It’s all about the definition we give something. Take “Big Data,” for instance. This term has so many definitions that it is difficult to say whether law firms are even dealing with it. Catherine Monte, chief knowledge officer of Fox Rothschild, and Kimberly Stein, national manager for Enterprise Content Management Solutions at Thomson Reuters, co-authored …
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Thomson Reuters and CWAG announce expansion of partnership
Building on a longstanding relationship with CWAG (Conference of Western Attorneys General), Thomson Reuters and CWAG announced an expansion of their partnership at the recent CWAG annual conference. As part of the expanded collaboration, CWAG and Thomson Reuters will publish the American Indian Law Deskbook addressing the dynamic and evolving field of Indian law and …
- August 6, 2014
- Jeff McCoy
Lisa Passante announced as President of the National Association of Women Lawyers
The U.S. National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL) Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon was held in New York City in July and one of our own – Lisa Passante, vice president and associate general counsel for Intellectual Property & Science – was appointed the organization’s 2014-15 president. NAWL is the leading American national bar association for women …
- August 6, 2014
- Susan Martin
The Affordable Care Act: Preparing for Year 2
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 preparing for the Year 2 enrollment cycle, to begin on Nov. 15, 2014. Fewer than four months remain for the Department of Health and Human …
- August 6, 2014
- Susan Martin
Law firm demand up, but so is headcount
The market for law firm services hit a slight turbulent patch in the second quarter. The Peer Monitor Economic Index (PMI) dipped one point to 55. While demand for legal services was up 0.4 percent compared with a year ago, productivity fell 0.8 percent as firms added headcount in excess of demand. Transactional practices (corporate work, …
- August 5, 2014
- Leonard Lee
Canadian Lawyer names Top 25 Most Influential figures in justice and legal profession
Canadian Lawyer, a Thomson Reuters business, has named the Top 25 Most Influential figures in the Canadian justice system and legal profession. The list, now in its sixth year, honors select Canadians in one of five categories: Changemakers, Government/Non-Profit/Associations, Criminal Law/Human Rights, Corporate/Commercial, and The World Stage. This year’s honorees are: Changemakers Top Vote Recipient …
- August 4, 2014
- Alex Cook
Super Lawyers launches UK website
Super Lawyers has launched its UK website, superlawyers.co.uk. Like its sister site in the US, Super Lawyers UK is an attorney, or rather solicitor-rating service that recognizes London-based solicitors who exhibit excellence in the practice of law. Super Lawyers began recognizing solicitors in 2013. London Super Lawyers and Rising Stars are named across more than …
- August 4, 2014
- Paul Sandell
July podcast: watermelon stabbing, Firm Central and Yelp reviews gone wrong
In this month’s Legal Current podcast, we cover: -Legal news: The passive aggressive watermelon stabber -News from Thomson Reuters: Firm Central launches Deadline Assistant and enhances homepage -Legal trends & insights: Firm sues ex-client over Yelp review that claims firm will “take everything you’ve got” -On the legal blogs: Man eats his way through Lufthansa …
- July 31, 2014
- Susan Martin
Alison Frankel interviews Bryan Garner on Black’s Law Dictionary, 10th edition
Reuters News Editor Alison Frankel recently sat down with Bryan Garner, editor of Black’s Law Dictionary, 10th Edition. In this 30 minute interview, they discuss Garner’s process when it comes to editing the Dictionary, his love of words, and much more. Frankel updates her On the Case blog multiple times throughout the day on WestlawNext Practitioner Insights. …
- July 30, 2014
- Susan Martin
Sustainability is fundamental to the law
Many people may not associate the law as being relevant to sustainability. On Thomson Reuters sustainability, we see it as fundamental. Abuse of basic human rights is at least as damaging to the long term stability and prosperity as almost any form of environmental damage. How well we take care of each other, and codify that care, is core …
- July 23, 2014
- Tim Nixon