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 …
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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 …
- September 22, 2017
- Jeff McCoy
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 …
- August 28, 2017
- Jeff McCoy
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 …
- July 18, 2017
- Jeff McCoy
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 …
- June 21, 2017
- Jeff McCoy
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 …
- May 18, 2017
- Jeff McCoy
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, …
- March 16, 2017
- Jeff McCoy
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 …
- November 17, 2016
- Jeff McCoy
2nd Annual CCLF Panel – Mission Critical: The Role of the GC in Managing Corporate Relations and Public Opinion
Reputation management is critical for companies, especially in today’s socially-connected world. And during a crisis, any and all comments have the potential to sway public opinion. At the second annual Corporate Counsel Leadership Forum in New York this week, the opening session – “Mission Critical: The Role of the General Counsel in Managing Corporate Relations …
- November 17, 2016
- Jeff McCoy
Law Department as a Profit Center: Strategies for Going from Cost Center to Revenue Generator – ACC 2016 Session
The legal department has evolved from the traditional view that it is a cost center or “the department of no.” A panel at last week’s Association of Corporate Counsel annual meeting discussed how legal departments can become stronger partners with their business clients and become a revenue generator – or even a profit center. The …
- October 24, 2016
- Jeff McCoy