Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page is stepping down from the bench later this month, and he’ll be taking a unique momento with him. Justice Page was presented this week with a series of specially compiled hard cover volumes containing all of the opinions that he wrote during his 20+ years on the state’s highest …
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Forum Magazine: The Yanks are coming! The Brits are coming!
In November 2013, The American Lawyer® published a provocative article by its Chief European Correspondent Chris Johnson entitled “How the Magic Circle Lost the Battle for New York.” In it, Johnson argued that, despite 25 years of work and huge investments, the leading UK law firms had failed to gain any significant share of the …
- August 24, 2015
- Susan Martin
Thomson Reuters sponsors National Asian Pacific American Bar Association’s Central Regional Conference
The Minnesota Asian Pacific American Bar Association (MNAPABA) is hosting the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association’s (NAPABA) Central Regional Conference from September 18-20, 2015 in Minneapolis, MN, and Thomson Reuters is one of the proud sponsors. NAPABA is the national association for Asian Pacific American legal professionals, representing the interests of over 40,000 attorneys …
- August 20, 2015
- Susan Martin
Thomson Reuters Pride @ Work and the impact of Obergefell v. Hodges
The following post was written by Scott Morgan, senior director, Customer Service at Thomson Reuters. On June 26, 2015, my colleague Helene Haapala and I were chairing our monthly Pride @ Work meeting at Thomson Reuters. Barb Geisman, the Pride @ Work executive sponsor, had a feeling that SCOTUS would release their decision on Obergefell …
- August 19, 2015
- Alex Cook
A fond farewell to Susan…
Today, Legal Current says goodbye to Susan Martin. By title, Susan was managing editor for social media at Thomson Reuters, serving our Legal social channels as chief author, Tweeter, and podcast and video honcho. She was the voice of “Ill Repute”, and masterful at bringing order to chaos, twisting arms and untangling technology. She also …
- August 18, 2015
- John Shaughnessy
Rise of the SocialHuman Barrister?
In July in the Global Legal Post, I shared my vision, insights and opinion about why it is becoming increasingly necessary for all of us lawyers to become SocialHuman in order to future-proof our careers as cognitive computing, artificial intelligence and robots infiltrate the entire legal eco-system and make some of our roles obsolete. It …
- August 18, 2015
- Susan Martin
Is your car really a transformer?
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, once described the Tesla Model S as a sophisticated computer on wheels. These days, that description actually applies to most cars, which are equipped with an increasing array of sensors, relays and connective equipment that control, monitor and report numerous systems and data. Tesla recently patched its software after …
- August 17, 2015
- Leonard Lee
Forum Magazine: Looking at legal expertise from both sides of the table
Forum spoke with Gregory B. Jordan, general counsel of PNC Financial Services Group, and former global managing partner of Reed Smith LLP, about evolving client relationships, the exacting nature of determining client needs, and why both parties want the other to succeed. The evolution of the legal profession, especially the relationship between law firms and …
- August 17, 2015
- Susan Martin
Ill Repute episode 9: The Daily Show and the downfall of Jared
Welcome to Ill Repute, a podcast about reputation and the forces in the 24 hour news cycle and social media that inpact them. In this edition, I am joined by our resident PR consultant, Leonard Lee, as well as my colleague in Corporate Affairs at Thomson Reuters, Alex Cook. This week, we discuss how the …
- August 14, 2015
- Susan Martin
Thomson Reuters key author Dennis Wall reads book excerpt on lender force-placed insurance practices
Legal Solutions from Thomson Reuters are all about delivering legal content, technology and expertise. The site has thousands of products for sale, including numerous books from Thomson Reuters key authors. One of those authors is Dennis J. Wall, an experienced litigator, mediator, and expert witness in Florida and Federal Trial and Appellate Courts, and an elected member …
- August 13, 2015
- Susan Martin