Social media, the law and bacon all came together last Friday morning as Thomson Reuters played host to more than 120 social media aficionados and members of Social Media Breakfast Minneapolis/St. Paul (SMBMSP). This forum of bloggers from private and public sectors gather monthly to dish on topics over breakfast (always including bacon), and then …
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Chinese patent filings surging says IP Solutions Innovation Report – podcast
Is China about to overtake the U.S. and Japan in innovation? Bob Stembridge, IP analyst and manager at Thomson Reuters IP Solutions discusses the findings of the 2011 Innovation Report, Stembridge discusses which nations and industries are leading the surge in global innovation, as measured by patent filings. You can listen to this interview edition …
- March 16, 2011
- Gretchen DeSutter
“The Game” stuns attendees at legal marketing awards program
Everyone was talking about “The Game” (in the Oscar-nominated Inception sort of way) at the recent 2011 Hubbard One Excellence in Legal Marketing Awards gathering. Yes, marketers were duly thrilled for Jeffrey J. Berardi, chief marketing officer, K& L Gates LLP, who was named Marketing Professional of the Year, and they were delighted for Fasken Martineau DuMoulin …
- February 15, 2011
- Gretchen DeSutter
WestlawNext Tip of the Week: Accessing WestlawNext on your smartphone
You can access WestlawNext® on the go from your iPhone®, BlackBerry®, Palm®, or Android™ phone – without having to download an app or remember a different Web address. When you visit WestlawNext from your smartphone’s Web browser, you’ll automatically be routed to the mobile version. No additional subscription is required – just sign on with the same …
- February 13, 2011
- Gretchen DeSutter
Day 3 of LegalTech: Seems like a different show
LegalTech is typically about the quick demo. You have five minutes to razzle, and maybe another minute to dazzle. Back in the suite you might add 30 percent to these times, but the concept is the same: limited time for maximum impact to a broad audience. To some degree, this held true this year as …
- February 3, 2011
- Gretchen DeSutter
Using SharePoint for teamwork
LegalTech New York ended yesterday addressing key issues such as legal project management, e-discovery, creating efficiencies and excellence for clients, and the technologies that are shaping the legal industry. One of the last sessions of the day included Steve Fletcher, chief information officer, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, and Meredith Williams, director of knowledge …
- February 3, 2011
- Gretchen DeSutter
Bob Ambrogi on LegalTech 2011
Bob Ambrogi, attorney and editor of the WebWatch column for Law Technology News, comments on what he’s seen at LegalTech. Bob says a lot of the focus this year, as it has been for several years, has been on e-discovery. This year, there’s also much discussion of cloud computing, and particularly the convergence of new e-discovery applications that …
- February 3, 2011
- Gretchen DeSutter
Thoughts from Andy Adkins
What would our LegalTech coverage be without thoughts from Andy Adkins? Many of you are familiar with his work, but for those who aren’t, Adkins is a 20-year vet in this industry, currently serving as president of the Legal Technology Institute. He also owns the firm Adkins Consulting. When we talked with him, he shared …
- February 3, 2011
- Gretchen DeSutter
LegalTech CIO Forum: Managing data well
The CIO Forum at LegalTech 2011 featured a shared focus on both the technical aspects of data management and security at law firms, as well as the competitive edge that law firms need to develop to attract clients who are demanding increasing levels of confidence about the security of their data. Though law firms are …
- February 3, 2011
- Gretchen DeSutter
Top 11 of LegalTech 2011
I have one word to describe LegalTech 2011 and that’s wow! Being that this was my first Legal Tech experience, I really wasn’t sure what to expect. I’d heard from some of my colleagues who are long-time LegalTech attendees how great the panel discussions are, how the tradeshow floor is always a buzz and how there’s …
- February 3, 2011
- Gretchen DeSutter