Thursday 18th Aug 2011
A traditional ban on outside research and conversations for empanelled jurors was officially extended to social media last week under California law when Governor Jerry Brown approved a new law which criminalizes the use of electronic and wireless devices by jurors, according to a recent blog post published by FindLaw. Although jurors have received warnings ...
Wednesday 10th Aug 2011
Firms face tremendous pressures from cost-conscious clients to be competitive on rates. RATES PLUS, a new rate analysis tool just launched from Peer Monitor helps firm develop successful and profitable rate strategies. RATES PLUS utilizes data from over 1,500 law firms globally. Subscribers can perform dynamic queries that slice and analyze rates across user-selected combinations ...
Tuesday 26th Jul 2011
Advanced research tools like WestlawNext can help librarians and other legal professionals deliver greater value in their work. Presentations in the Thomson Reuters booth show how WestlawNext allows legal professionals to be more efficient and focus on higher value work. New features such as folder sharing also help librarians and other legal professionals collaborate, eliminating duplication ...
Tuesday 26th Jul 2011
New litigation support products and services are on display in the Thomson Reuters booth, including docket alerts, document retrieval and expert witness profiles – all areas where speed counts. Westlaw Court Wire provides same-day notification of newly filed civil cases via email, RSS reader or mobile device. It covers 136 key Federal and state courts ...
Tuesday 26th Jul 2011
As she delivered the keynote speech at this year’s AALL conference, legal journalist Dahlia Lithwick urged attendees to ponder how rapid developments in technology have changed the way Americans view the concept of free speech, and where, and how stringently, limits on it should be applied. “Technology is changing the lines” of free speech, asserted ...
Monday 25th Jul 2011
I am so excited to be here at AALL introducing WestlawNext Patron Access because we have been working with librarians throughout the development process. They have helped us understand what is important, where patrons struggle with research and the breadth of challenges facing libraries today. Their insight has been invaluable, and I am thrilled for ...
Thursday 21st Jul 2011
Inventors and patent holders are an elite group. Many take great pride in being the movers and shakers of tomorrow’s generations. Whether concocting a drug to slow the effects of Parkinson’s, devising safer gear for armed forces, finding new ways to transmit data securely and wirelessly, and so on – much of the future of ...
Wednesday 13th Jul 2011
We all know Westlaw is a useful tool for law librarians and attorneys, but you may not know that Westlaw benefits another group – journalists. As we highlighted in a previous post, with the wealth of information on Westlaw, it’s no wonder Reuters journalists such as Brian Grow use it to help them pursue investigative stories. ...
Wednesday 22nd Jun 2011
Demand for LiveNote real-time technology continues to grow rapidly, thanks to the advantages of real-time reporting as well as the growth of West’s litigation software tools in the law firm market, including West Case Notebook, which includes West LiveNote. We want to make sure we are doing everything possible to make it easy for court ...
Thursday 16th Jun 2011
On Wednesday morning we were lucky enough to host Ari Kaplan, a West author and professional networking guru, who took time out of his current book tour to stop at Thomson Reuters. Ari spoke about creating and building a network, the skills it takes to work the career ladder, and his new book – Reinventing Professional Services: ...
Thursday 16th Jun 2011
One of the most comprehensive anti-bribery and corruption laws in the world takes effect next month. A new survey by Thomson Reuters Governance, Risk & Compliance says that while most UK firms are on track to meet the implementation deadline for the Bribery Act, many have not adequately prepared their most senior executives and board members for the challenges ...
Wednesday 15th Jun 2011
“How many of you have smart phones?” Justin Farmer, product manager for Elite, asked that question to kick off the customer session on mobile technology yesterday and to no one’s surprise, everyone in the room raised their hands. “Who has smart tablets?” 50 percent of the hands stayed up. “Does anyone find these appliances difficult ...
Monday 23rd May 2011
Legal technology tools abound; however, no single application satisfies all parties. Law firms, corporate legal and government agencies are continually seeking tools to deliver richer, more dynamic intelligent environments for users within their workflow. A major “need” is customizing these applications and tailoring specific content to align with a practice group, division or department. Through true ...
