We’ve all seen it (and maybe even done it ourselves): talking on a cellphone while driving. A majority of Americans say using your cellphone while driving is ok, as long as it is being used in hands-free mode. That’s the finding of a new survey from FindLaw.com, the most popular free legal information website. Fourteen …
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WestlawNext Fantasy SCOTUS tip #1 – Writs of Certioari
From time to time, we’ll provide some tips on how to use WestlawNext to research SCOTUS cases and thoroughly crush your opponents. Today’s tip involves Writs of Certiorari. There are three WestlawNext content sets that can be particularly helpful as you research SCOTUS cases. Today, we’ll look at “SCT-petition.” This is the content set that …
Cuban coffee, rum or a flick of my cigar?
This guest post was written by Joanne Ludovici, partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP. The easing of restrictions by the Obama administration has opened the door, albeit slightly, for businesses in both the U.S. and Cuba to resume marketing and selling their branded products and services across the waters. Now …
Marketing Partner Forum: Using collaboration in marketing & business development efforts
This post was written by Gregg Wirth, content manager for the Legal Executive Institute, Thomson Reuters Law firms’ marketing and business development efforts are becoming more important in today’s competitive legal marketplace, according to several speakers at the Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute’s 22nd Annual Law Firm Marketing Partner Forum. And this is especially true …
Fantasy SCOTUS team profile: Merlach
We will be profiling some of the teams participating in this term’s FantasySCOTUS. This week, we kick it off at the very top – the predictor who is wearing the belt (if we gave out WWE-style belts). TEAM: Merlach PREDICTOR: Jacob Berlove is a three-time consecutive FantasySCOTUS champion, which is some darn serious cred in the …
Thomson Reuters sponsors Hockey Day in Minnesota
In Minnesota, hockey’s a big deal, and this year the Minnesota Wild, Fox Sports North and other area businesses including Thomson Reuters hosted Hockey Day in Minnesota. The weekend of hockey included pee wee and high school games, as well as games with the Minnesota Gophers and Minnesota Wild hockey teams. Serving Our Troops organized …
Podcast: European patent reform
The IP market has traditionally centered on the United States. It remains a key jurisdiction, but change is in the air. With the forthcoming unitary patent system, the European Union may be about to become the epicenter of global patent litigation. The new court will mark a seismic shift in global patent litigation. Assuming all …
Jason Thomas joins new Coin Center advisory board
Jason Thomas, manager of Innovation at Thomson Reuters, has joined the advisory board of Coin Center, a non-profit research and advocacy organization focused on the public policy issues facing cryptocurrency technologies. Based in Washington, D.C., the organization seeks to inform and act as a resource for policy makers and media outlets on digital currency technologies, …
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts selects Thomson Reuters Legal Research Solutions
Thomson Reuters has been awarded a new multi-year contract from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) to provide legal research solutions to the federal judiciary, building on a relationship that spans more than 30 years. “Thomson Reuters is honored to continue our longstanding relationship with the federal judiciary, providing the legal research tools …
Georgetown-Peer Monitor report cites “irreversible” changes in law firm market
A new report from Georgetown Law Center for the Study of the Legal Profession and Peer Monitor says the market for legal services has undergone fundamental – and probably irreversible – changes. The “2015 Report on the State of the Legal Market” said that while the law firm market rebounded slightly in 2014, firms need to …
