It is with great sadness that we report our former colleague, Bill Rutter, passed away peacefully on Feb. 2, 2012. Bill was the founder of The Rutter Group, a Thomson Reuters business based in California, specializing in state and federal Rutter Group Practice Guides. In 1979, Bill founded The Rutter Group, where he devoted his …
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Cruise ship disasters, LinkedIn and teachers getting PTO – Podcast: February 2012
We’ve got a very dynamic episode for you this month, one of the highlights being an interview with Tim Gorry, a partner at Eisner Kahan & Gorry, about entertainment litigation in 2011 and what’s coming in 2012. Our “In the News” segment features a story from Thomson Reuters News & Insight about the recent Italian cruise ship …
- February 10, 2012
- Leonard Lee
LTNY booth conversations
As usual, LegalTech New York was a hive of activity ranging from networking to meetings to presentations to the all-important show floor. The Thomson Reuters booth was no different with visitors checking out the latest products and enhancements. One area that drew a lot of attention was the WestlawNext area, which highlighted the advantages offered through the legal …
- February 7, 2012
- Gretchen DeSutter
Trends at LegalTech New York 2012
Hear legal blogger Bob Ambrogi talk about the major trends at Legal Tech New York 2012, which include cloud computing and e-discovery.
- February 3, 2012
- Gretchen DeSutter
Elite COO discusses international law firm growth
Cary Burch, chief operating officer at Elite, talks about how international law firms, specifically in China, are growing at a rapid rate and presenting big growth opportunities for the services that Elite provides, such as assistance with automating processes and international compliance.
- February 3, 2012
- Susan Martin
Risk management a new hot topic at LegalTech New York 2012
Elisabet Hardy, vice president of product management for Elite, talks about how risk management was a “new hot topic” at this year’s Legal Tech New York conference. The specific risk management issues buzzing at the show included risks to a law firm’s brand, as well as the financial aspects of risk management.
- February 3, 2012
- Gretchen DeSutter
Monica Bay at LegalTech New York 2012
Law Technology News Editor-in-Chief Monica Bay recaps Day 2 of the 2012 Legal Tech New York Conference.
- February 3, 2012
- Gretchen DeSutter
Monica Bay discusses e-discovery at LegalTech New York
Law Technology News Editor-in-Chief Monica Bay returned on the last day of the Legal Tech New York show to offer further insight on a current hot topic, e-discovery.
- February 3, 2012
- Gretchen DeSutter
To the hammer the entire world looks like a nail
I have a bias (heck, I have many biases, but when it comes to LegalTech I have a specific bias). My bias: the world falls into one of two categories: data or process. For example, professional services = process; enterprise search = data. Oversimplified, of course. But sensible in a slightly maniacal way. On Day …
- February 2, 2012
- Gretchen DeSutter
Top legal minds share eDiscovery tips
Ari Kaplan of Ari Kaplan Advisors surveyed corporate counsel of Fortune 1000 companies on their strategies for creating effective eDiscovery programs: whether to use the program in-house or use an outside vendor, advice on creating eDiscovery programs, and best practices and trends. Legal Current caught up with Ari for a chat about his LegalTech NY …
- February 2, 2012
- Gretchen DeSutter