This post was written by Patricia Taylor. In complex litigation, document review is often the timeliest and most costly aspect of the discovery process. A recent ruling in a Virginia court and a 2011 article published in the Richmond Journal of Law & Technology may change that. In June 2012, a Virginia state court judge …
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Firm Central to debut next week
Starting earlier this month, small law customers have been encouraged to check out FirmCentral.com, a Thomson Reuters website that provides clues about one of Legal’s newest offerings – Firm Central. The product will officially launch next week at LegalTech New York. Firm Central is a new product designed exclusively for solo and small firms that …
Introducing Thomson Reuters Concourse
Thomson Reuters Concourse is a hosted suite of matter-based software solutions designed to help Corporate Counsel and Government customers manage both daily legal and business operations and to unite our products into one user experience. An exciting feature is the data connectivity in each product, which enables the systems to work together either from an …
A better way forward
In the past few years, a lot has changed in the way we all work. The economy set some things in motion, but so did apps, the ubiquity of wireless, our expectations of technology and a shift in the dynamics between firms and corporate counsel. Add to this a fast-changing competitive landscape, with disruptors of …
Introducing hosted practice technology
The American Lawyer’s 16th Annual Survey gathered responses from 82 law firms and revealed that 65 percent of them use hosted technology/cloud computing. Of those firms using the cloud, 77 percent described it as a positive experience. Thomson Reuters legal solutions business has been trusted by customers for decades to provide efficient, reliable e-discovery and …
McCarthy once again cited by the Supreme Court
Professor J. Thomas McCarthy’s premier treatise on trademark and unfair competition law has been cited once again by the U.S. Supreme Court in the recent ruling in Already, LLC v. Nike, Inc., — S.Ct. —, 2013 WL 85300, *10 (2013). This case started when Nike filed suit, alleging that two of Already’s athletic shoes violated …
Understanding transactional attorneys in their native habitat
How can we better understand our customers and their needs? That’s a question a research team from the Thomson Reuters legal businesses has been working to answer through ethnography, a research method that focuses on observation rather than inquiry. Ethnographic research is a branch of anthropology that uses observational methods to gather empirical data to …
Top law firms still tops in rates, billable hours
This article was posted on the Hildebrandt Institute blog on January 10, 2013 by Kandy Hopkins. The top firms continue to charge the highest rates, bill the most hours and otherwise control the billing conversation—though a rise in alternative fee arrangements (AFAs) and the need for improved practice efficiency is likely, or so say several …
Legal marketplace predictions for 2013: Robert Schukai
Through the end of 2012 and into early 2013, Legal Current will feature predictions from leaders across the legal business of Thomson Reuters – a short answer to the following question: What do you see as a significant trend for the legal marketplace in 2013? Next up is Robert Schukai, global head of mobile technology: …
Expert witnesses can reduce your litigation costs
This post was written by Patricia Taylor. Expert witnesses are a necessity in many cases. Often times, the first thought that comes to mind upon deciding whether to hire an expert witness is “What is this going to cost?” While it’s true that many experts have very high fees, employing an expert witness can actually …
