Large and small organizations face numerous challenges surrounding legal holds. “Response Required! Legal Holds for the Small and Large Enterprise”, a session at the Association of Corporate Counsel annual meeting, walked attendees through various scenarios that companies and their legal departments could face. The panel shared suggestions that can be implemented to help lead your …
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Stolen bicycles, penny skimming schemes & patent trolls – Podcast: September 2012
Our episode this month highlights some great legal aspects of interesting news stories. Our “Chaos in the Courts” segment shares how one Portland man used Craigslist to get his stolen bicycle back. Then in our “On the Blawgs” segment, we feature a story about an alleged penny skimming scheme. Our interview segment is with Ahsan …
- September 28, 2012
- Leonard Lee
Patent trolls of the video game industry
This post was written by Rachel Billman. The video game industry continues to grow and become more sophisticated with advancements in technology every day. With annual revenues of over $10.5 billion, surpassing both the movie and music industries, there are many people outside of the industry who are looking to cash in on the success …
- September 26, 2012
- Susan Martin
Serengeti Tracker unveils new user interface
Serengeti Law has updated Serengeti Tracker with a new user interface. As the legal profession’s most widely used and highest rated e-billing and matter management platform, Tracker’s new interface was designed to improve the user’s workflow and navigation, while making the service more readable and visually appealing. “With this enhancement to the user interface, we …
- September 19, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
Sterne Kessler adopts integrated workflow vision
IP cases and practices are becoming increasingly complex. Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. is a leading intellectual property firm located in Washington, DC with 112 attorneys. The firm is working with Thomson Reuters on a firm initiative that will integrate law firm practice management, matter management, IP solutions, legal research and more into a …
- September 19, 2012
- Scott Augustin
Live webcast of Constitution Day interview with Justice Scalia and professor Garner
This post was written by Rachel Billman. It was on this day in 1787 that delegates to the U.S. Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution, the supreme law of the United States of America. Celebrate Constitution Day 2012 with a live webcast, featuring Stephen J. Adler, editor-in-chief, Reuters News, interviewing Justice Antonin Scalia, Associate Justice, Supreme …
- September 17, 2012
- Susan Martin
2012 Super Lawyers Business Edition
This post was written by Rachel Billman. The 2012 issue of the Super Lawyers Business Edition is now available. This special version of the highly regarded attorney rating service features exceptional attorneys with business-centered practices. The 2012 edition includes lawyers from more than 8,500 firms across the country whose careers focus on business and transactional …
- September 13, 2012
- Susan Martin
Thomson Reuters takes top honors
Westlaw, WestlawNext and Pangea3 recently won top honors in the 2012 New York Law Journal Reader Rankings. Westlaw was named the Best Online Legal Research Vendor for the third consecutive year. The Best Solo/Small Firm Research Vendor for the third consecutive year was WestlawNext. WestlawNext also was named the Best Legal Research App, a new …
- September 12, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
Thomson Reuters helping to combat fraud in Miami
This post was written by Rachel Billman. Two Thomson Reuters products, GRM Insight, a solution offered through Tax & Accounting’s Government segment that helps to identify property tax fraud, and CLEAR’s public records investigative platform offered through Legal’s Government segment, recently collaborated to expose millions of dollars in property tax fraud. With the integration of …
- September 10, 2012
- Susan Martin
Should you build an app for that?
Mobile application development requests are on the rise. Everyone who’s touched an iPad® is certain there’s an untapped way to leverage it for practice efficiency and business development. Karen Anzuini, chief information officer at Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP, was at the forefront of mobile technology by leading the creation of an app for …
- September 7, 2012
- Jeff McCoy