This post comes from Manoj Jain, vice president, Global Head of Business Development and Sales at Thomson Reuters Court Management Solutions. The 14th Court Technology Conference (CTC) will be held in Minneapolis this week from September 22-24 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Organized by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC), CTC is considered the …
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Technology Unconference Returns to Thomson Reuters
The following post comes from Kate Boeckman, product manager of Wearable and Emerging Product Technologies at Thomson Reuters. Earlier this month, more than 600 Thomson Reuters technologists came together in Eagan, Minn., for the third annual Technology “Unconference.” An unconference differs from a normal conference in that the attendees are in charge of bringing the …
- September 21, 2015
- Alex Cook
Forum Magazine: Mining the gold in mind maps
The perception of in-house legal departments as insular and obstructive can impede their ability to best serve the business. And while perceptions often don’t reflect reality, repositioning the legal department as a valued, equal and constructive part of the organization will have a dramatic effect on both the lawyers’ job satisfaction and overall efficiency in …
- September 21, 2015
- Susan Martin
Identity Theft Resource Center launches free app to safeguard consumers
The following post comes from Jason Thomas, manager of Innovation for the Government segment of Thomson Reuters. Earlier this year, my aunt received a call from someone purporting to work for the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS). They claimed she had not filed her taxes for the preceding few years and were about to garnish her …
- September 18, 2015
- Alex Cook
Damn the C&D letters, politicians just want to ROCK
The following post comes from William Hochberg, Esq., head of the Music Law Department at Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger, LLP. You can follow William on Twitter at @billeeto That R.E.M. and Survivor recently had to let loose their legal teams against rock-loving politicians is surprising. You’d think political campaigns would know better than …
- September 16, 2015
- Alex Cook
Minneapolis Institute of Art lifts the veil on Stan Herd’s crop art interpretation of van Gogh’s “Olive Trees”
On a beautiful late-summer day last week, local dignitaries, special guests and neighbors of the Thomson Reuters Eagan, Minn. campus gathered for the long-awaited unveiling of Stan Herd’s crop art reproduction of Vincent van Gogh’s “Olive Trees.” The unique project was commissioned by the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) to celebrate their 100th year, and …
- September 15, 2015
- Alex Cook
Mind Your Business Episode 3: A Conversation with Michael Meehan of GRI
Mind Your Business is back, and in this episode, Patsy Doerr, global head of Corporate Responsibility and Inclusion at Thomson Reuters, has a conversation with Michael Meehan, chief executive of GRI, about the value of sustainability in the modern business environment. You can listen to Mind Your Business by clicking the play button on the …
- September 14, 2015
- Alex Cook
Forum Magazine: What 2015 looks like for some of Asia’s largest economies and their legal industries
What will 2015 look like for some of Asia’s largest economies and their legal industries? Law firms from around the region offer some answers. In this article in the latest Forum Magazine, we look at what 2015 holds in terms of legal and regulatory developments in some of Asia’s largest economies, as well as how …
- September 14, 2015
- Susan Martin
Legal Current is pleased to welcome Sean Doherty
For avid readers of Legal Current, you may have noticed a new contributor to the blog – Sean Doherty. As you may already know, Sean is a well-regarded legal technology analyst and attorney, and we are pleased that he will be a regular voice on Legal Current. In fact, you can read his first post …
- September 11, 2015
- Alex Cook
Twin Cities teachers go back to school with Thomson Reuters
The following post was written by Michele Engdahl, director of Government Affairs, Thomson Reuters. While students around the country were preparing to head back to school last week, Thomson Reuters Eagan campus hosted 110 teachers from Como Park High School in St. Paul to help them learn what modern businesses look for in its employees. This …
- September 10, 2015
- Alex Cook