IP battles over whiskey and smartphones, and new legal issues surrounding Google in this month’s Legal Current podcast. To start, our “Chaos in the Courts” segment features an odd story about a teenager who jokingly attempted to rob a police station. Then in our “On the Blawgs” segment we feature a blog post about an …
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Reasons to upgrade to ProLaw XII
Ken Bassham, director of sales for ProLaw, walked through some of the new capabilities offered in ProLaw XII and why users should look to upgrade at this year’s ProLaw User Conference. The three main features discussed were: comprehensive reporting functionality, enhanced Outlook integration and how the system was built entirely on the .NET platform. Through the …
- June 27, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
Elite and ProLaw User Conference to “Extend Your Advantage”
The 2012 Elite and ProLaw User Conferences began with executive leaders from Thomson Reuters Elite highlighting news of recently products and services, and discussing what’s to come. Kim Massana, president, kicked things off by setting the rallying cry for this year’s conference: Extend Your Advantage. Thomson Reuters Elite is focused on helping customers build and extend an advantage in the marketplace …
- June 26, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
Favorite settings of Elite Enterprise
Enterprise offers comprehensive functionality that organizations need to compete in the marketplace, and enables national and multi-national firms the ability to efficiently and profitably operate across offices, countries, languages and currencies. As an industry-leader, Joselynn Curtis, project manager for Thomson Reuters Elite, spent some time during the Elite User Conference highlighting her top 10 settings of Enterprise, …
- June 26, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
FindLaw keeps an eye on the Supreme Court
With the Supreme Court expected to issue its decision on the controversial Affordable Care Act this week, FindLaw stands ready, via its numerous legal professional and consumer-focused blogs, to deliver news and analysis about the decision and how it could impact everyday life. Additionally, FindLaw will provide an overview of some of the other notable …
- June 26, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
New version of MatterSphere shown at Elite User Conference
Increasing efficiency and delivering greater value to clients have been frequently discussed topics at the Elite User Conference. To help firms achieve those goals, the latest version of Mattersphere legal matter management software is being shown to customers. Patrick Hurley of Elite discusses how Mattersphere integrates with Elite 3E.
- June 26, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
Books for Africa: Ending the African book famine one page at a time
In May we celebrated the continued work of Books for Africa, with a focus on two receptions that honor supporters and special friends of this extraordinary organization dedicated to ending the book famine in Africa. On the evening of Tuesday, May 8, we gathered at the University Club in St. Paul to meet and hear three …
- June 26, 2012
- Gretchen DeSutter
We’re Listening at the Elite User Conference
As many are descending on Las Vegas this week for the 2012 Elite User Conference, We’re Listening will be there as well. This year, Elite User Conference attendees, as well as attendees of the ProLaw User Conference, will have the opportunity to provide feedback on our business, products and services. The We’re Listening program inspires conversation with …
- June 25, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
Corporate Counsel e-newsletter to launch
Thomson Reuters Westlaw is launching Corporate Counsel Connect, a free bi-monthly e-newsletter premiering June 21. Corporate Counsel Connect will provide informative and insightful content for the corporate legal community, including engaging perspectives and best practices. Each issue will feature a range of topics tailored to the needs of corporate counsel, including: – Best practices from …
- June 18, 2012
- Susan Martin
Justice Antonin Scalia and Bryan A. Garner release book on the interpretation of legal texts
With more than 140 years since a book of this nature has been published, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and Bryan A. Garner have released their influential book on deriving the meaning of authoritative texts: Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts, published by Thomson Reuters. Scalia and Garner provide readers a challenge to think differently about …
- June 15, 2012
- Gretchen DeSutter