Craig Yolitz, vice president of Customer Operations at FindLaw, began his career with Thomson Reuters in 1985, the day after graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Stout. It all began with an internship with manufacturing and print operations, and as he continued to explore his interests in printing and move through his career, he eventually discovered that he …
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Americans oppose turning over social media passwords to bosses, says new FindLaw.com survey
While this should certainly come as no shock, a new FindLaw.com survey found that Americans overwhelmingly oppose allowing their bosses to obtain their social media passwords. According to the survey, eighty-three percent of American adults say that employers should not be allowed to obtain passwords to personal social media accounts, such as Facebook and YouTube. Only …
Peer Monitor Index rises in third quarter
Following a slow start to the year, the Thomson Reuters Peer Monitor Economic Index (PMI) rose 2 points to 55 in the third quarter, its second consecutive gain. Demand for legal services was up 0.8% – the first quarterly increase seen so far this year. Despite the improvement, year-to-date demand is still down 0.9%. Worked …
Key author helps free man wrongfully convicted of murder
This post was written by Jean Maess, vice president of Legal Editorial Operations – Analytical Editorial at Thomson Reuters Last week, I was fortunate to be able to attend an offsite meeting with executives and other leaders in the legal business of Thomson Reuters. We spent most of the meeting discussing how people make a …
West KM 5.0 launched
There are few things more frustrating than trying to find an old case or file that you know exists – either in a bankers box or a document folder somewhere in the system. West km 5.0 recently launched, with a new interface and enhanced search to make it easier to find relevant existing work product. …
Defamation cases against media groups in the UK halve in five years
Interesting news out of the United Kingdom this week: The number of reported defamation court cases against media companies in the UK has reached its lowest point in five years, falling from 48 in 2008-2009 to just 20 in 2012-2013,* according to research by the Legal business of Thomson Reuters. In addition, there were a total …
Protecting your data from unwanted eyes
This article was written by Katherine Sagona-Stophel, government analyst at Thomson Reuters, and originally appeared on the Knowledge Effect blog. We live in an information age, and protecting your computer’s information is just as important as protecting your social security number. This doesn’t just mean smart password creation; it also means other precautions you may …
Top ten observations from ACC 2013
This post was written by Bernadette Bulacan, director of Market Development for the Corporate segment of Thomson Reuters A famous song proclaims that “it never rains in Southern California,” which was definitely not the case last week as crowds of corporate counsel converged onto the Los Angeles Convention Center for the 2013 Association of Corporate …
Thomson Reuters expands Practical Law service with launch in China
The scope of Practical Law, the leading provider of online know-how to lawyers worldwide, just expanded. Practical Law China, the first legal know-how service to provide transactional support to lawyers doing business in, or with parties based in, mainland China launched yesterday. From the fundamentals of establishing a business in China, to localizing boilerplate agreements, …
Curious? Experience A Day in the Life of a Case at Thomson Reuters
You rely on Westlaw and other editorial products from Thomson Reuters for every case – but have you ever wondered about the experts who work on an opinion before it gets to you? We followed a very important case for 2013 – Arizona v. the Intertribal Council of Arizona – through the editorial process at …
