The death of Justice Antonin Scalia has clearly had an impact on the workings of the U.S. Supreme Court as it continues to work through its current term. Joan Biskupic, editor in charge of legal affairs for Reuters, has been covering the Supreme Court since 1989, and discusses the impact of Justice Scalia’s death on …
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Judge Block Sounds-Off on Collateral Consequences
Judge Frederic Block has demonstrated his willingness time-and-again to be bold and speak his mind, just as he did in his memoir Disrobed: An Inside Look at the Life and Work of a Federal Trial Judge. Judge Block made headlines again recently with a lengthy opinion in the case of the United States of America …
The Department of Labor’s Revised Fiduciary Rule
On April 6, 2016, the Department of Labor (DOL) released its long-awaited final fiduciary rule (the “Fiduciary Rule”) under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Along with the final rule, the DOL also released the new Best Interest Contract (BIC) Exemption and several amendments to other exemptions. Compliance with the new rule …
Canadian Association of Law Libraries Recognizes WestlawNext Canada with Prestigious Annual Award
WestlawNext Canada received the prestigious Hugh Lawford Award for Excellence in Legal Publishing from the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL) during its 2016 annual meeting held in Vancouver, British Columbia from May 15-18. Established in 1998, CALL established the award to acknowledge publishers that provide high-quality materials such as books, services or series in …
Workspace: Justin Farmer Focuses on Efficiencies
Sessions continue in full force today at the VANTAGE 2016: Worldwide Conference held in Nashville, Tenn., where I checked in with Justin Farmer, senior director, Product Management, on what he is hearing at the event. Legal Current: Justin, what are some of the key issues you have been hearing from customers this year, and …
2016 Elite VANTAGE User Conference Wrap-Up
The 2016 Elite VANTAGE Worldwide User Conference saw record attendance, with 1100 users, 300 sessions and numerous customer panels, demos, sharing best practices, and talking about industry trends. Eric Ruud, Managing Director for Legal Enterprise Solutions, discusses this year’s VANTAGE conference, and how users can continue to keep up with developments at Elite throughout the …
Creating a Customer-Focused Community at Elite
What does it take to turn a business with more than 4400 customers in 40 countries into a customer-focused community? Patrick Hurley, Elite vice president of customer advocacy, discusses Elite’s effort to put the customer at the forefront of everything it does, and how that plays into the VANTAGE 2016 Worldwide User Conference underway in …
Products, Programs and People: Eric Sugden on Technology
The VANTAGE 2106: Worldwide Conference is underway in Nashville, Tenn. this week, and Eric Sugden, Chief Technology Officer, Elite, presented his technology vision at yesterday’s keynote to the more than 1,100 customers in attendance. We caught-up with Eric after his talk to hear more about the future of Elite. Legal Current: In your keynote you …
VANTAGE 2016 Elite Worldwide User Conference Kicks Off
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]
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 …
