In November 2013, the Swansea Police Department of Massachusetts was the target of a cyber attack. The organization’s entire network was down after “CyptoLock” malware had infected their systems. Officers were able to determine that an anonymous attacker from Eastern Europe had penetrated their network and would only “unlock” the system after a ransom had …
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Podcast: Making sure your website is mobile and local optimized
Are you missing one-third of your potential clients? As people increasingly look for attorneys using mobile and local search, it’s more important than ever to make sure your firm’s website is optimized for those types of searches. A new white paper from FindLaw explains the importance of making sure that prospective clients can find you …
One-third of Americans have had their identity stolen
One-third (29 percent) of American adults say they have had their identity stolen, according to a new national survey by FindLaw.com. Approximately ten percent of Americans report having their identity stolen more than once. According to the FindLaw.com survey, the commonly reported types of identity theft are: Credit card lost or stolen: 11% Stolen by online …
Thomson Reuters enduring partnership with the University of Minnesota
In the past few decades, Thomson Reuters has built a mutually beneficial and fruitful partnership with the University of Minnesota, both strategically and tactically. The University of Minnesota Law School is one of the best law schools in the nation and one of Thomson Reuters key customers of print and online Legal products. The Law …
WestlawNext: Creating relationships inside and out
This post was written by Connie Quarnstrom, manager, Legal Editorial Operations at Thomson Reuters I recently attended the NALIT Professional Development Seminar in Santa Fe, New Mexico, along with my colleague Jeremy Crumb. NALIT is the National Association of Legislative Information Technology, a group under the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). The members of …
David Curran in Metropolitan Corporate Counsel: Strategic risk mitigation
This article was written by David Curran, global director of Risk and Compliance at Thomson Reuters, and was featured in this month’s issue of Metropolitan Corporate Counsel. Recent news headlines share common themes and raise cautionary flags for harried legal, risk and compliance professionals: The 2014 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to …
Advancing legal services within the community
When I tell people where I work, they mostly associate the legal business of Thomson Reuters with West Publishing or Westlaw. But what most people don’t know about us is all the great work we do in advancing legal services within the community. For example, did you know that over the past six years, Thomson Reuters …
IRS selects Thomson Reuters for legal, tax research
Thomson Reuters today has been awarded a new multi-year contract from the Internal Revenue Service as the primary enterprise-wide provider of online legal and tax research. As many as 20,000 IRS professionals across the agency’s multiple divisions will have access to WestlawNext and WestlawNext Tax augmented by integrated content from Thomson Reuters Checkpoint. The solutions …
Thomson Reuters sponsors new season of FantasySCOTUS
FantasySCOTUS, the Internet’s leading Supreme Court Fantasy League, launched its sixth season, sponsored again this term by Thomson Reuters. FantasySCOTUS, operated by LexPredict, promotes study, discussion and greater understanding of the workings of the nation’s highest court. It unites experts, crowdsourcing and computer algorithms to make predictions on how each of the nine Justices will …
Tim Nixon on sustainability in the supply chain
Sustainability is an increasingly important issue in today’s global supply chains. Supply chains have an enormous impact on employees, on the environment, and the communities where factories and suppliers are located. Thomson Reuters is hosting an event in New York bringing together business leaders, law firms and United Nations officials to examine best practices in corporate …
