This article was written by guest author Maria Berenice Dias, attorney; president of the Commission of Sexual Diversity of the Federal Counsel of the OAB [Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil (Brazilian Bar Association)]; national vice-president of the IBDFAM [Instituto Brasileiro de Direito de Família (Brazilian Institute of Family Law)]; and author of several works under the …
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Cybershopping at work becoming a popular way to shop
Have you started your holiday shopping yet? Well, you better not be doing it at work! Most employers frown on employees using company time and computers to let their fingers do the shopping. Yet, that’s exactly what many of us do. A new survey from FindLaw found that 35 percent of Americans shop online while at work. …
- December 1, 2014
- Susan Martin
EXCLUSIVE: An Interview with {Marshall}+, the first computer algorithm for predicting Supreme Court cases
As we mentioned last week, the most interesting participant in this term’s FantasySCOTUS is a rookie – {Marshall}+. Legal Current scored an exclusive interview with the elusive and very private {Marshall]+ as he prepares to square off against some of the best Supreme Court predictors in the FantasySCOTUS tournament. The newest rookie to FantasySCOTUS gave off …
- November 25, 2014
- Leonard Lee
First Chinese-language book about Minnesota published by Thomson Reuters
New Tales of the Twin Cities: The History, Law, and Culture of Minnesota, the first Chinese-language book about Minnesota, was just published by Thomson Reuters. The book was authored by Chang Wang, chief research and academic officer at Thomson Reuters and an attorney. Wang is a native of Beijing, a graduate of the University of …
- November 25, 2014
- Susan Martin
Patsy Doerr on making corporate responsibility relevant to your organization
Patsy Doerr, global head of Diversity & Inclusion at Thomson Reuters, is featured in this month’s Metropolitan Corporate Counsel. Doerr has more than 20 years of experience in talent, learning, organizational development, diversity and inclusion and employee recognition. In her column, Doerr talks about how Thomson Reuters supports the essential mechanisms that power our legal system, businesses …
- November 24, 2014
- Susan Martin
Nina Totenberg: From the fallopian jungle to the Supreme Court Press Corps
Recently, Nina Totenberg, NPR’s award winning legal affairs correspondent, was the keynote speaker at the Twin Cities Cardozo Society Annual Dinner celebrating the legal community. She stopped by the Thomson Reuters Eagan campus to give a packed house of employees an inside look into the Supreme Court. We sat down with Totenberg and asked about …
- November 21, 2014
- Gretchen DeSutter
Thomson Reuters earns perfect score on Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index
For the third consecutive year, Thomson Reuters has earned a perfect 100 percent score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) workplace equality. As a result, Thomson Reuters is also recognized among the …
- November 20, 2014
- Alex Cook
Dan Toombs: Make your legal mark online
Thomson Reuters Insights recently conducted an interview with Australian expert lawyer and law firm marketer, Dan Toombs. In the interview, he discusses the four Ps all law firms, large or small, should be focusing on to ensure they have a strong online presence for ongoing business development. The interview was completed after Toombs’ recent discussion on …
- November 18, 2014
- Susan Martin
FantasySCOTUS – Rise of the Machines? Introducing {Marshall}+
The United States Supreme Court is one of the pinnacles of human wisdom and judgment. But when it comes to predicting the High Court’s decisions, can a machine do better than the wisdom of crowds? The interesting new participant in this term’s FantasySCOTUS tournament is {Marshall}+ – a sophisticated predictive algorithm that will match “his” …
- November 18, 2014
- Susan Martin
Sweet and Maxwell donate textbooks to Books for Africa charity
Sweet and Maxwell recently donated approximately 650 books to the Books for Africa charity, with which Thomson Reuters has held a longstanding partnership. The textbooks donated by Sweet and Maxwell include leading titles such as Archbold, McGregor on Damages, White Book and a number of Nutshells and City and Finance Practitioner’s Guide titles. The Books …
- November 17, 2014
- Paul Sandell