Monday 24th Jun 2013
If your legal department has been focused recently on reducing outside counsel costs, you are not alone. According to recent ACC/Serengeti Legal Department surveys, reducing these costs is consistently among the most pressing issues for corporate legal departments. Truly effective outside counsel management goes beyond budget, however, and can also promote more effective use of ...
Thursday 20th Jun 2013
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), an independent regulator of security firms in the United States, purports itself to protect investors and market integrity, according to their website. However, the organization has been under ongoing media scrutiny for its soft reactions to complaints against brokers. Seth Lipner, lead author of the Securities Arbitration Desk Reference ...
Wednesday 19th Jun 2013
The recent bust of Liberty Reserve, a $6 billion Costa Rica-based money laundering operation, by the United States government represents a sea change in the fight against money laundering. This fight has become even more complicated in recent years due to the rising use of digital currency to clean money obtained through illegal activities. A ...
Tuesday 18th Jun 2013
As technology innovation continues, the digital marketplace continues to evolve as well. The challenge however is that technology is agnostic: good guys and bad guys all have access to the same tools, and they dictate how it is used – for good or for bad – raising concerns and plenty of anxiety over the emerging ...
Monday 17th Jun 2013
Drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles, have been a hotly debated topic in the political arena leading to proposed or enacted legislation in 43 states, according to WestlawNext. The data highlights the wide variation in legislation across the states as elected officials look to define what a drone is, who can and cannot operate or use ...
Friday 14th Jun 2013
Before you head out for the weekend, check out your legal news headlines from Thomson Reuters News and Insight, which will soon be available exclusively on WestlawNext as part of its Practitioner Insights offering. On June 21, the Thomson Reuters News & Insight website, iPhone® app and newsletters will be discontinued. See Frequently Asked Questions ...
Thursday 6th Jun 2013
Nearly a quarter of Americans say they’ve experienced problems with their credit report, ranging from incorrect credit scores to inaccurate credit history information. A new FindLaw survey found that 23 percent of Americans have found a problem in their credit reports. The good news is, the vast majority of people who found problems said that the ...
Wednesday 5th Jun 2013
In law school, you learn how to be a killer litigator: how to select a jury, how to represent your client inside and outside the court room, and how to conduct effective research. But what about marketing your practice? Or networking to become a partner? Or managing employees and identifying career opportunities? In addition to ...
Friday 31st May 2013
Before you head out for the weekend, check out your legal news headlines from Thomson Reuters News and Insight. Ex-shareholders of Lyondell, Tribune face novel clawback threat If successful, the lawsuits could circumvent the legal protections that have generally shielded individual investors when a leveraged buyout goes bust. When health data is stolen, lawsuits often ...
Friday 24th May 2013
Before you head out for the weekend, check out your legal news headlines from Thomson Reuters News and Insight. States pressured to match their false claims acts to federal law Ten states are at risk of losing a 10 percent federal bonus from settlements of Medicaid fraud lawsuits if they don’t make a deadline to ...
Wednesday 22nd May 2013
Elite recently announced the availability of ProLaw Mobile via the iPad. Through an enhanced version of its leading One Office financial and practice management application within ProLaw XII, customers can now access time entry, client and matter information through the new ProLaw Mobile App. “We are excited to offer ProLaw Mobile, and the enhanced front-office functionality ...
Tuesday 21st May 2013
The growth of social media has added a whole new level of information that can be helpful in researching expert witnesses. An expert’s conversations on social media channels can reveal insights into their viewpoints and expertise, as well as inconsistencies or changes in perspective over time. Gathering and analyzing information across the myriad social media channels ...
Wednesday 15th May 2013
Thomson Reuters Elite has been recognized as a 2013 American Business Awards/Stevie Awards finalist in the Marketing Campaign of the Year category for the You VS marketing campaign. The Stevie Awards annually recognize outstanding work in the marketplace. There was a record number of Stevie Award nominations this year, with more than 3,200 submissions from ...
