Businesses of all types are dealing with the influx of millennials and the departure of baby boomers, but the impact of a multigenerational workforce is just beginning to shape legal departments, according to The Generational Shift in Legal Departments: Working with Millennials and Avoiding Baby Boomer Brain Drain. The Thomson Reuters report surveyed 153 attorneys …
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Thomson Reuters and Clifford Chance Team Up to Address OTC Derivatives Documentation
There has been a significant amount of change forced upon financial institutions over recent years, but there still lies substantial uncertainty for the road ahead. To help address the challenges relating to the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market, Thomson Reuters and Clifford Chance have joined forces to help financial institutions tackle in a timely, efficient and …
A Message to Customers Affected By the Flooding In Louisiana
Along with the rest of the country, we at Thomson Reuters are moved by the devastation and loss suffered by the communities in Louisiana affected by the flooding, and we’re committed to helping our affected customers restore their practices and businesses as soon as possible. To assist in the rebuilding effort, we’ve set up a …
AALL 2016: Disruption in the Legal Industry
Some panels at conferences feel as though you are being talked to, while others make you think “what are they thinking?” The AALL 2016 panel on Disruption in the Legal Industry: What’s Arrived and What’s Coming delivered an engaging session on a subject you have certainly heard at a conference before. The panelists included: William …
AALL 2016: Future Legal Workspaces
The goal of rising through the ranks, making partner and enjoying the view from a large corner office may not be attainable in the coming years. Career success and striving to make partner are still reasonable goals, but as the legal landscape has changed over recent years, the development of the legal workspace of …
AALL 2016: The Power of Legal Analytics
Everyone seems to want data – and more of it – whether to analyze a decision, develop a strategy or to pick the best running back for their fantasy football team. The Power of Legal Analytics session at AALL 2016, moderated by Sarah K.C. Mauldin, director of library services, Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, …
AALL 2016: Make It New: Create the Future.
The theme for the 2016 American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Show and Conference serves as a tribute to this year’s host city, Chicago, which famously rebuilt itself after a historic fire. In addition, the sculpture in Chicago’s Daley Plaza by Picasso – who some say reinvented art – also inspired the logo for the …
Forum Magazine: Insight into Change and Innovation
Innovation: the introduction of something new1 “Shaped by Innovation” is the theme for the first edition of Thomson Reuters Forum of 2016. As the definition states, innovation is the act or process of introducing something new. In the legal field, innovation has been used recently to emphasize new technology offerings or services, often those that …
Serengeti Tracker Starts 2016 with New Enhancements, Name Change
Launched in 2001, Serengeti Tracker™ is used by more than 950 in-house law departments across 192 countries and is the highest rated e-billing and matter management platform designed for corporate legal departments and law firms. This year, several improvements have been added to enhance the ease-of-use and the solution has been renamed Thomson Reuters Legal …
EFF Executive Director Gives Keynote at ABA TECHSHOW
Cindy Cohn, executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), delivered the keynote address in front of an enthusiastic, capacity crowd at the ABA TECHSHOW in Chicago recently. The keynote was sponsored by Thomson Reuters WestlawTM. According to its website, the EFF is a nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world. The EFF …
