Since it was introduced in March, Legal Current has followed Practitioner Insights closely, discussing its premier appearance at the ABA Techshow, the qualities that make it so unique and the team of experienced attorney editors who make it all work. Now, we’re pleased to provide some insight into the new practice pages on Practitioner Insights, …
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Alison Frankel on the biggest idea at Aspen Ideas Festival
This post was written by Allison Frankel, editor, On The Case Biggest idea at Aspen Ideas Festival: Don’t run from risk. Grab it For lawyers and their clients, opportunity is knocking. You just have to be willing to open the door. It is a truth (almost) universally acknowledged that a law firm in possession of …
- July 1, 2013
- Susan Martin
Inside, outside, upside down: Competitive trends in the legal marketplace
This post was written by Dan O’Day, vice president of Operations, Elite Today is the third day of Vantage Worldwide 2013. For the record, Vantage is the reincarnation of the Thomson Reuters Elite User Conference with a focus on Enterprise Business Solutions. The keynote address, delivered by the upbeat trio of Cary Burch, Elisabet Hardy …
- June 27, 2013
- Susan Martin
Cyber Theft: You can’t stop it, so how fast can you respond?
An FBI agent shows up at your door with company data and asks, ‘What do you want to know?’ This is how Richard Bejtlich, chief security officer, Mandiant, began his cyber-security discussion with a packed room of Vantage 2013 attendees today. He advised attendees it’s really not about if you will get hacked or have …
- June 25, 2013
- Gretchen DeSutter
David Spencer and the importance of attorney editors in Supreme Court decisions
With major Supreme Court cases like the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) coming down this month, the attorney editors at Thomson Reuters have been busy. Legal Current sat down with David Spencer, vice president of Legal Editorial Operations – Judicial Editorial at Thomson Reuters, to talk about the steps that attorney editors take to be …
- June 25, 2013
- Susan Martin
Dealing with the virtual economy
As technology innovation continues, the digital marketplace continues to evolve as well. The challenge however is that technology is agnostic: good guys and bad guys all have access to the same tools, and they dictate how it is used – for good or for bad – raising concerns and plenty of anxiety over the emerging …
- June 18, 2013
- Jeff McCoy
The passing of former West CEO Dwight Opperman
Today we mourn the passing of a giant in the law and publishing, and celebrate a life well-lived. Dwight D. Opperman, former CEO of West Publishing Company, passed away the morning of June 13. He was a brilliant, thoughtful leader who valued the legal profession as his career choice, and also harbored a life-long commitment …
- June 14, 2013
- Gretchen DeSutter
Brian Mismash on Firm Central, mobile integration, innovation and more
Legal professionals in solo and small law firms have been empowered to efficiently manage their practices on the matter-centric Firm Central since it launched this past January. Firm Central brings together all of the most important legal solutions tools for litigators, including documents and forms, calendars, legal news, task lists, access to Westlaw research, billing …
- June 10, 2013
- Kelsey Engbrecht
Beyond the Bar: Helping attorneys become successful
In law school, you learn how to be a killer litigator: how to select a jury, how to represent your client inside and outside the court room, and how to conduct effective research. But what about marketing your practice? Or networking to become a partner? Or managing employees and identifying career opportunities? In addition to …
- June 5, 2013
- Kelsey Engbrecht
Practitioner Insights: The team behind the information
The Product Introduced in March, Practitioner Insights by Thomson Reuters brings current awareness information to the WestlawNext platform. But did you know that each page of Practitioner Insights is managed by a dedicated team of experienced attorney editors? These managing editors provide exclusive, up-to-date information from the most credible sources of industry analysis, including Westlaw Daily …
- June 3, 2013
- Kelsey Engbrecht