It was a standing-room only session on the first morning at the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference in Chicago for, “De-Escalation: Reducing Liability and Increasing Safety.” With Black Lives Matter protests in response to the conference, and continued news stories of violent encounters between police and citizens, the conversation of de-escalating law enforcement …
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THE END OF THE OFFICE AS WE KNOW IT, PART 3
Click here for part two of this post. Today our offices are largely fashioned around Industrial Age thinking, obviously with some exceptions. But by the mid 2020s we will all be deep in the digital age and the spaces and places we will require will be very very very different. It is therefore critical to not think …
- October 23, 2015
- Alex Cook
Thomson Reuters General Counsel Deirdre Stanley Addresses 600 at Aspire to Lead Conference
With a sell-out crowd in attendance, Deirdre Stanley, executive vice president, general counsel and board secretary of Thomson Reuters, delivered a rousing keynote at the Aspire to Lead Conference earlier this week. Held at the Prom Center in Oakdale, Minn., Aspire to Lead has a goal of encouraging women to pursue leadership roles and to …
- October 22, 2015
- Alex Cook
Thomson Reuters CEO Jim Smith Moderates Champions of Change Panel at Aspire to Lead 2015
Abuzz from an afternoon of speakers, attendees were treated to a panel discussion, Champions of Change, featuring leaders from key Minneapolis- and St. Paul-based businesses and organizations and moderated by Jim Smith, president and CEO of Thomson Reuters. Among the panelists — Dr. Penny Wheeler, president and CEO of Allina Health; Dr. Julie Sullivan, president …
- October 22, 2015
- Alex Cook
Thomson Reuters Legal Managed Services expand in the U.S.
More and more law firms and corporate counsel are looking outside their organization to perform a growing set of tasks more efficiently and at lower cost, including eDiscovery, document review, advanced fact finding services and more. Thomson Reuters has expanded into this space since its acquisition of Pangea3 in 2010. Today, demand for LMS services …
- October 19, 2015
- Alex Cook
Thomson Reuters Expands its Legal Managed Services Business with New Office in Minnesota
EAGAN, Minn. – Among all the trends reshaping the legal marketplace, perhaps the area of greatest change involves the growing use of managed services providers to perform an expanding set of tasks traditionally done by law firms and corporate counsel, but with greater efficiency and at a lower cost. To support the growing demand, Thomson Reuters, …
- October 15, 2015
- Alex Cook
The 20th Annual Law Firm Leaders Forum: A Fitting Anniversary Edition
The 20th annual meeting of our Law Firm Leaders Forum was truly outstanding. Conducted with record attendance in New York last Thursday and Friday, its range of topics, depth of analysis, and diversity and effectiveness of faculty exceeded the very high standard the Forum has established over the years. Here are some highlights: Annual Report …
- October 14, 2015
- Alex Cook
Thomson Reuters Survey of Legal Departments Highlights In-Sourcing, Outside Partners
EAGAN, Minn. – Eighty-four percent of legal departments outsource half or less of their company’s legal work to outside counsel, with the average department using outside counsel for only 26 percent of their work, noted the Thomson Reuters Legal Department In-Sourcing and Efficiency Report. The report, a survey of more than 300 attorneys working in …
- October 14, 2015
- Alex Cook
Thomson Reuters Sponsoring and Participating in 2015 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing
NEW YORK – The world’s largest gathering of women technologists gets under way in Houston, October 14-16, and innovation will be center stage for Thomson Reuters during the 2015 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, the groundbreaking conference that helps to increase the role of women technologists in industry, government and academia. More than 12,000 …
- October 13, 2015
- Alex Cook
Thomson Reuters Launches Fourth Edition of Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts
NEW YORK – Thomson Reuters has released Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts, Fourth Edition as part of a joint venture with the New York County Lawyers’ Association. Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts, Fourth Edition includes 22 new chapters, two new volumes and expanded content across a range of topics that engage …
- October 12, 2015
- Alex Cook