Vice President of Community Relations and Government Affairs and former Minneapolis Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton was honored on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at a dedication ceremony for the newly redesigned 3rd Avenue bridge, which crosses over Interstate 94. The Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired bridge was dedicated as the “Sharon Sayles Belton Bridge.” Also, on the plaza at the …
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Greg McPolin on panel at Law Firm Leaders Forum
A significant expansion of companies offering legal services that were traditionally performed by law firms has reformulated the legal industry and the manner in which certain work is performed and by whom. Managing Director of Pangea3 Greg McPolin was featured on a panel at the 2013 Law Firm Leaders Forum that discussed how legal process …
IACP and Thomson Reuters honor NYPD for use of technology investigating youth crews
At an award breakfast during the 120th annual International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference (IACP) in Philadelphia, PA the Fraud Prevention & Investigations business of Thomson Reuters honored three police departments from across the U.S. for their innovative use of technology to confront crime in their communities.The Juvenile Justice Division of the New York Police …
Mark Medice at the Law Firm Leaders Forum in New York
As law firms continue to face a certain level of uncertainty in the market, Mark Medice, program director for Peer Monitor, shared a brief report at the 2013 Law Firm Leaders Forum in New York last week. Medice gave an advance look into the Q3 numbers and discussed the positive trends and growth in demand, …
Lawyer2Lawyer: F. Lee Bailey and Kenneth Fishman discuss Excellence in Cross Examination
In the latest edition of Lawyer2Lawyer, Bob Ambrogi talks with F. Lee Bailey and Judge Kenneth J. Fishman about the key skills lawyers need to be effective in cross examination, as well as their newest book, Excellence in Cross Examination, published by Thomson Reuters. Listen to the podcast here. “It’s not just another book on …
ARK Group’s annual KM conference
This post was written by Kimberly Stein, manager of Solutions Software for Thomson Reuters Over 100 KM professionals got together for the ARK Group’s annual Knowledge Management in the Legal Profession Conference in New York between Oct. 16-17. A good number of folks were new to the conference which shows a growing interest in the topic. …
eDiscovery: Backup and cloud safeguards
This post was written by Joe Raczynski, technology manager for Large Law Firms, Thomson Reuters “Not preparing for eDiscovery will cause your company to spend millions meeting an eDiscovery request via a lawsuit or investigation or worse – losing a multi-million or multi-billion dollar lawsuit because you cannot retrieve data in time to satisfy a judge.” …
Marijuana legislation continues to grow among states
Thomson Reuters recently produced a 50-state survey of marijuana laws which revealed a general trend toward liberalizing restrictions on marijuana use and cultivation. An infographic is available here. To read a follow up from the Thomson Reuters Reference Attorney group which includes updates to the original survey data, visit the Legal Solutions blog.
Knowledge management in the legal profession
This post was written by Kimberly Stein, manager of Solutions Software for Thomson Reuters Here at the Ark Group’s 9th annual Knowledge Management in the Legal Profession conference in New York, legal practitioners and technologists are discussing and debating the strategic context for KM in law firms. A series of “TED-talk” style discussions, debates, and …
ABA TIPS holds annual Fall Leadership Meeting in Minneapolis, Minn.
The American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) held their annual Fall Leadership Meeting in Minneapolis last week, and Thomson Reuters leadership was on hand to support and participate in the meeting. It took place over five days and provided networking opportunities, CLE sessions, public service events and even a 5K fun …
