Friday 24th Jul 2015
This post was written by Lise Freking, director of ProView product line strategy and marketing The Thomson Reuters booth at the AALL Annual Meeting in Philadelphia this past week was abuzz with action as the ProView marketing and strategy team announced two new eBook solutions for law libraries: A Library Management Solution (LMS), powered by EOS; and ...
Thursday 23rd Jul 2015
Mind Your Business returns, and in this installment, Patsy Doerr, global head of Corporate Responsibility and Inclusion at Thomson Reuters, is joined by Pat David, managing director and global head of Diversity for JP Morgan Chase. Among the topics they cover include diversity in the financial sector and how diversity and inclusion have evolved over ...
Wednesday 22nd Jul 2015
This post was written by Jessica Tam, editorial assistant. It was originally posted on Superlawyers.com In our 2007 Texas Super Lawyers Magazine, antitrust attorney Allan Van Fleet added his name to the list of lawyers who became lawyers because of the example of Atticus Finch. “I know it’s a cliché,” he said back then, “but I ...
Tuesday 21st Jul 2015
“Too much” data is now enough data. Kyla Moran from the IBM Watson Group shared that phrase midway through a session at the Annual Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Annual Meeting, titled “Doctor, Lawyer, Contestant, Chef – How Cognitive Technology Will Drive Transformation of Society As We Know It.” The term “big data” has been used ...
Monday 20th Jul 2015
Bob Ambrogi, lawyer, consultant and blogger at Law Sites, spoke at a well-attended session this morning at the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Annual Meeting. Titled “Playing Well With Others: How Collaboration and Crowdsourcing are Changing Legal Research,” Ambrogi’s presentation began with a light-hearted scolding of lawyers and legal professionals who simply “aren’t very good ...
Monday 20th Jul 2015
Why become a reference attorney? There are many reasons, but past and present reference attorneys have told us that what keeps them working as a reference attorney is helping customers every day in their practice. When they go home to their families after their day, they feel great about telling them, “I helped someone today.” So, ...
Sunday 19th Jul 2015
In a session at AALL called “Hot Topic: Technological Innovation in the Practice of Law,” three panelists spoke about what innovation means to them and precautions people need to take when being innovative. Daniel Lewis, co-founder and CEO of Ravel Law started things off by talking about how innovation is not about replacing lawyers, like some ...
Sunday 19th Jul 2015
The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Annual Meeting is in Philadelphia, PA this year, and this morning’s keynote speech was given by Terry Gross, host and executive producer of Fresh Air on NPR. Gross began her keynote by talking about the paradoxical profession she is in. She considers herself a very private person, yet she ...
Friday 17th Jul 2015
Jobs today aren’t always easy to define. Just ask your kids to explain what you do. In a recent survey of our past and present Thomson Reuters Reference Attorneys, we found that many chose to apply for this position as a unique way to use their legal background, and an opportunity to have more work-life ...
Friday 17th Jul 2015
The latest installment of Wait, What? has the guys taking the show into the realm of video. No, you didn’t read that wrong; Jason, Joe and Matt had their latest podcast recorded in an actual news studio in Washington, D.C. After the initial shock of being on camera wore off, the guys settle into a ...
Friday 17th Jul 2015
The Legaltech 2015 conference returned to San Francisco, CA after a 10 year break, and the conference ended with an awards ceremony held at The City Club of San Francisco on July 14, 2015. Tom Larranaga of Legaltech news announced the awards, which recognized 26 companies, law firms, and technology innovators for their contributions to the ...
Thursday 16th Jul 2015
This post was written by Andy Duggan, product operations lead at Thomson Reuters “The Power of Connection” is the theme for this year’s AALL Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. Most would agree that “connection” is meant in a personal sense – the conference is our chance to connect with our peers and colleagues in order to ...
Wednesday 15th Jul 2015
This post was written by Mark Absey, senior marketer at Thomson Reuters What if your library could provide library patrons with quick and thorough answers to complex questions and timely topics? Well, if you are in Philadelphia for AALL annual meeting next weekend, you’re in luck. Join us at the AALL Exhibitor Showcase on Sunday, ...
