It’s a beautiful day in Chicago, and ABA Techshow is the place to be. From cloud and collaboration topics to e-discovery strategies and social media, ABA Techshow offers something for everyone. In between product demonstrations, we attended a session on leveraging social media to build relevance, and another on trends and ethics in cloud security. …
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How customer innovation is driving ProView
When ProView launched a little over a year ago, Dan Bennett, head of Mobile Services for the Americas at Thomson Reuters, never would have predicted that customer demand to print from their devices would be so high. While skeptical about the use case of printing from an eBook, customers were making rational use cases, especially …
- April 4, 2013
- Susan Martin
How customer feedback shaped the development of Concourse
James Jarvis, senior director of Product Development for Thomson Reuters, lives and breathes by customer feedback. “Everything we do is based on customer interaction, whether we are talking about a concept or a final design, “ he says. In creating Concourse, a matter-based suite of solutions for corporate law departments and government organizations, Jarvis and …
- April 3, 2013
- Susan Martin
Learn more about Thomson Reuters private cloud capabilities at ABA Techshow
This guest blog post was written by Lisa Kreuser, senior marketer, Litigation Solutions at Thomson Reuters In a recent American Bar Association survey, the average time worked per day by an attorney was 8.9 hours, and the average time billed per day was 6.7 hours. The culprits? Not leveraging staff for non-billable functions: 10% Inefficient time-keeping …
- April 3, 2013
- Susan Martin
Check out Firm Central at ABA Techshow
This guest blog post was written by Ben Vickers, director of product marketing for Small Law Firms at Thomson Reuters. Thomson Reuters will be demonstrating Firm Central, a new hosted practice management solution for solo and small law firms, at ABA Techshow in Chicago from April 4-6. Come see how Firm Central not only helps …
- April 2, 2013
- Susan Martin
Join the ProView Lunch & Learn at ABA Techshow
This guest blog post was written by Lise Freking, director of Product Line Strategy for Thomson Reuters Attendees at the upcoming ABA Techshow in Chicago can attend a free Lunch & Learn session on Thomson Reuters ProView eBooks. ProView is a professional grade platform that allows you to interact with your eBooks in entirely new ways and …
- April 2, 2013
- Susan Martin
Identify business opportunities through social media
This guest blog post was written by Brian Ledis, product developer for FindLaw Are you curious about how to successfully identify business opportunities and build relationships through the growing medium of social media? If your answer is yes, then you’re not alone. Most people, over 75%*, will first consult their networks of family, friends, and …
- April 1, 2013
- Susan Martin
See you ABA Techshow!
The Legal Current will be at the American Bar Association Techshow from April 3-6, 2013, live tweeting and blogging. It promises to be an exciting and informative show, and we hope to catch up with many of our readers! For those of you who will be attending, make sure to stop by the various Thomson …
- April 1, 2013
- Susan Martin
Legal News Brief – March 29, 2013
Happy (Good) Friday! Before you head out for the weekend, check out your legal news headlines from Thomson Reuters News and Insight. NYC appeals ruling striking down soda ban, cites ‘critical’ errors In their brief, the city’s lawyers said Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed ban on large sugary drinks is a “measured response to a serious …
- March 29, 2013
- Susan Martin
Introducing a resource for mid-sized firms
Mid-size firms are growing in today’s economy and many of them are trying to figure out how to continue to compete against their Big Law counterparts. However, they face some challenges. Whereas large law firms have complex organizations in which decisions are broadly managed, the majority of decisions in mid-size firms lay with the managing partner. …
- March 27, 2013
- Susan Martin