The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) conference continues to amaze and inspire me. Last week’s meeting in Nashville proved to be the best of the five ILTA conferences that I’ve attended. ILTA is a peer networking organization for legal technology professionals. Members include IT managers and directors, database administrators, practice automation specialists, training professionals, network …
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Top 11 of ILTA 2011
In the spirit of my Top 11 of LegalTech 2011 post from earlier this year, I’m continuing the tradition with a list of key takeaways from my very first ILTA conference. Which by the way was an absolutely fantastic experience! 11. Even if I had a map of the Gaylord Opryland tattooed on my forehead, I still …
- August 29, 2011
- Gretchen DeSutter
Trademark report reveals new challenges and opportunities for pharmaceutical brands
Strict governmental standards for brand names have forced the global pharmaceutical industry to adapt by rapidly increasing the number of trademarks it files for every new drug, according to a new report published by Thomson CompuMark. These additional efforts to secure a trademark are an attempt to combat the increasing rate of rejection from the Food …
- July 12, 2011
- Susan Martin
Integrating Elite 3E with Sharepoint
What can your intranet portal do for you? Well if it’s an XMLAW platform from Hubbard One that includes system integrations like Elite 3E, then probably more than you think. Earlier today, Rich Hermann, managing account director at Hubbard One, led a lively discussion on how integrating Elite 3E with SharePoint can improve law firm …
- June 14, 2011
- Susan Martin
WestlawNext adds folder sharing across organizations
WestlawNext now provides sharing of folders among users across multiple organizations. Last year, WestlawNext add folder sharing between team members within the same organization. Now, both internal and external team members can share documents and selected text. Corporate legal departments and their outside counsel can share their research and expand on it, reducing legal costs …
- May 19, 2011
- Susan Martin
Exploring the Law of Asylum with Deborah Anker
Immigration law definitely continues to be a hot topic in the news today, but one aspect that doesn’t often see a lot of press deals with refugees who flee their country due to persecution or abuse. However, there has been an interesting story recently in the Wall Street Journal about a Libyan woman who escaped to Tunisia after claiming …
- May 11, 2011
- Susan Martin
Westlaw Litigator launches new versions of Westlaw CaseLogistix & West Case Notebook
Litigators deal with a lot of information, often scattered across different databases and computer systems. The Westlaw Litigator suite of tools gives litigators a set of integrated tools that pulls key case information across various sources and integrates it into their case preparation workflow. As an example, Westlaw CaseLogistix 5.3 & West Case Notebook 2.5 were recently launched, …
- April 8, 2011
- Susan Martin
Introducing the new West Store
After months of surveys, focus groups and detailed user testing, all aimed at improving the intuitiveness of west.thomson.com, West Store is open for business. West Store is easy to use and a bit easier to look at, too. The simplified home page allows for easier navigation, and users will be able to search for products and services …
- April 5, 2011
- Susan Martin
Social media: Challenges and opportunities for trademark admins
With more than 500 million Facebook members, two billion videos viewed daily on YouTube, and more than 25 billion tweets sent in 2010 alone, social media has become something trademark administrators must pay attention to. Thomson Reuters is hosting an INTA roundtable, Social Media: A Trademark Administrator’s Perspective, on March 1 in Boston to help trademark administrators …
- February 24, 2011
- Susan Martin
Dodd-Frank Act a major feature in 2011 edition of Regulation of Investment Advisers
The Dodd-Frank Reform Act, recently signed into law, is ushering in some of the most pervasive changes in securities laws potentially since the 30s, says Gerald Lins, general counsel of ING Investment Management Americas in New York, and co-author of the 2011 edition of Regulation of Investment Advisers. Watch the brief video below to hear Lins …
- February 16, 2011
- Susan Martin
