This week, the National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF), is holding their ninth annual NAMWOLF Meeting and Expo in Minneapolis. NAMWOLF, founded in 2001, is a nonprofit organization comprised of minority and women-owned firms. Their organization states, “Many corporations and public entities interested in diversifying their outside law firm ranks have …
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Thomson Reuters teams up with University of Wisconsin-Stout for SEO course
It’s not often that a major corporation like Thomson Reuters teams up with an educational institution to create an entirely new course and curriculum. FindLaw, a Thomson Reuters business, and the University of Wisconsin-Stout just started what is believed to be the first post-secondary course in the nation on search engine optimization (SEO). It’s part of …
Thomson Reuters hosts technology unconference in Eagan, Minn.
Over 300 technologists and employees got their inner geek on at the first-ever Eagan Technology “Unconference,” held last week at the Thomson Reuters Eagan, Minn. campus. The day followed a participatory model used by other unconferences held at various Thomson Reuters locations in St. Louis, London and Bangkok, where attendees set the agenda to create …
Thomson Reuters VP of Technology discusses challenges and opportunities for women in the field
Minnesota is home to the Thomson Reuters Legal business, but did you know it has also recently been a hub for female students interested in technology fields? The Anita Borg Institute, for example, hosts the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing conference each year, welcoming attendees from around the world. This year, with help …
Peer Monitor Index, Capital Stack and new drug sentencing policies – podcast: August 2013
The Legal Current podcast emerges for the second time since its renewal with more unique insights into the Legal market. In the August 2013 edition of the Legal Current podcast, we cover: Legal trends & insights: The Peer Monitor Index (PMI) provides some hope in the second quarter as the law firm market improves Legal news: In a settlement over …
Hasan’s trial: What you need to know from key author and former Fort Hood judge advocate Richard Rosen
Few doubted that Army Major Nidal Hasan would be found guilty in his military trial, which resumed last week, especially given his self-identification as the shooter who killed 13 and injured 31 in Fort Hood, Texas in 2009. Beyond issues of guilt and innocence, however, are controversies surrounding his charges and his plea, two major factors …
ILTA 2013 session recap: Five Steps to Delivering Dynamic Presentations
This post was written by Andrew McLennan-Murray. ILTA 2013 – Amidst a sea of sessions geared toward niche legal technology topics, one title stood out to me on the ILTA agenda. I wasn’t sure what to expect from Dux Raymond Sy, the presenter slated for an hour and a half session: 5 Steps to Delivering …
ILTA 2013 kicks off in Las Vegas, NV
ILTA 2013 – The Catalyst kicked off this morning in sunny Las Vegas, Nevada, with a dynamic keynote speech by Scott Klososky, founder of technology consulting firm Future Point of Work. Klososky’s keynote, titled “Technology, Trends and the Catalytic Impacts on Law Firms,” was centered around what he believes is really going to impact law …
Sharon Sayles Belton presents the ABA TIPs Liberty Achievement Award in San Francisco, Calif.
On Friday, August 9, 2013, Sharon Sayles Belton, vice president of Community Relations and Government Affairs at Thomson Reuters, presented the American Bar Association’s annual TIPs Liberty Achievement Award to Steven Shapiro, legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The award ceremony and reception, held at the law offices of Sedgwick LLP in …
Podcast: Sharon Sayles Belton and ABA TIPs Liberty Award winner Steven Shapiro
Just in time for the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Annual Meeting in San Francisco later this week, Sharon Sayles Belton, vice president of Community Affairs at Thomson Reuters, chatted with this year’s ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPs) Liberty Award recipient, Steven Shapiro. The award, sponsored by Thomson Reuters, will be presented to …
