A new report from Georgetown University Law Center and Peer Monitor warns that unless law firms re-examine their traditional business models and embrace change in how legal services are delivered, they will not be able to successfully adjust to the significant outside forces that are reordering the industry. The “2014 Report on the State of …
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Super Lawyers Magazine interviews Ted Olson and David Boies
On January 23, the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Super Lawyers sat down with legal legends Ted Olson and David Boies for a candid conversation at the Four Seasons Restaurant in New York City. Olson and Boies were the lawyers in the Prop 8 case in California and have again teamed up in favor of marriage …
- January 29, 2014
- Susan Martin
January podcast: Emoji death threats, privacy class action lawsuits and Satanic statues
In the January 2014 edition of the Legal Current podcast, we cover: Legal news: Is emoji death threat a criminal defense? One law professor says that it just may be. Legal trends & insights: Are privacy class action suits the next big practice areas? News from Thomson Reuters: Jim Jones, a senior fellow at the Center for the Study of the Legal Profession …
- January 29, 2014
- Susan Martin
Thomson Reuters speaks at DC event: “Cryptocurrencies: the new coin of the realm?”
With the growing demand for digital (or crypto) currencies since its inception in 2009 with Bitcoin and the recent takedown by government authorities of the illicit online site, SilkRoad, a group of esteemed experts will discuss this intriguing topic at the New America Foundation in Washington, DC on February 11, 2014. One of the presenters …
- January 28, 2014
- Alex Cook
WestlawNext adds Alert Management Center
The new Alert Management Center on WestlawNext is here. While WestlawNext customers commonly use alerts to stay apprised of developments that impact their work, administrators can now manage an entire organization’s alerts through the Alert Management Center, which is fully integrated with WestlawNext. The new Alert Management Center on WestlawNext allows administrators to: Customize and moderate …
- January 22, 2014
- Jeff McCoy
Survey: Top trends for 2014
I’ve always loved reading and making lists – to-do lists, best-of lists, grocery lists. I’ve also been a follower of the latest trends for as long as I can remember. Local breweries? Don’t mind of I do. Fingerless gloves? Sure, why not. Food truck delicacies? Delicious. Well, entrepreneur.com recently featured an article called “100 Things …
- January 21, 2014
- Susan Martin
Thomson Reuters Concourse integrates new tools and content
Thomson Reuters Concourse continues to integrate tools and resources into its workflow solution for corporate and government law departments. Recently added to Concourse were Drafting Assistant, Westlaw Doc & Form Builder, and WestlawNext Practitioner Insights, with further announcements expected in the coming weeks. “By connecting these solutions with Concourse, users can save time and energy …
- January 17, 2014
- Susan Martin
Highlighting Open Innovation work at Thomson Reuters
Innovation is alive and well across Thomson Reuters. Whether a concept for a new product, an improved process or technology platform, or a more effective sales approach, we tap into the intelligence of our 60,000 global employee network every day. In 2014, leaders at Thomson Reuters are looking into ways to more quickly and easily surface …
- January 17, 2014
- Susan Martin
Podcast: BYOD, IP and legal holds
iPhone and Android lovers are rejoicing the increasing adoption of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies that permit them to use their own smartphones on corporate networks. But Fabio Marino with McDermott Will & Emery says BYOD policies can create tremendous headaches for companies in dealing with legal holds and trying to prevent theft of intellectual …
- January 7, 2014
- Leonard Lee
Thomson Reuters Peer Monitor launches new website
The new Peer Monitor website is here. The new site, which launched today, provides enhanced flexible and easy-to-use analytics that help law firms track industry trends, identify profit opportunities and support strategic decision-making. Peer Monitor provides live benchmarking using real-time economic data that allows firms to compare themselves against chosen peer groups of firms. It combines powerful …
- January 6, 2014
- Susan Martin