Have you ever considered the fundamental rights that allow you to hang posters or fliers? For First Amendment advocates, these rights have been brought to attention by the controversial Connecticut case, Gleason v. Smolinski. Nine years ago when Billy Smolinski went missing, his parents began their search immediately by hanging missing person posters around the …
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ARK Group’s annual KM conference
This post was written by Kimberly Stein, manager of Solutions Software for Thomson Reuters Over 100 KM professionals got together for the ARK Group’s annual Knowledge Management in the Legal Profession Conference in New York between Oct. 16-17. A good number of folks were new to the conference which shows a growing interest in the topic. …
- October 21, 2013
- Susan Martin
Knowledge management in the legal profession
This post was written by Kimberly Stein, manager of Solutions Software for Thomson Reuters Here at the Ark Group’s 9th annual Knowledge Management in the Legal Profession conference in New York, legal practitioners and technologists are discussing and debating the strategic context for KM in law firms. A series of “TED-talk” style discussions, debates, and …
- October 17, 2013
- Susan Martin
Practical Law site redesign: Check out what’s new and improved
Practical Law’s re-designed U.S. website launched Saturday, Oct. 12, with enhancements that promise to make practicallaw.com easier to use and more intuitive for subscribers. The site will offer improved search and browse functionality, a cleaner streamlined interface, and other exciting features. Here are a few of the enhancements: MegaMenu – Users can now browse by …
- October 15, 2013
- Susan Martin
Learn and ski at the National CLE & SKI Conference
Looking for a fun way to earn your CLE credits? Attend the 31st Annual National CLE & SKI Conference Jan. 8-12, 2014 in Vail, Colorado. Enjoy top-notch legal education, invaluable networking opportunities, and some of the nation’s best skiing. Atlantis Langowski, business development executive at Thomson Reuters Expert Witness Services, will be speaking on expert witness …
- October 14, 2013
- Susan Martin
Free webinar on drafting LLC agreements, demo of Practical Law and Drafting Assistant-Transactional
Do you draft LLC Agreements? Then you won’t want to miss “Drafting Contractual Fiduciary Duties in LLC Agreements,” a free webinar presented by Thomson Reuters and Practical Law Company on October 17 from 1-2:15 p.m. ET. Daniel Rubin, senior attorney editor at Practical Law, and Srinivas Raju, director at Richards Layton & Fingar, P.A. will …
- October 3, 2013
- Susan Martin
Garett Padilla on IP law panel at NAM-WOLF
The National Association of Minority and Women-Owned Law Firms (NAM-WOLF) was held in Minneapolis this week, and Thomson Reuters Product Specialist in IP Solutions Garett Padilla took part in a panel discussion titled “Fact or Fiction: Legal Myths About Technology and IP Law.” He spoke on such topics as whether or not deleted electronic data can still …
- September 25, 2013
- Susan Martin
Calling all legal philanthropists: Time is running out to nominate for the 2013 Super Lawyers Pro Bono Awards
In April, FindLaw released a special Pro Bono Super Lawyers Digital Magazine, featuring the seven recipients of the 2012 Super Lawyers Pro Bono Awards. Now they are seeking out a new batch of lawyers, law firms, law students, law schools and other institutions in the legal profession that exemplify excellence in pro bono practice: Nominations for …
- September 6, 2013
- Alex Cook
e-Discovery software solutions: Lessons learned
This post was written by Joe Raczynski, technology manager at Thomson Reuters e-Discovery software solutions are invaluable in the litigation preparation process. However, choosing a tool and implementing it poses challenges to law firms. In the last session of ILTA 2013 in Las Vegas last week, a panel with William Kellermann of Wilson Sonsini, Chad Ergun of Gibson Dunn, …
- August 28, 2013
- Susan Martin
e-Discovery Trends: New Technology, Employment Affects & Native File Productions
This post was written by Joe Raczynski, technology manager at Thomson Reuters e-Discovery continues rapid technological evolution and significant adoption across law firms. At this ILTA 2013 session, David Cowen of The Cowen Group and Steven Clark of Lathrop & Gage facilitated an open discussion, with standing room only, on the hottest topics in e-Discovery. The subjects …
- August 22, 2013
- Susan Martin