We are happy to welcome VANTAGE Worldwide 2019 conference keynote speaker Bonnie St. John as a guest blogger for Legal Current. Here’s a life hack that Bonnie —Olympic medalist, author, and Fortune 500 leadership coach— shares to help reduce the mental exhaustion we face in today’s fast paced world: In my best-selling book, Micro-Resilience, we talk …
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#AALL 2019: Q&A with Mike Abbott, Thomson Reuters
The nation’s capital will serve as host to the 2019 American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) annual meeting and conference, where legal information professionals from across the world will gather. Thomson Reuters is proud to continue its involvement and sponsorship of AALL, the annual meeting and the numerous local and regional chapters. Legal Current recently …
Supporting Doctors Without Borders at VANTAGE 2019
Thomson Reuters is proud to announce that this year’s 2019 VANTAGE Worldwide charity partner is Doctors Without Borders, known globally as Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). The goal during the conference is to raise $30,000 for MSF and $11,000 had already been raised by attendees on the first day and a fundraising run took place this …
Using Technology to Stand Out in a Crowd – Elite 2019 VANTAGE Worldwide Conference
How firms stand out amongst a variety of competition is a topic that law firms need to continue to address according to the discussion during a panel of Thomson Reuters executives at this week’s VANTAGE 2019 Worldwide Conference. Firms of all sizes must seize opportunities to become more efficient and differentiate themselves from a crowded …
2019 Elite VANTAGE User Conference Kicks Off
The Elite VANTAGE 2019 Worldwide User Conference is underway in San Diego. Thousands of Elite cusomters are there to network, share learnings and hear about the latest developments at Elite This is the 25th VANTAGE conference. Twenty-five years ago, firms were running WordPerfect on Novell networks and using Lotus 1-2-3 for spreadsheets. Needless to say, …
Westlaw Edge Feature Update: Jurisdictional Surveys Added
The most difficult part of multi-jurisdictional research is gathering the appropriate materials to begin. “Until now, the process to identify the most relevant laws across jurisdictions on a specific topic was tedious and time-consuming,” said Lisa Mulrooney, director of Westlaw Product Development, who headed up the initiative for the Westlaw Edge team. “Researchers needed to …
Trainer: Fighting Counterfeits: Enforcement Isn’t Enough
Intellectual property rights (IPR) owners whose products or services have gained any level of success in the marketplace have likely experienced counterfeit/fake versions of their products or services. As a result, a legion of lawyers, private investigators and other representatives of owners have fanned out to all parts of the world to combat counterfeits. In …
VANTAGE 2019: VISIT LEGAL CURRENT FOR COVERAGE FROM THE WORLDWIDE CONFERENCE
The VANTAGE 2019 Worldwide Conference is being held in San Diego next week. More than 1,000 Thomson Reuters Elite customers are expected to attend and Legal Current will be there, too. Throughout the week, conference attendees have the choice to participate in more than 300 information and client best-practices sessions, thought leadership discussions, product demonstrations and …
Moving Matters Forward in a Meaningful Way
When I visit law firms and talk with lawyers, I hear a lot about how they are struggling with transformation – on pricing, collaborating with clients, budgeting and managing work. Often, the client collaboration piece is especially tough. A seemingly straightforward question from a client, “Where are we on this matter?” can derail an attorney’s …
Small Law Firms Struggle to Generate Billable Hours
Small and solo law firms said that only 60 percent of their day is spent practicing law, according to findings of the 2019 State of U.S. Small Law Firms Report. The remainder of their time is devoted to managing their practice. With more than one-third of their time consumed by challenges such as acquiring new …