As legal departments face mounting pressures to reduce their legal spend, manage costs and demonstrate value to the organization, enterprise legal management (ELM) systems are more and more in the fore as a key player to address those challenges. Blue Hill Research recently produced an “Anatomy of a Decision” report titled Selection of Thomson Reuters …
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Driving Growth and Strengthening Customer Relationships, a Case Study
Law firms know that the legal landscape and their clients’ needs continue to evolve, but many firms still may be challenged in their own evolution to meet those needs and grow their business. Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP, one of California’s largest business firms, employs the tools and technology today to not only advance …
ILTACON – DIY or Outsource? A Decision Process Review
We all have attempted to tackle a home project only to call a handyman as it became increasingly complex the deeper we got into the project. An organization’s decision process on whether to outsource document review and other legal services is much like that – figuring out which do-it-yourself (DIY) projects they have the requisite …
ILTACON – Thoughts from David Curle, Thomson Reuters director of Strategic Competitive Intelligence
With ILTACON drawing to a close, Legal Current spoke with David Curle, director of Strategic Competitive Intelligence at Thomson Reuters, to get his thoughts on the panels and trends at this year’s show.
ILTACON — Thomson Reuters, Westlaw and Thomson Reuters ELITE Recognized for Excellent Customer Support
With ILTACON wrapping up, InsideLegal has released the results of its 2015 ILTA/InsideLegal Technology Purchasing Survey, which asked 184 firms for their insights into “technology budget data; updated information on firms’ purchasing influences and patterns; legal IT department trends and challenges; and expansive sections on specific legal technology purchases.” The final question of the survey …
ILTACON 2015 – Kim Stein of Thomson Reuters KM Solutions
Legal Current took a few minutes from a busy ILTACON to interview Kim Stein, national manager of Knowledge Management Solutions for Thomson Reuters, about moderating Thursday’s panel, “Guerilla KM,” the full roster of events and trends at this year’s show.
AALL session recap: How cognitive technology will drive transformation of society as we know it
“Too much” data is now enough data. Kyla Moran from the IBM Watson Group shared that phrase midway through a session at the Annual Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Annual Meeting, titled “Doctor, Lawyer, Contestant, Chef – How Cognitive Technology Will Drive Transformation of Society As We Know It.” The term “big data” has been used …
Thomson Reuters launches Forum magazine
EAGAN, Minn. – Thomson Reuters announced today the debut of Forum magazine, a thought leadership instrument for legal professionals that will instill conversations and debate while addressing the challenges facing the global legal industry. “Forum magazine is a true thought leadership resource touching all segments and all geographies,” said Mike Abbott, vice president of Client …
Thomson Reuters Forms Legal Executive Institute
EAGAN, Minn. – Thomson Reuters has created a comprehensive resource for legal leaders and industry professionals: the Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute. The Legal Executive Institute provides legal news, expert views, analytics, benchmark reports and industry-leading events to inform those who lead and manage the delivery of legal services. “We formed the Legal Executive Institute to …
Does your firm’s staff measure up?
Should our firm hire someone to do that? How much more support staff does the firm need? These may be just a few questions firms are asking themselves. Peer Monitor’s 2015 Staffing Ratio Survey points out some key trends. -Overall staffing ratios per 100 lawyers significantly increased in 2014 by 14 percent compared to 2013. …
