In the fall of 2013, officers with the Pasadena Independent School District Police Department in Pasadena, Texas obtained a tip through a crisis hotline that an anonymous caller was threatening to stage a shooting at a local elementary school. With only a phone number and IP address from the hotline’s interaction with the suspect, officers …
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Brian Knudsen at AALL – listening to our customers
Thomson Reuters understands the value of listening to our customers and gaining insight on how to better serve them. Brian Knudsen, vice president, Large Law for Thomson Reuters, shares some of what he heard from customers during the 107th annual American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) conference in San Antonio, as well as the trends …
- July 15, 2014
- Jeff McCoy
eBooks at home, in your pocket, and soon at work
There are groups of people that enjoy “retro” items such as listening to music on vinyl albums and taking photos with film. Scott Nelson, head of print at Thomson Reuters, began a presentation on eBooks at the 107th annual American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) conference asking the audience if they used the phone book …
- July 14, 2014
- Jeff McCoy
Lori Hedstrom welcomes attendees to annual AALL conference
This article was written by Lori Hedstrom, national manager, Librarian Relations at Thomson Reuters I am looking forward to seeing everyone at the AALL Annual Meeting in San Antonio beginning this weekend. At the Thomson Reuters booth, we will be featuring products for law firm, academic, corporate and government librarians, including WestlawNext (with the new PeopleMap functionality), …
- July 11, 2014
- Susan Martin
Hardware is the new black: Google I/O 2014
I was extremely fortunate to be selected by the Anita Borg Institute (ABI) to attend Google’s annual developer’s conference (“I/O”) this year, along with several others from the Mobile & Advanced Product Innovation group. It was my first time to I/O, and it was a fantastic experience, so I wanted to write about some of the things that I …
- July 7, 2014
- Kate Boeckman
Above the Law interview with Bryan Garner on Black’s Law Dictionary
David Lat, founder and managing editor of Above the Law, recently interviewed Bryan Garner on the tenth edition of Black’s Law Dictionary, which Thomson Reuters released in May. The most widely cited legal book in the world, Black’s is a must-have for every lawyer and law student. During Garner’s recent visit to New York in …
- July 3, 2014
- Susan Martin
Patsy Doerr in the Business Reporter: Building a diverse, inclusive workplace where female talent can thrive
Patsy Doerr, global head of Diversity – Inclusion and Corporate Social Responsibility at Thomson Reuters, was recently featured in the Business Reporter, a publication from the UK’s Daily Telegraph. The article showcases gender dynamics at Thomson Reuters, and features Doerr as a female leader since her early days in high school. She now employs her …
- July 1, 2014
- Susan Martin
Thomson Reuters President of Legal Susan Taylor Martin addresses attendees of Elite’s Vantage Executive Summit
As the first day of the Vantage Worldwide Conference came to a close last Tuesday, Susan Taylor Martin, president of Legal at Thomson Reuters, met with a group of C-Level attendees during the one-day Executive Summit. In her remarks, Taylor Martin discussed the major trends shaping the large law firm space: increased competition; scrutiny of …
- June 30, 2014
- Susan Martin
Eric Sugden summarizes day one of Vantage 2014
In the video clip below, Eric Sugden, chief technology officer at Thomson Reuters Elite, summarizes day one of the 2014 Vantage Worldwide Conference.
- June 25, 2014
- Gretchen DeSutter
KPIs and improving profitability with Business Intelligence
This article was written by Scott Randall, CEO of Advanced Legal, Inc. The focus on Business Intelligence (BI) over the past couple of years has brought new insight to practice management and undoubtedly has contributed to more solid decision making in firms that have fully implemented it. But I would suggest it is time to …
- June 24, 2014
- Susan Martin