As part of our ongoing series highlighting Thomson Reuters key authors, this month we highlight Stuart M. Saft, a partner in Holland & Knight’s New York City office. Saft is the chair of the firm’s New York Real Estate Practice Group, the co-chair of the Global Hospitality, Resort and Timeshare Group, and the co-chair of the …
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Peer Monitor issues Mid-Size Law Firm Report
Mid-size law firms face unique challenges and opportunities in the current law firm market. Peer Monitor has launched its first Mid-Size Law Firm Report, analyzing this segment of the market, which consists of firms outside of the Am Law 200. The report finds that mid-size firms struggled last year, compared with larger firms. But they also may find …
- April 8, 2014
- Leonard Lee
Patrick Hurley reflects on LawTech Futures 2014 in London
In this guest post, Patrick Hurley, vice president of Global Implementation at Thomson Reuters Elite, reflects on his recent presentation at the LawTech Futures 2014 conference in London, England. LawTech Futures grows bigger, more varied, more interesting and more inspirational every year I attend…and this year was no exception. Despite arriving in the UK that morning from …
- April 7, 2014
- Paul Sandell
Thomson Reuters sustainability website honored by PR Daily
Thomson Reuters Sustainability website has been named Best Publication by Ragan PR Daily’s 2013 Corporate Social Responsibility Awards. Sustainability was launched in September 2012 to be the voice of Thomson Reuters on topics ranging from climate, energy and health, to law and corporate governance. The site features key voices from politics, non-governmental organizations and corporations as …
- April 7, 2014
- Alex Cook
Understanding the digital marketing game
How do the best digital marketers consistently achieve above average performance for their marketing programs? FindLaw addressed this question in a session at the recently concluded ABA Techshow. The answer lies in understanding the “Digital Marketing Game.” The rules of the game The first thing anyone engaged in digital marketing must understand is the highly …
- April 3, 2014
- Mark Jacobsen
The Pre-Salt auction and contracts
This article was written by guest author Cesar A. Guimarães Pereira.* This is part of a series of opinion articles that originated in Brazil, so the original Portuguese version can be found below. The auction of the First Pre-Salt Round (area from the Libra block) which occurred on October 21, 2013, sparked discussion about the exploration model …
- April 2, 2014
- Susan Martin
Thomson Reuters Earns Nine Top Honors in 2014 National Law Journal Readers Rankings
Thomson Reuters took top honors for key products and services across nine categories in the third annual Best of The National Law Journal Readers Rankings. WestlawNext was ranked the top Online Legal Research Vendor, Solo Firm/Solo Practitioner Research Vendor, Legal Research Vendor (including SAAS, digital & print products) and Legal Research iPad® App. Westlaw Portfolio …
- April 1, 2014
- Alex Cook
Practical Law available at U.S. law schools through WestlawNext
Students and faculty at U.S. law schools can now access Practical Law through WestlawNext. Practical Law’s know-how content takes students beyond primary law and traditional legal research, giving them first-hand experience at putting legal theory into practice. Law school students can quickly and easily incorporate know-how content into their research, and faculty can incorporate it into …
- April 1, 2014
- Leonard Lee
March podcast: Facebook bragging, contraception mandating and teddy bear stabbing
In this month’s Legal Current podcast, we cover: Legal news: Daughter’s Facebook brag costs her family $80,000 Legal trends & insights: Contraception mandate in the Affordable Care Act News from Thomson Reuters: Thomson Reuters creates Solutions suites On the legal blogs: Woman stabs teddy bear, faces felony assault charge You can listen to the episode now by clicking the play button on the …
- March 31, 2014
- Susan Martin
ABA Techshow: Day two recap
Yesterday seemed to fly by here in Chicago, as did today. I attended two of the morning sessions: Tools of the Trade for Paperless Practice, presented by JoAnn Hathaway and Richard Serpe, and How to Collect and Use Social Media for E-Discovery, presented by Hon. General Bruce Lee and Sharon Nelson. In the first session, …
- March 29, 2014
- Susan Martin