Last week’s launch of Westlaw Edge Canada introduced a range of tools – including Judicial Consideration for Statutes, KeyCite Overruling Risk, Common Queries, Legal Topic Suggestions and more – to help Canadian legal professionals expedite complex and time-consuming research tasks. For an insider’s perspective on the platform, Legal Current talked with Thomson Reuters colleagues who …
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Westlaw Edge Canada: Next-Generation Technology to Power Complex Legal Research Tasks
Thomson Reuters is introducing Westlaw Edge Canada, bringing its state-of-the-art legal research platform to the Canadian market. The platform brings together more than 100 years of editorial expertise, a legacy of quality and accurate legal research, and the latest advancements in legal technology to give legal professionals industry-first features that expedite complex and time-consuming research tasks. …
Thomson Reuters Legal Home: Priorities for the Second Half of 2021
Thomson Reuters Legal Home is a free, integrated digital workspace that brings together key information along with solutions and services in one place, delivering a seamless connection to legal professionals’ necessary resources. Designed with input from our customers and built to help increase their productivity, Legal Home has been well received in the market. We …
A Message to Customers Affected by Hurricane Ida
Dear friends, We are saddened and concerned as we watch Hurricane Ida impact Louisiana and areas across the southern and eastern United States. Please know that at Thomson Reuters, we are deeply concerned about everyone in the path of this dangerous storm. We hope that you remain safe and can recover quickly from this devastating …
State of the Australian Legal Market: Law Firms See Demand Grow Amid the Pandemic
Fueled by technology, necessity and crisis, Australian law firms are a “beacon of innovation” according to findings of the 2021 Australia: State of the Legal Market report by Thomson Reuters Institute. The new report explored how Australian law firms saw demand and profitability grow in fiscal year (FY) 2021 as they successfully navigated the turbulence …
ILTACON Insights: Thomson Reuters Company Update
The final day of ILTACON opened with a company update from Rawia Ashraf, vice president of Product Management, Thomson Reuters. Ashraf discussed how Thomson Reuters is shaping and responding to industry trends – including the uptick in legal tech spend, AI-driven products and hybrid workforces – as well as the organization’s transition from a content …
Thomson Reuters Legal Home: Integrating with Third Parties
When we released Thomson Reuters Legal Home, it was just the beginning. Sharing Legal Home beyond our initial customer partners gave us new real-time information about which features our customers loved, and new voices to tell us what was missing. Nearly a year later, agility, security and customer responsiveness remain core tenets of how we …
ILTACON Insights: AI-Driven Innovation in Legal Tech
A standout on Day Three of ILTACON was the master class session Artificial Intelligence: The Next Horizon Is Upon Us, Now What? with Johannes Schleith, lead designer, Thomson Reuters, and Borna Jafarpour, senior research scientist, Thomson Reuters. The session explored AI-driven innovation in legal tech, including the key principles and ideas behind it. Legal Current …
ILTACON Insights: Prioritizing Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Legal Profession
A highlight on Day Two of the ILTACON conference included the panel discussion Mental Health and Work/Life Balance: Tools and Techniques to Avoid Burnout. Panelists, including Nita Cumello, global client director, Thomson Reuters, discussed prioritizing mental health and wellbeing in the legal industry. Legal Current had the opportunity to talk with Cumello after the panel, …
ILTACON Insights: Thomson Reuters on Common Security Worst Practices
The annual ILTACON conference is off to a strong start, and a hot topic on today’s agenda included the panel discussion on Common Security Worst Practices. Panelists, including Mel Gates, senior legal editor, Privacy & Data Security, Thomson Reuters, focused on 10 things people and organizations should not do in terms of cybersecurity. The panel …
