Although women make up 36 percent of attorneys, a recent study by the ABA’s Commission on Women in the Profession found that male lead counsels in federal litigation cases outnumber their female counterparts by up to 3 to 1. Angela Agrusa of Liner LLP discusses both the progress that has been made, and the progress that has …
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Thomson Reuters Legal Managed Services expand in the U.S.
More and more law firms and corporate counsel are looking outside their organization to perform a growing set of tasks more efficiently and at lower cost, including eDiscovery, document review, advanced fact finding services and more. Thomson Reuters has expanded into this space since its acquisition of Pangea3 in 2010. Today, demand for LMS services …
ACCAM15 – Maximize the value of your legal department
The Association of Corporate Counsel annual conference is underway in Boston. Legal department professionals from across the globe have gathered to network and learn new methods to maximize the value of their legal department. Thomson Reuters is working to help in-house legal professionals answer the call to do more with less, from contract negotiations to …
Thomson Reuters at ACC 2015 Annual Meeting
As Boston braces for what the Association of Corporate Counsel calls “the world’s largest gathering of in-house counsel,” we are hoping to connect with familiar faces and meet some new friends. Thomson Reuters will be part of the festivities through panel participation, networking at multiple events and our booth (#311) which will feature trusted solutions to …
Thomson Reuters Expands its Legal Managed Services Business with New Office in Minnesota
EAGAN, Minn. – Among all the trends reshaping the legal marketplace, perhaps the area of greatest change involves the growing use of managed services providers to perform an expanding set of tasks traditionally done by law firms and corporate counsel, but with greater efficiency and at a lower cost. To support the growing demand, Thomson Reuters, …
Hope & Progress at the Grace Hopper Celebration for Women in Computing
Numerical Analysis was the class I had in college where the connection between my passion for mathematics and the potential for computer science came together. Maybe it was because I understood, much like Annie Savoy in Bull Durham, non-linear thinking and how it could be applied to real world situations. But where Annie was concerned …
The 20th Annual Law Firm Leaders Forum: A Fitting Anniversary Edition
The 20th annual meeting of our Law Firm Leaders Forum was truly outstanding. Conducted with record attendance in New York last Thursday and Friday, its range of topics, depth of analysis, and diversity and effectiveness of faculty exceeded the very high standard the Forum has established over the years. Here are some highlights: Annual Report …
Thomson Reuters Survey of Legal Departments Highlights In-Sourcing, Outside Partners
EAGAN, Minn. – Eighty-four percent of legal departments outsource half or less of their company’s legal work to outside counsel, with the average department using outside counsel for only 26 percent of their work, noted the Thomson Reuters Legal Department In-Sourcing and Efficiency Report. The report, a survey of more than 300 attorneys working in …
Thomson Reuters Sponsoring and Participating in 2015 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing
NEW YORK – The world’s largest gathering of women technologists gets under way in Houston, October 14-16, and innovation will be center stage for Thomson Reuters during the 2015 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, the groundbreaking conference that helps to increase the role of women technologists in industry, government and academia. More than 12,000 …
Thomson Reuters Launches Fourth Edition of Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts
NEW YORK – Thomson Reuters has released Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts, Fourth Edition as part of a joint venture with the New York County Lawyers’ Association. Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts, Fourth Edition includes 22 new chapters, two new volumes and expanded content across a range of topics that engage …
