This post was written by Janet Bennett, national manager, Monitor Suite As I’m meeting with firms to discuss business development and competitive intelligence tools, I’m often asked, “What are other firms doing?” The answer varies greatly between firms. Some large firms are quite sophisticated in their practices, preparing briefing books for their attorneys that include …
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Washington Ideas Forum: Social media, mobile technology and our changing world
The following is a guest post written by Steve Rubley, managing director, Government, Thomson Reuters. When you consider how quickly social media and mobile technology have been adopted throughout the world – according to a McKinsey report, it took Facebook just a year to sign up 50 million users and Twitter only 9 months, compared …
- November 21, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
Scarborough entertains, encourages working together
Law firm leaders from across the country and throughout the world gathered recently in San Francisco for the 17th annual Law Firm Leaders Forum. The forum discussed how global economics and politics are impacting the legal industry and the challenges firms are facing. A highlight of the conference was keynote speaker Joe Scarborough, co-host of …
- November 21, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
America Invents Act is focus of new book
Patent Office Litigation, a new two-volume set, focuses on the new contested proceedings under the America Invents Act (AIA). The book – published by Thomson Reuters Westlaw – examines how the proceedings interact with other aspects of patent procurement and enforcement, while delivering practical analysis and advice on all aspects of new contested proceedings. “When …
- November 13, 2012
- Scott Augustin
Discovery: Hope may be the right strategy
This post was written by Allison Guidette, managing director of Large Law Firms I know. The title is, at best, counter-intuitive. Not exactly the lesson learned in any management class. But when discussing discovery it has some merit… Having just had a baby, I recently learned how to correctly assemble an outfit with more snaps …
- November 12, 2012
- Susan Martin
Highlighting the fight against fraud
This post was written by Megan Gustafson Thomson Reuters Fraud Prevention and Investigations (FP&I) business, which brings to the marketplace the industry-leading investigative product suite CLEAR, is joining with organizations across the globe to observe International Fraud Awareness Week from November 11 to 17. Sponsored by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), International Fraud …
- November 9, 2012
- Susan Martin
Thomson Reuters hosts 17th annual Law Firm Leaders Forum; keynote by Joe Scarborough
Thomson Reuters announced it will host the 17th annual Law Firm Leaders Forum, taking place Nov. 15-16, 2012, in San Francisco. Following one of the most anticipated United States general elections in recent history, keynote speaker Joe Scarborough, co-host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe and a former four-term Congressman, will share his thoughts on the results …
- November 8, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
Free catastrophic insurance law session Friday from West LegalEdcenter
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy’s extreme devastation, projected to total more than $20 billion in damages, catastrophic insurance experts and Thomson Reuters authors Dennis Wall and John DiMungo will provide a FREE West LegalEdcenter session, Friday, November 9 at 12:00 pm EST for the legal community. The one-hour live session will cover catastrophic claims …
- November 8, 2012
- Susan Martin
WestlawNext Case Evaluator goes mobile
This post was written by Megan Gustafson Thomson Reuters has launched the mobile application of WestlawNext’s powerful reporting tool, Case Evaluator. The new format will allow users to quickly research valuable information about similar cases from wherever they are – in court, in negotiations, while commuting or waiting for a flight. Case Evaluator arms users …
- November 6, 2012
- Susan Martin
The challenge of thriving in today’s economic climate
This post was written by Allison Guidette, managing direct of Large Law Firms Over the past five years, the legal industry has gone through substantial change and the economics of many law firms have evolved in kind. The credit crisis hit mid-2008 causing a big dip in demand for just about all legal services immediately …
- November 5, 2012
- Susan Martin
