The amount of electronically stored information (ESI) is growing, and government agencies are becoming increasingly concerned about the necessity to preserve ESI and the negative consequences that may result if preservation doesn’t happen. Failure to protect ESI for potential audits, investigations, administrative proceedings, or anticipated litigation can put an agency at a higher risk of being …
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FindLaw survey: More than a quarter of young people have social media posts they regret
While the old adage, “Always assume positive intent” may cover all manner of sins, when it comes to people’s use of social media, sometimes you’ve got to wonder. And if a new survey is any indicator, social media users also have thought twice. According to a new survey from FindLaw.com, more than 29 percent of …
- July 31, 2013
- Alex Cook
Compelling arguments: F. Lee Bailey and Jason Thomas visit Thomson Reuters Legal headquarters
The Thomson Reuters Legal headquarters in Eagan, Minn. enjoyed visits last week from famed criminal defense attorney F. Lee Bailey and Thomson Reuters senior strategic analyst Jason Thomas. The two made the trek to Minnesota on separate visits, but both addressed the office’s 7,000 employees, and both were the focus of extensive interviews by Minneapolis …
- July 30, 2013
- Kelsey Engbrecht
To serve and protect…online
Law enforcement agencies are finding that they lack staff and technology to effectively combat rising rates of cybercrime, according to a new survey conducted by the Fraud Prevention & Investigations business of Thomson Reuters and PoliceOne.com. The survey of 325 law enforcement professionals also found that 66% of law enforcement agencies have observed an increase …
- July 29, 2013
- Kelsey Engbrecht
West LegalEdcenter, Association of Legal Administrators partner to offer training courses
Two heads are better than one. This aphorism has been displayed by two legal entities recently announcing their collaboration to provide legal professionals with important programs and educational resources. Thomson Reuters announced that they will partner with the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) to broaden content offerings for Certified Legal Manager (CLM)sm and continuing legal …
- July 29, 2013
- Kelsey Engbrecht
The Four Pillars of Effective Predictive Coding
Predictive coding can provide major benefits when dealing with high volumes of electronically-stored information (ESI). But at the same time, it is far from a “silver bullet” in handling ESI. There are four essential concepts that emerge when examining matters that have successfully and unsuccessfully utilized predictive coding. Ed Sohn, assistant vice president for professional …
- July 24, 2013
- Kelsey Engbrecht
Introducing Core Publishing Solutions
Thomson Reuters has introduced a new service for end-to-end content production and delivery solutions to publishers: Core Publishing Solutions. Emphasizing the importance of helping publishers provide their customers with content in the most efficient manner possible, the business explores new production options to create flexibility and scalability. “Thomson Reuters is uniquely positioned in the U.S. …
- July 23, 2013
- Kelsey Engbrecht
Anne Ellis reflects on the 2013 AALL Annual Meeting and looks to the future
This post is a message from the 2013 AALL Annual Meeting and Conference. To read other posts in the series, click here. After a week of productive discussions on topics like ebooks, legal research training, and legal education, we asked Anne Ellis, senior director of Librarian Relations at Thomson Reuters, to reflect on the 2013 …
- July 19, 2013
- Kelsey Engbrecht
Lessons learned at AALL
This post was written by Mike Carlson, reference attorney at Thomson Reuters Reference attorneys have always had a strong affinity with law librarians. Our jobs are similar. We respond to a maddeningly diverse set of research requests and, as the legal market changes, so do our responsibilities. Now, we find ourselves taking on more responsibilities …
- July 18, 2013
- Susan Martin
Librarians are uniquely equipped to provide practical training: Help your firm get ahead
This post is a message from the 2013 AALL Annual Meeting and Conference. To read other posts in the series, click here, and watch for more content soon! Law librarians are equipped with superior research skills, organizational skills, familiarity with copyright issues, technical skills and the ability to work across departments and practice areas with …
- July 18, 2013
- Kelsey Engbrecht