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 …
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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 …
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, …
ABA Techshow session recap: The Future of Advertising
While marketing may not be the favorite pastime of many attorneys, most would agree that in today’s hyper-competitive environment, it has become an activity that law firms must understand and, increasingly, embrace. In light of this, the 2015 ABA Techshow lunch and learn session, “The Future of Advertising,” sponsored by FindLaw and presented by Eli …
Podcast: Judge Daniel Brenner on Net Neutrality
Net neutrality is the principle that Internet service providers and governments should treat all data on the Internet equally, not discriminating or charging differentially by user, content, site, platform, application, type of attached equipment, or mode of communication. Examples of net neutrality violations include when the Internet service provider Comcast intentionally slowed peer-to-peer communications. On …
Corporate Responsibility & Inclusion 2014 Report now available
This post was written by Rachel Moseley, Corporate Responsibility program manager at Thomson Reuters I remember when I passed my driving test. I was thrilled, and so was my driving instructor (no more nail biting lessons), my parents (no more taxi-service), and my friends (a new taxi-service). Sharing the news with each of them was …
ABA Techshow session recap: Buying, Implementing and Replacing Technology
Many people like to have the latest piece of technology, that new shiny toy; some even spend a few days in lines to purchase the latest phone or tablet. At the 2015 ABA Techshow, one of the first questions asked at a panel discussing buying, implementing and replacing technology in a law practice was whether …
ABA Techshow: Keynote speaker Nicholas Carr
Nicholas Carr’s keynote at ABA Techshow was one part history refresh and one part warning how technology is making us stupid. He began his talk by spending some time putting the cloud into a broader context in order to set the stage and show the audience what might be coming in the future. He started by looking …
Podcast: Ill Repute episode 3 now available
Welcome to a new edition of Ill Repute, a bi-weekly podcast on reputation and the forces in a 24 hour news cycle and social media that impact it. This week, I am joined by my colleague in Corporate Affairs, Gretchen DeSutter, as well as out resident PR consultant, Leonard Lee. Listen as we discuss ramifications …
ABA Techshow: How to Balance Tech and Re-Establish Eye Contact
My name is Susan Martin and I am a technology addict. So I decided to attend a session at ABA Techshow titled “How to Balance Tech and Re-establish Eye Contact.” Presented by Sharon D. Nelson, president of Sensei Enterprises, Inc., and Shawn Holahan, IT consultant, the session focused on our general overuse of technology – …
