Serengeti Law, part of Thomson Reuters and provider of Serengeti TrackerTM – the legal profession’s most widely used and highest rated e-billing and matter management platform – announced it has signed its 500th Serengeti Tracker client, Energizer Holdings, Inc. Having legal operations in more than 60 countries, Energizer works with more than 250 law firms …
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Super Lawyers now offering online attorney video
Super Lawyers has launched the Online Attorney Video feature, which allows Super Lawyers-designated attorneys the opportunity to establish a strong online video presence to connect with potential clients beyond traditional print and online advertising. Filmed by a professional videographer in the comfort of the attorney’s office, the brief video will tell each attorney’s unique story, …
- August 22, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
Supporting the next generation
The Eagan campus of Thomson Reuters recently made headlines when it hosted local Dakota County educators and awarded a scholarship to a local student. The Star Tribune mentioned Thomson Reuters as one of the businesses that local superintendents and principals visited as part of a tour for educators. A panel of Thomson Reuters leaders and …
- August 22, 2012
- Susan Martin
Mockbusters: Hollywood’s knockoffs
Have you seen any of these movies? Puss in Boots – A Furry Tail? American Battleship? Chop Kick Panda? They’re not what you think they are. With plots and designs that depict an obvious resemblance to Hollywood’s major movie titles, smaller entertainment companies are playing off of big-name studios and attempting to deceive consumers into …
- August 21, 2012
- Susan Martin
The E-Billing process simplified
As law firms seek every opportunity to reduce costs, many are finding that eBillingHub is a resource to help them increase their billing efficiency and shorten billing cycles. Additional advantages include: reduced write-offs and write-downs, improved invoice tracking, decreased billing costs, and enhanced client service and satisfaction. eBillingHub is delivered as a web-based SaaS application …
- August 21, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
Super Lawyers 2012 Pro Bono Awards now open for nominations
Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is pleased to announce that its annual Super Lawyers Pro Bono Awards program is now open for nominations. The awards honor legal professionals, students and institutions that have exhibited excellence in offering no-cost legal services to the poor, exploited, vulnerable or disadvantaged. In 2011, Super Lawyers launched the inaugural …
- August 14, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
Yamate named 2012 TIPS Liberty Achievement Award recipient
At the 2012 ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago recently, the Liberty Achievement Award was awarded to Sandra Yamate by the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS). The award, sponsored by Thomson Reuters, was created in 2008 to honor lawyers and judges who promote diversity in the legal profession. Yamate, a strong advocate for promoting …
- August 13, 2012
- Susan Martin
Clumsy burglars, Kevin Durant and LA street murals — Podcast: July 2012
We’ve got a great episode for you this month highlighting the legal aspects of some major news stories. To start, our “Chaos in the Courts” segment features an interesting story about an alleged burglar who was found stuck under the garage door of a Rent-A-Center store. Then in our “On the Blawgs” segment we feature …
- July 31, 2012
- Leonard Lee
Los Angeles street murals: Protected art or urban eyesore?
Los Angeles, known for its abundance of talented street artists and their mural art, may not be known for those murals much longer. With murals being painted over by an existing ban on private murals within the city, the mural capital of the world is currently in jeopardy and city legislators are taking it upon …
- July 30, 2012
- Susan Martin
All things mobile
A major objective of Thomson Reuters is helping customers improve their productivity and deliver better client service by allowing them to access their legal information and tools anytime, anywhere. Over the last several months, Thomson Reuters has introduced or updated numerous mobile products and apps to meet the increasingly mobile workflow of legal professionals. “Thomson Reuters …
- July 30, 2012
- Jeff McCoy