With a show floor packed with helicopters, police cars, weapons, drones, investigative products and more, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) is one of the more diverse trade shows on the Thomson Reuters calendar. And this year, representatives from the Fraud Prevention & Investigation and Government segment of Thomson Reuters came with their …
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ACC Annual Meeting – Rob Thomas on legal project management session
This post was written by Rob Thomas, vice president of marketing for the Corporate segment of Thomson Reuters On the first day of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Annual Meeting, one of the better attended early sessions was Exposing Legal Project Management Myths: The Truth Behind What Works and What Doesn’t. Some of the …
SEC update from Marc Gold at the ACC Annual Meeting
One of the first sessions at the 2014 ACC annual meeting in New Orleans focused on U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission-related developments over the last 12 months that are applicable to corporate counsel. The panel featured: Marc Gold, senior vice president and associate general counsel, corporate & securities, Thomson Reuters; Atiba Adams, vice president, corporate …
Thomson Reuters Insight releases new white paper on legal cost management in Australia
The cost of legal services, and the industry’s shift from the “billable-hour” pricing model to a fixed fee pricing structure, is currently a hot topic of conversation in the legal industry. So, just in time, Thomson Reuters Insight has released its latest white paper on legal cost management. Written by Roger Quick, author of Quick on …
IACP 2014 – Thomson Reuters Honors Missouri State Highway Patrol Rural Crimes Investigative Unit
After a busy weekend in Orlando, the 2014 IACP Annual Conference began to wind down on Tuesday morning with an award ceremony to celebrate excellence in law enforcement. For its innovative, highly-coordinated approach to stem rural crime throughout the state, the Missouri State Highway Patrol Rural Crimes Investigative Unit (RCIU) was recognized with the 2014 …
Welcome to the 2014 ACC Annual Meeting
This post was written by Bernadette Bulacan, director of market development at Thomson Reuters The great American author, Tennessee Williams, once proclaimed, “America has only three cities: New York, San Francisco and New Orleans. Everywhere else is Cleveland.” This week, Thomson Reuters will be at the 2014 Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Annual Meeting in …
IACP 2014 – Social media best practices for law enforcement
It took a fatal car accident to bring Sergeant Tim Burrows, Traffic Services Communications Office, Toronto Police Services, into the world of social media. He saw the case – a multiple car crash with three fatalities where alcohol was involved – as an opportunity to build an audience and a community around traffic safety. So when …
IACP 2014 – Cyber threats and attacks facing law enforcement agencies
In November 2013, the Swansea Police Department of Massachusetts was the target of a cyber attack. The organization’s entire network was down after “CyptoLock” malware had infected their systems. Officers were able to determine that an anonymous attacker from Eastern Europe had penetrated their network and would only “unlock” the system after a ransom had …
Podcast: Making sure your website is mobile and local optimized
Are you missing one-third of your potential clients? As people increasingly look for attorneys using mobile and local search, it’s more important than ever to make sure your firm’s website is optimized for those types of searches. A new white paper from FindLaw explains the importance of making sure that prospective clients can find you …
One-third of Americans have had their identity stolen
One-third (29 percent) of American adults say they have had their identity stolen, according to a new national survey by FindLaw.com. Approximately ten percent of Americans report having their identity stolen more than once. According to the FindLaw.com survey, the commonly reported types of identity theft are: Credit card lost or stolen: 11% Stolen by online …
