Many legal professionals have experienced in recent years the challenging combination of rising workloads and diminishing resources. This combination of conditions has presented major workflow challenges, especially to legal professionals in the public sector. In a recent study, Thomson Reuters explored these challenges and sought new and innovative ways help public law offices work more …
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Mark Craddock on buzz topics at Vantage Miami
In the video clip below, Mark Craddock, sales and marketing director for Elite, talks about how alternative fee arrangements (AFAs) and fixed fees are the buzz topics floating around at Vantage Miami, and how Elite’s MatterSphere can help legal organizations tackle these topics as well as other day-to-day activities.
FloSuite: Proudly serving the UK legal community
Here on Legal Current we often talk about how proud we are to offer solutions that serve our many subscribing legal organizations in the U.S., but just as important are our customers in the UK and Ireland. In fact, the case management and business process management solution FloSuite was proud to announce recently the addition …
Patrick Hurley on the global legal community at Vantage Miami
How many countries will you visit this year? If you are Patrick Hurley, vice president of Global Expansion for Elite, that number isn’t static. With just over half the year left, his passport still has a lot of stamps yet to come. In the video clip below, Hurley reflects on gaining knowledge about the global legal …
Efficiency, productivity and profitability: Insights from Vantage 2013
This post was written by Mark Medice, national program director, Peer Monitor I’ve talked with and met a lot of great people here at Vantage 2013. And I keep seeing and hearing one common theme: everyone is looking for ways to manage their firms more efficiently. The reasons are clear. The law firm market has had a …
FINRA’s policies soft on brokers: Investor advocate Lipner reacts with NYT
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), an independent regulator of security firms in the United States, purports itself to protect investors and market integrity, according to their website. However, the organization has been under ongoing media scrutiny for its soft reactions to complaints against brokers. Seth Lipner, lead author of the Securities Arbitration Desk Reference …
Digital currency brings money laundering into high-tech territory
The recent bust of Liberty Reserve, a $6 billion Costa Rica-based money laundering operation, by the United States government represents a sea change in the fight against money laundering. This fight has become even more complicated in recent years due to the rising use of digital currency to clean money obtained through illegal activities. A …
Credit report woes are common
Nearly a quarter of Americans say they’ve experienced problems with their credit report, ranging from incorrect credit scores to inaccurate credit history information. A new FindLaw survey found that 23 percent of Americans have found a problem in their credit reports. The good news is, the vast majority of people who found problems said that the …
How do great business leaders cope with high risk and uncertainty?
Thomson Reuters is hosting a special customer networking event on June 13 from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. at the United States Institute for Peace in Washington D.C. Listen to Sudhir Venkatesh, author of Gang Leader for a Day, provide narratives of how leaders across business and government deal with risk. Venkatesh’ editorial writings have appeared in The New …
Legal News Brief – May 31, 2013
Before you head out for the weekend, check out your legal news headlines from Thomson Reuters News and Insight. Ex-shareholders of Lyondell, Tribune face novel clawback threat If successful, the lawsuits could circumvent the legal protections that have generally shielded individual investors when a leveraged buyout goes bust. When health data is stolen, lawsuits often …
