Insights from the Edge This podcast series brings you the latest legal trends and topics as Insight Attorneys sit down with industry experts to discuss hot legal topics. Explore our latest topics to stay informed. Episode 3: Litigation Analytics & Big Data Litigators need strong insights into judges, courts, and opponents to be competitive. The …
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Legal Services Industry Mid-Year Report Tells a Compelling Story
The “story” of the legal services market looks to be a pretty compelling summer read this year. The upbeat part of the story is that the law firm market is showing renewed signs of strength, by some measures enjoying its strongest first six months in years. But the true page–turning element is that the entire …
Are You Making Mistakes With Your Employee Performance Reviews?
Employee performance reviews run the gamut from helpful to the subject of Dilbert-esque scorn and ridicule. Leigh Goddard, co-chair of the employment law practice at McDonald Carano, warns that employers who fail to make sure their performance reviews are conducted properly, may be exposing themselves to potential legal problems. To listen to the podcast, click …
Kill the Company, Start an Innovation Revolution: ILTACON 2018 Podcast with Lisa Bodell
Too many organizations are stuck in the status quo and fail to think differently or solve problems creatively. The very structures that are put in place to help organizations grow are now holding them back from innovating. This was the central topic of Lisa Bodell’s keynote address at ILTACON 2018. Bodell, CEO of futurethink and author of the best-selling …
Insights From the Edge, episode 2: The Meaning of AI for Legal Research
Insights from the Edge This podcast series brings you the latest legal trends and topics as Insight Attorneys sit down with industry experts to discuss hot legal topics. Explore our latest topics to stay informed. Episode 2: The Meaning of AI for Legal Research Many legal professionals currently use artificial intelligence (AI) in their work, …
Large Law Firm Market Has Strong Second Quarter Says Peer Monitor Index
The large law firm market scored a rare triple win in the second quarter, with strong gains in demand, rate growth and productivity. The Thomson Reuters Peer Monitor Index (PMI), which measures the relative health of the U.S. large law firm market, surged ten points to 62, its highest reading since 2011. Demand for law …
California’s New GDPR-like Data Privacy Law & What It Means for Businesses
Just as businesses around the world are still trying to come to grips with complying with GDPR or General Data Protection Regulation – the sweeping new data privacy regulations that recently took effect in the European Union, California has passed legislation that will lead to similar regulations taking effect in 2020 that will impact any …
Insights from the Edge Episode 1: Introducing Westlaw Edge
Insights from the Edge This podcast series brings you the latest legal trends and topics as Insight Attorneys sit down with industry experts to discuss hot legal topics. Explore our latest topics to stay informed. Episode 1: Introducing Westlaw Edge Thomson Reuters Westlaw™ is the legal research platform that generations of lawyers and legal teams …
How Firms Are Advancing Diversity in the Legal Profession
Firms that have figured out how to retain, champion, develop and advance women partners are solving three significant problems – they are closing the gender gap in law firm partner compensation, they are winning top talent and they are meeting their clients’ demands for diversity. Baker Botts LLP is an excellent example of a firm …
Performance Gaps Among Large Law Firms Narrowing
The large law firm may be becoming more competitive. Firms in the highest-performing segment of the market may be pulling back towards market averages, as their performance gap over the rest of the market has narrowed somewhat. That’s among the findings of The Dynamic Law Firms Study: A 2017 Year-End Update from the Thomson Reuters …
