Law firm leaders from across the country and throughout the world gathered recently in San Francisco for the 17th annual Law Firm Leaders Forum. The forum discussed how global economics and politics are impacting the legal industry and the challenges firms are facing. A highlight of the conference was keynote speaker Joe Scarborough, co-host of …
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Thomson Reuters hosts 17th annual Law Firm Leaders Forum; keynote by Joe Scarborough
Thomson Reuters announced it will host the 17th annual Law Firm Leaders Forum, taking place Nov. 15-16, 2012, in San Francisco. Following one of the most anticipated United States general elections in recent history, keynote speaker Joe Scarborough, co-host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe and a former four-term Congressman, will share his thoughts on the results …
- November 8, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
For customers affected by Hurricane Sandy
Let us know that you’re safe. We understand that the full extent of the damage will not be fully understood for days, but we want you to know we are here to help. The legal businesses of Thomson Reuters are committed to helping customers affected by Hurricane Sandy restore their practices and businesses as soon …
- October 30, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
Do lawyers understand cloud computing?
Cloud computing. A term regularly discussed in the technology arena, but what does it really mean to legal professionals? The common definition is the delivery of hosting data and other services over the Internet. But instead of storing data on your servers in the office basement, the data and applications are stored remotely, with access …
- October 29, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
Thomson Reuters and BlumbergExcelsior sign a strategic licensing agreement
Thomson Reuters and BlumbergExcelsior, Inc., a leading supplier of online law forms, have signed a strategic licensing agreement which will add more than 230 Blumberg forms to current content on Westlaw Form Builder. The list of forms covers several practice areas including litigation, real estate, landlord/tenant and powers of attorney. The Blumberg forms will be …
- October 26, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
FindLaw introduces mobile product line with responsive design technology
FindLaw has introduced Mobile Essential, a mobile solution for attorneys that uses responsive design technology to optimize law firm websites so that visitors and potential clients have an optimal user experience whether viewing the page from a smartphone, tablet or desktop. Unlike websites that have a separate mobile Web address for mobile device viewing, websites …
- October 19, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
Top takeaways from the 2012 ACC Annual Meeting
Was it the lure of a magical kingdom situated on 30,000 acres of developed swamp land in central Florida? Or perhaps the child-like glee to be experienced upon seeing those famous mouse ears? For more than 1,600 in-house counsel from around the globe, the main attraction was the Association of Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting held …
- October 9, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
Innovation and collaboration at ACC
Susan Hackett, CEO and CLO of Legal Executive Leadership, and former general counsel of the Association of Corporate Counsel for more than 20 years, spoke with Legal Current about what she was seeing at the 2012 annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. She shares her insight around the valuable CLE opportunities, the excitement from the show …
- October 5, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
The flat world and the future of document review
Greg McPolin, managing director of Pangea3 and Corporate Counsel, Litigation at Thomson Reuters, was a panelist for The Flat World and the Future of Document Review discussion at the Association of Corporate Counsel annual conference.The panel was sponsored by Pangea3 channel partner Stroz Friedberg and the panelists discussed the evolution of document review and how …
- October 4, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
Top five things to keep in mind when creating a contracts playbook
Deployed correctly, contracts playbooks can be powerful tools that save time and minimize risk. If our sold-out session at the Association of Corporate Counsel annual conference, A Play-by-Play Guide to Creating a Contracts Playbook, is anyindication, they are also not completely understood. During the panel, we fleshed out some of the most important issues in-house …
- October 3, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
