In the third installment of Wait, What? the guys jump right into the topic of technology’s impact on sports and athletes. The conversation starts out with quantifying professional and amateur athletes and quickly transitions into “heart” versus analytics. The discussion moves into the topic of the stadium experience associated with professional sports teams and how the events compete with television, video game consoles, and mobile technology. We’d …
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Predict the future: What will the courts be like in 20 years?
We tend to see a lot of future-gazing around the changing role of the law firm, but relatively little on the future of the court system itself – the fundamental common law institution that for hundreds of years has served as a bedrock of legal process and justice across the globe. So, we set ourselves …
- February 26, 2015
- Susan Martin
Bob Schukai: If it has a screen, it’s fair game
There has been exploding growth in the area we call the “Internet of Things,” particularly when it comes to wearable and automotive technologies. So what does this mean for Thomson Reuters? Well, according to Bob Schukai, head of advanced product innovation at Thomson Reuters, “if it has a screen, it’s fair game.” In the coming year, his …
- February 19, 2015
- Susan Martin
Peer Monitor Index drops in Q4
The see-saw trends in the market for law firm services continues. The Peer Monitor Economic Index (PMI), which measures the relative health of the legal marketplace, fell in the fourth quarter, dropping three points to 54. Overall, 2014 saw weak but steady growth in demand. However, falling productivity and rate growth helped to dampen law …
- February 18, 2015
- Susan Martin
China’s legal system: 2014 reviews and predictions for 2015
According to the Lunar Calendar, 2015’s Chinese Spring Festival is on February 19, ending the Year of Fire Horse and starting the Year of Wooden Sheep. At this transitional time, Legal Current invites Chang Wang and Nathan H. Madson to review the major legal events and developments in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) over …
- February 18, 2015
- Susan Martin
Drones: The future is up in the air
From farm fields in Nebraska to battlefields in Afghanistan, and from personal use to commercial, drones seem to be flying into controversy. Today, unmanned aircraft are flying in the National Airspace System (NAS) under very controlled conditions, performing border and port surveillance by the Department of Homeland Security, helping with scientific research and environmental monitoring …
- February 17, 2015
- Susan Martin
Wait, What? Episode 2: Welcoming our robot overlords
In the latest episode of Wait, What?, we focus on the use of drone technology and artificial intelligence. In the first part of the show, the guys mull over the different uses of drones, briefly discussing the commercial uses of drone technology and what the benefits and drawbacks are of this technology. The discussion also touches on the privacy …
- February 13, 2015
- Susan Martin
Transitioning to a paperless office
This post was written by Katelyn Bossany, senior product marketer, Productivity Solutions, Thomson Reuters During LegalTech New York last week, Thomson Reuters sponsored a roundtable discussion on navigating the transition to an efficient, paperless office. Rudy Moliere, the firm director of Records & Information at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, moderated the discussion with three …
- February 13, 2015
- Susan Martin
UK lawmakers approve three-parent babies law
Soon, when your little ones ask where babies come from, you might have to think twice. Last week, the UK’s lower house approved a bill that would allow IVF babies to be created using the DNA of three parents. The goal is to keep people with serious genetic diseases from passing them on to their …
- February 12, 2015
- Susan Martin
Podcast: Sustainability and corporate collaboration
Sustainability is an increasing priority for many companies, and incorporating more sustainable practices is encouraging collaboration across various industries to arrive at better, more cost-effective solutions. Tim Nixon, managing editor of sustainability at Thomson Reuters, talked with sustainability leaders at the world’s largest household and personal products company (Proctor & Gamble) and the nation’s second-largest car manufacturer …
- February 11, 2015
- Susan Martin