As the old saying goes, “It’s not what you know, but who you know.” And while there are certainly no shortage of networking events out there to help with the latter, Thomson Reuters – through West LegalEdcenter and the Legal Executive Institute – continues to organize industry-leading events that cover a range of topics and …
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Black’s Law Dictionary app featured on Discovery Channel
Black’s Law Dictionary 10th edition app was recently featured on Discovery Channel’s NewsWatch program. NewsWatch produces segments on exciting new apps and app companies that are separating themselves from the pack. For more than a century, Black’s Law Dictionary has been the gold standard for ensuring a common understanding of the growing language of law. …
Thomson Reuters Chief Research Officer Chang Wang honored with Diversity in Business award
The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal recently to announced the honorees for its 2015 Diversity in Business awards, and Thomson Reuters Chief Research and Academic Officer, Chang Wang, was among them. The Diversity in Business awards recognize some of the Twin Cities leading business leaders (owners and executives) from the GLBT and ethnic minority communities. Last …
ProView eLibrary initiatives announced at AALL Annual Meeting
This post was written by Lise Freking, director of ProView product line strategy and marketing The Thomson Reuters booth at the AALL Annual Meeting in Philadelphia this past week was abuzz with action as the ProView marketing and strategy team announced two new eBook solutions for law libraries: A Library Management Solution (LMS), powered by EOS; and …
Ashley Madison hack: There is no such thing as guaranteed data security
This post was written by Michael Whitener, partner at VLP Law Group The typical website privacy policy begins by telling you earnestly, “We understand privacy is important to you.” That assurance takes on special meaning if the website’s mission is to help philandering husbands and wives engage in covert affairs. Such is the mission of …
Mind Your Business episode 2: A conversation with Pat David of JP Morgan Chase
Mind Your Business returns, and in this installment, Patsy Doerr, global head of Corporate Responsibility and Inclusion at Thomson Reuters, is joined by Pat David, managing director and global head of Diversity for JP Morgan Chase. Among the topics they cover include diversity in the financial sector and how diversity and inclusion have evolved over …
A Lawyer inspired by “To Kill a Mockingbird” defends the Atticus Finch of “Go Set a Watchman”
This post was written by Jessica Tam, editorial assistant. It was originally posted on Superlawyers.com In our 2007 Texas Super Lawyers Magazine, antitrust attorney Allan Van Fleet added his name to the list of lawyers who became lawyers because of the example of Atticus Finch. “I know it’s a cliché,” he said back then, “but I …
AALL session recap: How cognitive technology will drive transformation of society as we know it
“Too much” data is now enough data. Kyla Moran from the IBM Watson Group shared that phrase midway through a session at the Annual Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Annual Meeting, titled “Doctor, Lawyer, Contestant, Chef – How Cognitive Technology Will Drive Transformation of Society As We Know It.” The term “big data” has been used …
AALL session recap: How Collaboration and Crowdsourcing are Changing Legal Research
Bob Ambrogi, lawyer, consultant and blogger at Law Sites, spoke at a well-attended session this morning at the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Annual Meeting. Titled “Playing Well With Others: How Collaboration and Crowdsourcing are Changing Legal Research,” Ambrogi’s presentation began with a light-hearted scolding of lawyers and legal professionals who simply “aren’t very good …
Happy 30th anniversary to Thomson Reuters Reference Attorneys – video pt. 2
Why become a reference attorney? There are many reasons, but past and present reference attorneys have told us that what keeps them working as a reference attorney is helping customers every day in their practice. When they go home to their families after their day, they feel great about telling them, “I helped someone today.” So, …
