Fantasy SCOTUS players, do you have your predictions in? All eyes are on the U.S. Supreme Court this week as justices began hearing oral arguments today in Obergefell v. Hodges, a case dealing with same-sex marriage. The Supreme Court term still has a long ways to go. So far, 32 cases have been decided, with another …
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David Curle interviews Canadian lawyer and author Mitch Kowalski
Mitch Kowalski, innovative thinker, Canadian lawyer and author of Avoiding Extinction: Reimagining Legal Services for the 21st Century, was in Eagan, Minn. last week, speaking with Thomson Reuters employees. He spoke about what he calls the “Great Legal Reformation,” which is the early stages of the most disruptive period of time in the history of the …
- April 28, 2015
- Susan Martin
Medical Litigator now available on WestlawNext
The medical litigation practice area is clearly complex, can be difficult to navigate and for many, can be even harder to understand. Medical Litigator, now available on WestlawNext, is built to help legal professionals understand and learn medical terms, conditions, procedures, devices, and drugs, which in turn enables them to more confidently evaluate and litigate …
- April 28, 2015
- Susan Martin
Wait, What? Episode 7: I love watching train-wrecks
This episode starts out with the show’s reaction and discussion of the latest movie trailer for the Star Wars – The Force Awakens. For the non-nerds in our listening audience, you can fast forward a couple minutes to get to the meat of the podcast. The guys jump into a discussion about a non-government related collection of Personally Identifying Information (PII) …
- April 24, 2015
- Susan Martin
Hague Domestic Violence Project supported by Thomson Reuters
Imagine this: A child is abducted by their own parent to another country. The left-behind parent is enraged, scared and confused. That parent contacts the local authorities to help retrieve the child. INTERPOL alerts are raised, news agencies pick up the story and the general public cries out for justice under the Hague Convention: the return …
- April 23, 2015
- Susan Martin
Thomson Reuters adds CQ Roll Call coverage of the insurance industry to WestlawNext
Insurance is just that, an item that most people have and may not rely on often, but when the time comes and it is needed, they are glad they have insurance. Thomson Reuters recently announced the addition of a new practitioner-focused page covering the insurance industry on WestlawNext. Regulatory and legislative coverage for the insurance …
- April 23, 2015
- Jeff McCoy
Podcast: How secure is using your smartphone?
You can now speed through store checkout lanes just by waving your smartphone. New mobile payment systems purport to be fast, convenient and secure. Well, maybe not that last part. In the podcast below, Bob Benjy, an attorney with Frandzel Robins Bloom & Csato, who works with financial institutions, says mobile payment systems such as Apple Pay, …
- April 22, 2015
- Leonard Lee
Legal Debate Series: Corporate death penalty would stop companies from breaking the law
Leading minds in the world of law gathered at Thomson Reuters offices in Canary Wharf on Thursday, April 16 to hear a lively debate on the highly contentious issue of corporate wrongdoing – and who should pay. The event, moderated by Axel Threlfall, editor at large for Reuters, was the second in the Thomson Reuters …
- April 22, 2015
- Susan Martin
How lawyers can find out if their traffic report is lying to them
When it comes to firm marketing, it can be easy to become fixated on metrics like website visits and search rankings, but do they tell the whole story? Mark Jacobsen, senior director of Strategic Development & Thought Leadership for FindLaw, sits down with Sean Sands, digital marketing expert, Web Content for FindLaw, about their new …
- April 21, 2015
- Alex Cook
Pro bono work from Linklaters and Thomson Reuters ushers in new era in Liberian law
Thomson Reuters, in partnership with global law firm Linklaters LLP, recently completed a pro bono project for Lawyers Without Borders (LWOB), a not-for-profit organization with centers in the US, UK, and Kenya, that supports global justice sector capacity building through training, observation, technical support, and access to justice initiatives. LWOB fulfills its mission, in part, …
- April 21, 2015
- Susan Martin