From Hollywood blockbusters where killer robots threaten to take over the world, to real-world applications where technology can provide in-depth content analysis, artificial intelligence (AI) and its capabilities offer thrilling, yet humbling (and perhaps frightening), possibilities as to how we might relate to technology in the future. But in many respects – particularly with current …
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Legal Disruption Rewind: Past, Present and Future
This week, Legal Current takes a look back at the issues and topics shaping the future of the legal industry, particularly the large law space. From big data, artificial intelligence and more, we will revisit posts, podcasts and other content from thought leaders, experts and practitioners from Thomson Reuters and around the industry. To begin, …
- May 16, 2016
- Alex Cook
VR, Wearables & Virtual Assistants – Mind Your Business, May 2016
How will we use virtual reality, wearable technologies and voice-controlled virtual assistants in the years ahead? In this edition of Mind Your Business, an interview with Kate Boeckman, Manager, Strategic Product Development in the Applied Innovation Group at Thomson Reuters. Kate is currently tracking wearable and other emerging product technologies, generating innovative opportunities for their …
- May 11, 2016
- Leonard Lee
Forum Magazine: Insight into Change and Innovation
Innovation: the introduction of something new1 “Shaped by Innovation” is the theme for the first edition of Thomson Reuters Forum of 2016. As the definition states, innovation is the act or process of introducing something new. In the legal field, innovation has been used recently to emphasize new technology offerings or services, often those that …
- May 10, 2016
- Jeff McCoy
Midsize Law Firm Managing Partner Roundtable Brings New Relationships & Insights
In late March, Tommy Williams, vice president Large & Medium Law Firms, and I had the opportunity to host a customer roundtable with Jim Smith, president and CEO Thomson Reuters, and Deirdre Stanley, executive vice president, General Counsel. Several managing partners from midsize law firms joined us at our Times Square office in New York …
- May 9, 2016
- Alex Cook
Alt.Legal Podcast with Ralph Baxter
Alt.Legal is a podcast hosted by Joe Borstein and Ed Sohn of Thomson Reuters and columnists of the alt.legal blog on Above the Law. For their inaugural show, Joe and Ed are joined by Ralph Baxter, the former chairman and CEO of Orrick and chairman of Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute (LEI) Advisory Board. Ralph joins the …
- May 6, 2016
- Alex Cook
The Importance of Online Reviews to Your Practice
Thanks to the Internet, it seems as though your firm’s hard-earned reputation is in the hands of people who can hurt you with just one smart-aleck comment or a harsh online review. But even when you’re not in complete control of your firm’s reputation, you can still manage it. A new white paper, You Can’t …
- May 5, 2016
- Leonard Lee
Eric Laughlin Talks Artificial Intelligence with Legal Talk Network
Discussions of how technology will change the legal profession seem to go as far back as Hammurabi at this point, but with the new reality of artificial intelligence, the narrative continues to evolve. Eric Laughlin, managing director of the Corporate Segment and general manager for the Legal Managed Services at Thomson Reuters, joins legal thought …
- May 3, 2016
- Alex Cook
How Policy Traction on the Paris Climate Change Agreement May Take Hold
On April 22, 2016 – Earth Day – delegates from 150 nations gathered at United Nations headquarters in New York to sign the Paris Climate Change Agreement. The agreement was the signature product of the COP21 climate change talks held in Paris late last November, calling for participating countries to actively reduce greenhouse gas emissions …
- May 3, 2016
- Alex Cook
Social media, drum breaks & Rock n’ Roll
Ever since MySpace came on to the scene, social media such as Facebook, YouTube and Instagram has enabled emerging bands to build a following in hopes of breaking out without the aid of record labels and promoters. But are there legal pitfalls that aspiring musicians should be aware of in an era of social media, …
- April 28, 2016
- Leonard Lee