As traditional models of success are evolving in nearly every sector of industry, Don Tapsoctt, CEO of the Tapscott Group, opened the 2017 Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Annual Meeting with a discussion centered on blockchain. Tapscott has authored more than 15 books including Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything, Paradigm Shift and his most …
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Corporate Legal Department Operations Forum 2017 – Insights from Mark Haddad
Corporate legal departments continue to face pressure surrounding budgets, bandwidth and efficient processes. A panel focusing on that at the Thomson Reuters Corporate Legal Department Operations Forum gathered to discuss the ideas of how to become less of a cost center, a better business partner, leveraging alternative legal service providers and more. Mark Haddad, head …
In-house attorneys confident in use of technology, unclear on implementation of AI
A new Thomson Reuters report, Ready or Not: Artificial Intelligence and Corporate Legal Departments, highlights legal departments’ view of technology and artificial intelligence (AI). According to the report, two-thirds of in-house attorneys are confident and ready to try new technology. The report measures the perceptions of more than 200 in-house attorneys regarding their use of …
Practical Law, Practical Law Connect Expands With Automated Documents, Trusts & Estates Service
Thomson Reuters Practical Law and Practical Law Connect have expanded their know-how services for legal professionals with new Automated Documents, Trusts & Estates content and enhanced global and cross-border content. Customizable content has been added within the suite through Practical Law Automated Documents, powered by Contract Express. Users can quickly generate documents by completing a …
A Message to Customers Affected By Hurricane Harvey
As Hurricane Harvey continues to impact South Texas and surrounding areas, the country is watching the news and looking for ways to help. We have seen dramatic rescues by emergency responders, but we’re also hearing a number of accounts of neighbors helping neighbors. It’s in this spirit that Thomson Reuters is reaching out. We understand …
AALL 2017 – Bryan Stevenson on Inequality and Injustice
The Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) states on its website (LINK) that it is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenge racial and economic injustice, and to protect basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society. Bryan Stevenson has led the charge on these efforts since …
Key Takeaways from the “What is Next for Legal Operations” session at VANTAGE
As many of you are aware, the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC) has identified 12 Core Competencies for the Legal Operations Function. What you may not know is that HBR has further distilled these Core Competencies into three groups by level of organizational maturity: Foundational, Advanced, and Mature, and performed survey work across the Legal Operations …
CLOC Institute 2017 Recap
The CLOC Institute recently held its annual conference in Las Vegas where numerous legal operations professionals gathered to network, learn best-practices and continue their education. Thomson Reuters participated on panels and our own David Curle, Bernadette Bulacan, Ellen Nendorf and Jennifer Brown, managing editor of Canadian Lawyer InHouse and Law Times, attended the conference and …
ABA TECHSHOW 2017 Panel Preview – Social Media for Lawyers: From Novelty to Necessity
It was not long ago that adding “dot com” to anything represented innovation and a forward-thinking business and/or brand strategy. Now that websites are pervasive, more businesses have shifted their focus toward social media, especially as many individuals experience the Internet solely through the lens of social media. For service-based businesses, like a law firm, …
2nd Annual CCLF Panel – Beyond Borders: Building Strategic Outsourcing Initiatives from the General Counsel’s Office
Outsourcing is a topic of conversation that emerges at nearly every legal conference. While early conversations approached the topic with caution, a growing chorus of legal professionals view outsourcing – and even the inclusion of non-legal professionals – as a reliable, necessary component of their practice. A breakout session at the second annual Corporate Counsel …
