What do finance directors view as the most significant threats to commercial law firms’ profitability in the year ahead, and conversely, what are the key areas of growth? Thomson Reuters recently posed these questions, among others, to finance directors at some of the top 100 law firms in the UK in an annual survey. The …
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FindLaw survey: Internet is now the most popular way to find a lawyer
Long gone are the days of flipping through the Yellow Pages to find an attorney. According to a new survey by FindLaw.com, consumers are most likely to turn to the Internet to find and research a lawyer before hiring them. Thirty-eight percent of people surveyed said they would use the Internet to help them find …
- April 18, 2014
- Susan Martin
Key author of the month: Stuart M. Saft
As part of our ongoing series highlighting Thomson Reuters key authors, this month we highlight Stuart M. Saft, a partner in Holland & Knight’s New York City office. Saft is the chair of the firm’s New York Real Estate Practice Group, the co-chair of the Global Hospitality, Resort and Timeshare Group, and the co-chair of the …
- April 9, 2014
- Susan Martin
Patrick Hurley reflects on LawTech Futures 2014 in London
In this guest post, Patrick Hurley, vice president of Global Implementation at Thomson Reuters Elite, reflects on his recent presentation at the LawTech Futures 2014 conference in London, England. LawTech Futures grows bigger, more varied, more interesting and more inspirational every year I attend…and this year was no exception. Despite arriving in the UK that morning from …
- April 7, 2014
- Paul Sandell
March podcast: Facebook bragging, contraception mandating and teddy bear stabbing
In this month’s Legal Current podcast, we cover: Legal news: Daughter’s Facebook brag costs her family $80,000 Legal trends & insights: Contraception mandate in the Affordable Care Act News from Thomson Reuters: Thomson Reuters creates Solutions suites On the legal blogs: Woman stabs teddy bear, faces felony assault charge You can listen to the episode now by clicking the play button on the …
- March 31, 2014
- Susan Martin
Latest enhancements to WestlawNext include Custom Pages and eLibraries
In the wake of ABA Techshow in Chicago this week, Brian Quinn, senior product developer for WestlawNext, sat down with Legal Current to talk about the latest enhancements to WestlawNext, including Custom Pages, eLibraries and the addition of PeopleMap. He also talked about what the WestlawNext team will be doing at ABA Techshow. “We will …
- March 28, 2014
- Susan Martin
Karl Florida welcomes guests to ABA Techshow in Chicago this week
Karl Florida, managing director of the small law firm and customer segment at Thomson Reuters, welcomes Legal Current visitors to ABA Techshow in the video clip below. He also talks about the trends he is seeing as law firms are increasingly adopting the cloud to help manage their practice and manage their technology, as well …
- March 26, 2014
- Susan Martin
Thomson Reuters creates Solutions suites
In today’s legal market, clients are working with slimmer budgets and have a keener desire to allocate their limited funds prudently. That means messages about uniquely tailored service, cost efficiency and an informed, reasonable preparedness for the outcome of a given matter hold more appeal. In order to be the provider of legal services that …
- March 24, 2014
- Susan Martin
Attorney and author Jeffrey Kessler files high-profile NCAA lawsuit
High-profile sports and labor attorney Jeffrey Kessler, also a Thomson Reuters key author, filed an antitrust lawsuit on behalf of college football and men’s basketball players in a New Jersey federal court Monday, naming the NCAA and the five richest power conferences — the SEC, Big Ten, ACC, Pac-12 and Big 12 — as defendants. …
- March 20, 2014
- Susan Martin
Why most law firm websites are designed to fail
Most law firm websites are designed to fail. That’s a bold statement, and the theme of a new white paper from FindLaw. The white paper discusses how many law firms’ websites may be generating less business impact than they could. Why? Because they don’t focus enough on conversion – the process of getting visitors to …
- March 13, 2014
- Leonard Lee