VANTAGE 2016 Worldwide User Conference is being held in Nashville this week. More than 1100 Elite users will take in presentations, user group meetings, exhibits, demos and a learning lab. Elizabet Hardy, vice president of product management for Elite, discusses today’s keynote that kicked off the conference. [audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/legalcurrent/Elite_VANTAGE_2016_Keynote__Kickoff.mp3]
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Thomson Reuters Celebrates Books for Africa at Annual Fundraiser
Last week, Kenya’s ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Njeru Githae, addressed a capacity crowd Thursday as the keynote speaker at the Books for Africa annual fundraising luncheon at the Town and Country Club in St. Paul, sponsored by Thomson Reuters. Introduced by Sharon Sayles Belton, vice president, Government Affairs and Community Relations for …
- May 23, 2016
- Alex Cook
Thomson Reuters and American Bar Association to Publish ABA Titles on ProView eReader Platform
Thomson Reuters and the American Bar Association today announced an agreement to publish ABA eBook titles on Thomson Reuters ProView, the leading professional eReader platform. More than 100 ABA titles will be made available on ProView this year. The initial ABA eBooks to be published on ProView in 2016 cover a variety of practices, and …
- May 20, 2016
- Leonard Lee
Future of Law Technology to be Discussed at CodeX FutureLaw 2016
CodeX FutureLaw 2016 is one of the leading conferences looking at how technology is changing the landscape of the legal profession, and even the law itself. It brings together entrepreneurs, lawyers, academics, investors, policy makers, engineers and others who are spearheading the tech-driven transformation of our legal system. The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics will …
- May 19, 2016
- Alex Cook
Legal Disrupt Rewind: Big Data, the Cloud and Security in Law Firms
When firms embrace the opportunity to harness the power of big data and cloud technology, it is always with a careful eye toward managing security and risks. The Legal Current podcast caught-up with Catherine Monte, chief knowledge officer of Fox Rothschild, and Kimberly Stein, national manager for Enterprise Content Management Solutions at Thomson Reuters, to …
- May 18, 2016
- Alex Cook
Legal Disruption Rewind: AI in the Law in 2016
From Hollywood blockbusters where killer robots threaten to take over the world, to real-world applications where technology can provide in-depth content analysis, artificial intelligence (AI) and its capabilities offer thrilling, yet humbling (and perhaps frightening), possibilities as to how we might relate to technology in the future. But in many respects – particularly with current …
- May 17, 2016
- Alex Cook
Legal Disruption Rewind: Past, Present and Future
This week, Legal Current takes a look back at the issues and topics shaping the future of the legal industry, particularly the large law space. From big data, artificial intelligence and more, we will revisit posts, podcasts and other content from thought leaders, experts and practitioners from Thomson Reuters and around the industry. To begin, …
- May 16, 2016
- Alex Cook
VR, Wearables & Virtual Assistants – Mind Your Business, May 2016
How will we use virtual reality, wearable technologies and voice-controlled virtual assistants in the years ahead? In this edition of Mind Your Business, an interview with Kate Boeckman, Manager, Strategic Product Development in the Applied Innovation Group at Thomson Reuters. Kate is currently tracking wearable and other emerging product technologies, generating innovative opportunities for their …
- May 11, 2016
- Leonard Lee
Forum Magazine: Insight into Change and Innovation
Innovation: the introduction of something new1 “Shaped by Innovation” is the theme for the first edition of Thomson Reuters Forum of 2016. As the definition states, innovation is the act or process of introducing something new. In the legal field, innovation has been used recently to emphasize new technology offerings or services, often those that …
- May 10, 2016
- Jeff McCoy
Midsize Law Firm Managing Partner Roundtable Brings New Relationships & Insights
In late March, Tommy Williams, vice president Large & Medium Law Firms, and I had the opportunity to host a customer roundtable with Jim Smith, president and CEO Thomson Reuters, and Deirdre Stanley, executive vice president, General Counsel. Several managing partners from midsize law firms joined us at our Times Square office in New York …
- May 9, 2016
- Alex Cook