
The Australian legal market suffered its fourth consecutive year of declining demand, according to a new report issued by Peer Monitor and Melbourne Law School, “2016 Australia: State of the Legal Market,” based on financial data drawn from the Australian offices of 21 major law firms. Demand for Australian firms declined an average of 1.9% across firms ...
Tuesday 27th Sep 2016
I had the privilege of hosting the opening keynote session at VANTAGE EMEA this week and both Eric Ruud and I devoted a lot of our time to discussing our continued focus and commitment to Customer Advocacy. We have made many changes to enhance the customer experience over the past year. As I said onstage ...
Wednesday 21st Sep 2016
More than 200 law firm leaders, technologists and academics discussed the future of technology and the legal profession at the Emerging Legal Technology Forum in Toronto on Wednesday. Experts from leading law firms and corporations such as Air Canada and Osler, Hoskins & Harcourt LLP discussed topics including the current state of technologies available to legal practitioners, and ...
Thursday 15th Sep 2016
As technology continues to transform the legal profession, leading technologists, futurists, law firm leaders, legal change consultants and others will meet in Toronto on September 20 to discuss the current state of technologies and the impact they are having in firms. The Emerging Legal Technology Forum will feature panels and discussions from more than two ...
Tuesday 23rd Aug 2016
Are you ready for some football…in Las Vegas? The NFL regular season kicks off in Denver with a rematch of Super Bowl 50 between the Broncos and Panthers. But football fans are wondering if the NFL’s newest hot ticket might be in Las Vegas, where the Oakland Raiders have been making overtures to city officials ...
Tuesday 23rd Aug 2016
The tumultuous 2016 election could see an unusually high amount of ballot-splitting when voters step into the voting booth. The latest Reuters-Ipsos poll finds that more than ten percent of voters say they plan to vote for a third-party candidate for President. And many voters may wind up splitting their vote across party lines for ...
Monday 15th Aug 2016
At one of the largest gatherings for legal professionals, the 2016 American Bar Association (ABA) annual meeting in San Francisco, the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) presented the annual Liberty Achievement Award to Wendy C. Shiba. Shiba is a retired corporate attorney and business executive whose 30-year career spans time in private practice, ...
Tuesday 9th Aug 2016
Thomson Reuters continues to develop unique partnerships around the world to help foster innovation. The latest is a new fellowship to support the Legal Design Lab at the Stanford Center for the Legal Profession at Stanford Law School. The one-year fellowship will support the Legal Design Lab’s innovative work in exploring concepts for novel approaches ...
Thursday 4th Aug 2016
Canadian Lawyer magazine has named the Top 25 Most Influential figures in the Canadian justice system and legal profession. The list, which is in its seventh year and is among the publication’s most-read features, honors select Canadians in five categories: Young Influencers, Government/Non-Profit, Changemakers, Criminal/Human Rights, and Corporate/Commercial. This year’s honorees include a justice of ...
Friday 20th Nov 2015
We have the privilege of living in the most amazing Golden Age. Artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic engineering have bolted from the R&D labs and been embraced in a multitude of fields, industries and services bringing both promise and peril to society, consumers and workers. Progressing at an exponential rate it is inevitable that AI ...
Thursday 5th Nov 2015
What really happened in the tumultuous events that led to the sale of the LA Clippers by owner Donald Sterling for $2 billion? Shelly Sterling’s attorney, Pierce O¹Donnell of Greenberg Glusker, reveals the inside story that led to the sale of the Clippers. Secret meetings with the NBA. How Shelly Sterling got Donald to initially ...
