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Credit report woes are common
Nearly a quarter of Americans say they’ve experienced problems with their credit report, ranging from incorrect credit scores to inaccurate credit history information. A new FindLaw survey found that 23 percent of Americans have found a problem in their credit reports. The good news is, the vast majority of people who found problems said that the …
Beyond the Bar: Helping attorneys become successful
In law school, you learn how to be a killer litigator: how to select a jury, how to represent your client inside and outside the court room, and how to conduct effective research. But what about marketing your practice? Or networking to become a partner? Or managing employees and identifying career opportunities? In addition to …
How do great business leaders cope with high risk and uncertainty?
Thomson Reuters is hosting a special customer networking event on June 13 from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. at the United States Institute for Peace in Washington D.C. Listen to Sudhir Venkatesh, author of Gang Leader for a Day, provide narratives of how leaders across business and government deal with risk. Venkatesh’ editorial writings have appeared in The New …
Practitioner Insights: The team behind the information
The Product Introduced in March, Practitioner Insights by Thomson Reuters brings current awareness information to the WestlawNext platform. But did you know that each page of Practitioner Insights is managed by a dedicated team of experienced attorney editors? These managing editors provide exclusive, up-to-date information from the most credible sources of industry analysis, including Westlaw Daily …
Why relying on A/P and invoice approval software is a dangerous game
Corporate law departments often hire and manage numerous outside vendors – primarily law firms. Effectively tracking spending and legal matters with each vendor is therefore of the utmost importance to efficiently managing even a small legal department. Accounts payable (A/P) software is capable of tracking spending by cost center and vendor, but is unable to …
Legal News Brief – May 31, 2013
Before you head out for the weekend, check out your legal news headlines from Thomson Reuters News and Insight. Ex-shareholders of Lyondell, Tribune face novel clawback threat If successful, the lawsuits could circumvent the legal protections that have generally shielded individual investors when a leveraged buyout goes bust. When health data is stolen, lawsuits often …
Intelligent information and strategic partnerships: Grappling with big data
What do bankers, lawyers, scientists and investment managers need to efficiently complete their jobs? Just a few years ago, they demanded the ability to search a wide span of data and receive precise answers – now, however, the population of information has grown exponentially and it is impossible to have access to the entire population …
Global impact of fast-growing nations: Building BRICKS
The Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters recently published a new study called Building BRICKS, in which the global research impact of what are known as the BRICK nations is explored. Over a ten year period, global research publications and R&D spending were studied in relation to the patent activity of Brazil, Russia, …
Ten predictive coding concepts
Predictive coding has become a buzzword in e-discovery, but when it comes to taking a close look at implementing e-discovery processes, it can become a daunting topic to tackle. Edward Sohn, assistant vice president of litigation solutions for Pangea3, recently shared ten predictive coding concepts with the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC). These top concepts …
