Tuesday 2nd Jul 2013
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, ...
Tuesday 2nd Jul 2013
In the video clip below, Mark Craddock, sales and marketing director for Elite, talks about how alternative fee arrangements (AFAs) and fixed fees are the buzz topics floating around at Vantage Miami, and how Elite’s MatterSphere can help legal organizations tackle these topics as well as other day-to-day activities.
Tuesday 2nd Jul 2013
This post was written by Allison Frankel, editor, On The Case Speaking late Saturday afternoon at the Aspen Ideas Festival, U.S Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan was every bit as diplomatic as you would expect a woman who has survived the Senate confirmation process to be. Chief Justice John Roberts? “A great chief justice,” who ...
Monday 1st Jul 2013
This post was written by Allison Frankel, editor, On The Case Near the end of a delightful interview at the Aspen Ideas Festival, CBS journalist Rita Braver asked Williams & Connolly superlawyer Robert Barnett – who also happens to be her husband of many decades – what advice he would offer to young attorneys. Could ...
Monday 1st Jul 2013
Here on Legal Current we often talk about how proud we are to offer solutions that serve our many subscribing legal organizations in the U.S., but just as important are our customers in the UK and Ireland. In fact, the case management and business process management solution FloSuite was proud to announce recently the addition ...
Monday 1st Jul 2013
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 ...
Friday 28th Jun 2013
In the two video clips below, Cary Burch, president of Thomson Reuters Elite, gives a quick recap of the Vantage Miami 2013 Conference, and a warm send off to those who were not able to attend.
Friday 28th Jun 2013
In the General Session at Vantage Miami on Tuesday, Bill Burch, vice president of Global Sales for Thomson Reuters Elite, reflected on the concerns he is hearing from senior management at law firms. As his head hits the pillow at night, his brain starts racing with concerns and challenges around the competition. Thoughts like, “show ...
Thursday 27th Jun 2013
How many countries will you visit this year? If you are Patrick Hurley, vice president of Global Expansion for Elite, that number isn’t static. With just over half the year left, his passport still has a lot of stamps yet to come. In the video clip below, Hurley reflects on gaining knowledge about the global legal ...
Thursday 27th Jun 2013
This post was written by Allison Frankel, editor, On The Case If Nate Silver, the data-driven New York Times FiveThirtyEight blogger who nailed state-by-state results in the 2012 presidential election, had been a better baseball player or a more satisfied KPMG numbers cruncher, our current political discourse would be a lot less analytically savvy than ...
Thursday 27th Jun 2013
This post was written by Mark Medice, national program director, Peer Monitor I’ve talked with and met a lot of great people here at Vantage 2013. And I keep seeing and hearing one common theme: everyone is looking for ways to manage their firms more efficiently. The reasons are clear. The law firm market has had a ...
Thursday 27th Jun 2013
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 ...
Tuesday 25th Jun 2013
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 ...
