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Thomson Reuters salutes veterans at the Minnesota State Fair
This post was written by Rick King, COO, Technology at Thomson Reuters. Ah, the Great Minnesota Get Together (AKA, the Minnesota State Fair). When asked, most people say they go to the fair for the food (deep-fried, sugar-soaked and delicious). For me, going to the fair this year was a little different. On Aug. 28, …
- September 6, 2012
- Susan Martin
Thomson Reuters employees represent veterans at Target Field
Employees Pat McDonald, Mirna Rowe, Terry Pieper and Joe Munger stood up at Target Field’s home plate before the Aug. 27 Twins game against Seattle to represent Thomson Reuters ongoing support of veterans and their families, and its status as a Yellow Ribbon company. McDonald, Rowe, Pieper and Munger are all veterans or reserve service members …
- September 5, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
Westlaw Case Notebook new mobile app shown at ILTA
Here at ILTA 2012, we’re demonstrating the newest mobile app for litigators. Westlaw Case Notebook Portable E-Transcript allows users to access, view, highlight, and annotate e-transcripts, anywhere, anytime. Westlaw Case Notebook Portable E-Transcript is more than just a mobile e-transcript viewer. Users can make highlights and notes while on the go. While the app is …
- August 30, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
Slightly pregnant, social media privacy laws & “mockbusters” – Podcast: August 2012
We’ve got a terrific episode for you this month highlighting the legal aspects of some major news stories. To start, our “Chaos in the Courts” segment highlights an unusual way a woman tried to ditch law enforcement which included being “slightly pregnant and slightly in labor”. Then in our “On the Blawgs” segment we feature …
- August 30, 2012
- Leonard Lee
ILTA and the Medici Effect
ILTA sessions launched into high gear on Monday with the keynote by Frans Johansson entitled The Medici Effect, like his new best-selling book. Johansson captured the attention of the standing-room only crowd when he flashed photos of a giant termite hill, a bikini-clad sunbather, an icy landscape and a disco dance scene. Then he challenged …
- August 30, 2012
- Gretchen DeSutter
Knowledge management, data and technology
In an ILTA knowledge management session, Jean O’Grady, director of Research Services, DLA Piper, and Kim Stein, national manager of Knowledge Management, Thomson Reuters, provide a historical and contextual perspective on knowledge management in the legal profession. In their session they highlighted the unique characteristics of legal data that create challenges for technical applications, but …
- August 29, 2012
- Gretchen DeSutter
Campaign music strikes sour notes
As the political conventions kick into high gear, there’ll be balloons, speeches and….lots of music. But along the long and winding road that is the campaign trail, the music used by campaigns can often hit a sour note with the artists and musicians whose works are blared at campaign rallies or used on Internet videos. …
- August 29, 2012
- Scott Augustin
Your phone/tablet is your best friend
This post was written by Bob Schukai, global head of mobile technology, Thomson Reuters While smartphone penetration in the USA has now just exceeded 50%, we know that its usage within the legal profession runs higher than 90%. Blackberries, iPhones, and iPads are regular tools that legal professionals use to stay connected and informed …
- August 29, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
Large Law Firm segment at ILTA 2012
The 2012 ILTA Conference is now well underway! We’re looking forward to talking with attendees about what’s new in legal technology as well as sharing what we see and hear via this blog. Later this week, Allison Guidette, general manager, large law segment, will be speaking at ILTA 2012 to provide an update on Thomson …
- August 28, 2012
- Scott Augustin
