One in four Americans has some form of a criminal record. The collateral consequences of a conviction – finding work or obtaining a professional license after an incarceration, for instance – can be severe and hard to diminish, and the volume and extent of these consequences are substantial. Collateral Consequences of Criminal Convictions: Law, Policy …
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Podcast: How law firms can help clients prevent cyber-espionage
Recent news reports have called attention to the risks of American businesses and government agencies being hacked by Chinese agents. And a new classified National Intelligence Estimate reportedly lists several other nations, including France and Israel, as sources of cyber-espionage against US targets. Peter Toren, Intellectual Property and Computer Crimes expert with Weisbrod Matteis & Copley …
- February 25, 2013
- Leonard Lee
Case study: How Pangea3 helped its client keep pace with mushrooming litigation and save $1 million
Founded in 2004 and welcomed into Thomson Reuters in 2010, Pangea3 has grown to become a global leader in legal process outsourcing (LPO). In situations where large numbers of documents need to be reviewed and produced in short time periods, Pangea3’s consultative, process-driven approach ensures that clients receive the cost-saving benefits of intelligent culling techniques …
- February 22, 2013
- Susan Martin
Legal News Brief – February 22, 2013
Before you head out for the weekend, check out your legal news headlines from Thomson Reuters News and Insight. In Etan Patz case, a confession is just the start Pedro Hernandez’s lawyer has cited a rarely invoked New York law to argue that a confession alone is not legally sufficient to support the charges. Top …
- February 22, 2013
- Susan Martin
Legal liabilities soar 22% for UK’s leading companies
The legal liabilities reported by UK-based companies listed on the FTSE 100 index jumped by 22% in 2012 to £22.1 billion, up from £18.2 billion in the previous year, according to an analysis by Thomson Reuters Sweet & Maxwell business. The increase in legal liabilities has been driven by businesses facing far more aggressive fines …
- February 21, 2013
- Paul Sandell
Thomson Reuters key author prepares expert report on China’s patent system
This past year, Thomas T. Moga, author of Patent Practice and Policy in the Pacific Rim, prepared an expert report for the United States Chamber of Commerce entitled “China’s Utility Model Patent System: Innovation Driver or Deterrent.” The completed report was unveiled at the USCOC conference on “China’s Evolving Patent Environment: What It Means for …
- February 19, 2013
- Susan Martin
Bob Schukai featured on Legal Technology Insider
Charles Christian recently posted a video he shot of Bob Schukai, global head of Technology at Thomson Reuters, discussing the importance of designing for mobile. Check out the full video on Legal Technology Insider.
- February 19, 2013
- Susan Martin
How did LT Court Tech help the state of Wyoming?
The Government segment in the legal business of Thomson Reuters recently published a white paper on how LT Court Tech helped the state of Wyoming get a more consistent court case management system across its 23 counties. Cooperative Court Case Management System Development, A Case Study from Wyoming, was written by Ann Lavery, former Clerk …
- February 15, 2013
- Susan Martin
Legal News Brief – February 15, 2013
After a brief hiatus, the Legal News Brief is back! Before you head out for the weekend, check out your legal news headlines from Thomson Reuters News and Insight. Preview: U.S. agriculture wary as Monsanto heads to Supreme Court The patent battle over an herbicide-resistant genetic trait could have ramifications for the biotechnology industry and the …
- February 15, 2013
- Susan Martin
Thomson Reuters uses social media to engage in customer support initiatives
Two years ago, an innovative customer service strategy began to emerge at Thomson Reuters that would eventually evolve into the company’s Customer Experience Operations’ use of Twitter to find and respond to customer complaints. The project began in 2010 with the Reference Attorney Summer Associate Blog, which was targeted toward summer associates at law firms. …
- February 13, 2013
- Susan Martin