ILTACON 2016 kicked-off at the Gaylord National Harbor in Maryland this morning with a record-setting number of attendees present. With a promising week of programming ahead, author and futurist Mike Walsh started Day One with a rousing keynote titled “Re-Imagining Legal Technology for the 21st Century.” With a sleek presentation in tow, Walsh’s charm and …
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Legal Executive Institute Fall Preview
Each year, the Legal Executive Institute (LEI) gathers leaders from across the legal industry to discuss, debate and offer guidance on the latest trends, challenges and opportunities. And with a busy season of LEI events right around the corner, I sat down with Nicholas Giannini, manager of Live Events at Thomson Reuters, to talk about …
- August 12, 2016
- Alex Cook
MOVE OVER, ATTICUS: ATTORNEYS HAVE A NEW FAVORITE CINEMATIC LAWYER
The conversation about great lawyers on film used to begin and end with Atticus Finch – with maybe Lt. Daniel Kaffee, Sir Wilfred Robarts or young Abe Lincoln tossed in for good measure. No more. Throughout the last year, Super Lawyers asked attorneys from across the country to name their favorite legal movie, and To Kill a Mockingbird with …
- August 9, 2016
- Alex Cook
Thomson Reuters launches Dividends magazine
Thomson Reuters has just launched Dividends, a new magazine that takes a closer look at the trends across the globe that impact the tax and accounting industry. In its first issue, Dividends features an interview with Brian Peccarelli, president, Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting, and Pascal Saint-Amans, director of the Center for Tax Policy and …
- August 5, 2016
- Alex Cook
Thomson Reuters Foundation Releases 2016 TrustLaw Index of Pro Bono
The 2016 edition of the TrustLaw Index of Pro Bono, the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s global pro bono benchmarking tool, was just released. The findings from the Index, which is designed to be a hub for information and trends in the pro bono sector, show that lawyers are consistently generous with their skills, expertise and resources. …
- July 28, 2016
- Alex Cook
Will Artificial Intelligence Have a Radical Impact on the Legal Profession?
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a hot phrase for lawyers, both in-house and in private practice, for some years. But will it fundamentally transform the day-to-day work that lawyers do? As part of Thomson Reuters ongoing Legal Debate Series in the UK, domain experts from around the Legal industry set out to test the hype …
- July 27, 2016
- Alex Cook
Super Lawyers Earns Several Publishing Awards
Fresh off its recent magazine and website redesign, Super Lawyers has earned several honors for its content from publishing organizations around the U.S., including: · first place honors in Ohio’s Best Journalism contest – presented collaboratively by the Cincinnati, Columbus and Cleveland chapters of Society of Professional Journalists – for Defending the Product from the …
- July 26, 2016
- Alex Cook
AALL Kicks Off in Chicago
The 109th Annual Meeting & Conference of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) runs July 16-19 in Chicago. There will be informative sessions on topics crowdsourced from AALL members, coffee talks, poster sessions and much more throughout the four-day conference. Scott Nelson, head of Print and Advanced Media, welcomes AALL attendees and looks forward to …
- July 15, 2016
- Alex Cook
The Supreme Court, Standing on the Shoulders of Legal Scholars
As we look back on the Supreme Court’s decisions over the last term and look forward to the nomination of a justice to take the late Justice Scalia’s place on the bench, one recognizable constant is the high court’s reliance on foundational treatises and legal guidebooks. Jurisprudence finds its way forward, in part, by following …
- July 14, 2016
- Alex Cook
Pokémon GO and the Privacy Debate
Back in 2006, Doctor Who included a new origin episode for the cybernetically augmented antagonists, the Cybermen. In it, the villain converts much of the population to Cybermen by dint of a bluetooth like “EarPod” headset. The EarPod is kind of an enhanced iPhone, delivering music, news and information directly to the brain of the …
- July 13, 2016
- Alex Cook