Thomson Reuters Executive Vice President and General Counsel Deirdre Stanley was a featured panelist at the recent 2013 Law Firm Leaders Forum in New York. The panel addressed topics pertaining to the future of lawyers such as who will be hiring lawyers, who will train lawyers, and the varying career opportunities within the legal profession …
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Former Minneapolis Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton honored with bridge dedication
Vice President of Community Relations and Government Affairs and former Minneapolis Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton was honored on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at a dedication ceremony for the newly redesigned 3rd Avenue bridge, which crosses over Interstate 94. The Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired bridge was dedicated as the “Sharon Sayles Belton Bridge.” Also, on the plaza at the …
IACP and Thomson Reuters honor NYPD for use of technology investigating youth crews
At an award breakfast during the 120th annual International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference (IACP) in Philadelphia, PA the Fraud Prevention & Investigations business of Thomson Reuters honored three police departments from across the U.S. for their innovative use of technology to confront crime in their communities.The Juvenile Justice Division of the New York Police …
Mark Medice at the Law Firm Leaders Forum in New York
As law firms continue to face a certain level of uncertainty in the market, Mark Medice, program director for Peer Monitor, shared a brief report at the 2013 Law Firm Leaders Forum in New York last week. Medice gave an advance look into the Q3 numbers and discussed the positive trends and growth in demand, …
Business Law Center on WestlawNext launches; podcast on Experts On-Call
Transactional law is a unique practice that sits at the intersection of law and finance. It requires a lot of specialized expertise and know-how that straddles both fields. Business Law Center on WestlawNext brings information from across Thomson Reuters to provide the next generation of business law research. Business Law Center incorporates a wide array of …
Americans unsure about Social Security’s future, says FindLaw survey
Millions of Americans count on their monthly Social Security check. But will Social Security still be around when currently working Americans reach retirement age? A new survey from FindLaw says there’s widespread concern. Only 30 percent of American adults said they expect to receive Social Security when they retire. Most Americans said that they either don’t expect …
Marijuana legislation continues to grow among states according to WestlawNext
The growing debate around medicinal and recreational marijuana use isn’t about to go up in smoke any time soon. In fact, the issue is lighting up Capitol Hill, with 40 states and the District of Columbia proposing or enacting legislation surrounding pot use, according to WestlawNext, the nation’s leading online legal research service. The recreational …
Spotlight on Serengeti Tracker: An award-winning implementation story
Since last summer, the legal department of Subway restaurants has come a long way from their old litigation database and invoice approval system. In just a year after adopting Thomson Reuters Serengeti Tracker, the successful implementation earned them the Connecticut Law Tribune’s Legal Departments of the Year award for Best Use of Technology. It started …
Cambodian statues, college SEO courses and blind gun owners: Podcast – Sept. 2013
In the September 2013 edition of the Legal Current podcast, we cover: Legal trends & insights: Software coding resources for lawyers Legal news: An international custody battle involving an ancient Cambodian statue News from Thomson Reuters: FindLaw and the University of Wisconsin-Stout start the first search engine optimization course in the nation On the legal blogs: Gun ownership laws …
New white paper explores the growing presence of organized crime in insurance fraud
Each year, U.S. insurance companies lose $80 billion to non-medical insurance fraud, and organized crime accounts for a piece of the action with a growing number of well-organized, lucrative insurance scams. For example, in February 2012, federal authorities busted a no-fault auto insurance scam in New York orchestrated by the Russian Mob that netted $275 …
