This article was written by guest author Luis F. P. Leiva Fernandez*. This is part of a series of opinion articles and the original Spanish version can be found below. For six months every legal player must verify the survival of the regulations on which their activity is based, in order to present the observations foreseen …
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The Affordable Care Act: Helping attorneys deal with information flow problems
This post was written by Ferd H. Mitchell and Cheryl C. Mitchell, Thomson Reuters authors and attorney partners at Mitchell Law Office in Spokane, Wa. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is continuing to struggle with the handling of information. The federal and state Exchanges must provide user-friendly interfaces through which individuals may shop for insurance …
- September 3, 2014
- Susan Martin
Retiring Westlaw Classic
Thomson Reuters will retire Westlaw Classic on Aug. 31, 2015, after years of faithful service to the U.S. legal market. For customers that still rely on the legacy Westlaw Classic platform for some of their research needs, we are committed to ensuring a smooth and managed transition to WestlawNext. Read the full announcement on the …
- September 3, 2014
- Scott Augustin
Thomson Reuters Court Management Solutions expands in the US, UK
History is rooted in the legal system. And many feel courts are not embracing technology to improve their process, performance and efficiency. Thomson Reuters Court Management Solutions enables courts to update their systems and implement new workflow technology. The Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco recently chose Thomson Reuters to provide the …
- September 3, 2014
- Jeff McCoy
The first step to democratizing legal information
This article was written by guest author Ramon G. Brenna.* It originally appeared in the Argentinean Legal Digest and the original Spanish version can be found below. We have the Argentinean Legal Digest. The National Congress has approved the law establishing it. After 15 years of hard work and studies, combined with persistance, determination, expertise, effort, the adequate …
- September 2, 2014
- Susan Martin
Thomson Reuters recognizes Pasadena, TX ISD Police with Everyday Heroes Award
Last month, the Fraud Prevention & Investigations business of Thomson Reuters named the recipients of the 2013 Everyday Heroes awards, recognizing agencies and organizations that use Thomson Reuters public and proprietary records search products to make a difference in their communities. Second place winner, IMC/Memorial Healthcare System/Palmar Consulting Group of Hollywood, Fla., shares their story …
- August 28, 2014
- Alex Cook
Thomson Reuters welcomes teachers for discussion about technology jobs
With many students headed back to school, Thomson Reuters gave teachers a friendly reminder of what it means to educate tomorrow’s workforce. For the second year, Thomson Reuters and Independent School District 196 (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan, Minn.) welcomed high school teachers to the Eagan campus to learn about the present and future workplace their students …
- August 28, 2014
- Alex Cook
The Civil Rights Framework for the Internet in Brazil
This article was written by guest authors Fabiano Del Masso, Juliana Abrusio and Marco Aurélio Florêncio Filho*. This is part of a series of opinion articles that originated in Brazil, so the original Portuguese version can be found below. The Civil Rights Framework for the Internet in Brazil, dealt with by Law no. 12.965/2014, comes into force …
- August 26, 2014
- Susan Martin
Law firm innovation: Do or die
The last five years have seen significant change in the legal marketplace. According to this panel, delivering services to clients is chief among the transformations. At this ILTA session, Ron Friedmann of Fireman & Company, Scott Rechtschaffen at Littler Mendelson, P.C., and Andrew Perlman from Suffolk University Law School discussed “The Legal Industry Inflection Point: The …
- August 21, 2014
- Joe Raczynski
Active Directory Windows Server 2012 R2 – ILTA 2014 session
At ILTA 2014, we took a deep dive into Active Directory Windows Server 2012 R2. The new version of Active Directory attempts to meet the most pressing contemporary needs of businesses, but how do the features stack up for the modern law firm? One feature the panel of technology experts noted was that ADFS …
- August 21, 2014
- Andrew McLennan-Murray
