We’re having a lot of discussions with litigators here at ABA TECHSHOW about how automated tools can help streamline their workflow and improve productivity. The Westlaw Litigator team is showing their array of solutions, including Westlaw Case Notebook, Westlaw Drafting Assistant, Westlaw CaseLogistix, West Case Timelineand more, which provide a comprehensive suite of litigation tools. Some exciting announcements are on the way in …
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Thomson Reuters ProView eReader continues to grow
One of the most interesting (and coolest!) products we’re showing at ABA TECHSHOW is our new eReader app – Thomson Reuters ProView. Since launching last year, we’ve added a Web browser version in addition to the original iPad app. ProView now has links to WestlawNext to check citations, and new tools to help organize your ProView library. ProView is the …
- March 30, 2012
- Gretchen DeSutter
WestlawNext iPad app adds West km capabilities
Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, announced the addition of West km capabilities to the latest version of the WestlawNext iPad appTM. The app extends the power of WestlawNext, the award-winning legal research system, for customers in small law firms, government agencies, corporate law departments and large law …
- March 29, 2012
- Susan Martin
WestlawNext launches new customer resource center
To celebrate the second anniversary of the WestlawNext launch and enhance the support of the more than 35,000 legal organizations using our next-generation legal research service, we have just introduced a new customer website for information and resources: WestlawNext.com. At this site, customers may access a variety of learning and support tools including user guides, training videos, …
- March 29, 2012
- Gretchen DeSutter
Thomson Reuters identifies UK as a leader in dementia research
IP & Science announced this week findings that the quality of dementia research in the UK is second in the world only to the US, despite the low number of scientists working in the field, and that finding a cure can be accelerated by increasing the number of researchers and investment, according to analysis done using …
- March 27, 2012
- Susan Martin
Heavily regulated industries at the Global Ethics Summit
Scott McCleskey, global head of financial services regulation, Thomson Reuters Governance, Risk & Compliance, served as the moderator for a panel at the 2012 Global Ethics Summit, held March 15-16 in New York, discussing heavily regulated industries. The panel featured Mitchell Avnet, senior vice president and chief ethics and compliance officer, Lincoln Financial Group, and Tom …
- March 26, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
Thomson Reuters Named to World’s Most Ethical Companies List
thisphere Institute, a leading business ethics think-tank, announced their sixth annual World’s Most Ethical (WME) Companies list, and Thomson Reuters was recognized as one of the 2012 WMEs for the fourth consecutive year. The WME honorees were honored at an awards dinner on March 15 in New York where former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine …
- March 22, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
Thomson Reuters relaunches “The Brief” for Mideast legal professionals
Thomson Reuters has relaunched The Brief, a monthly magazine and website designed to provide legal professionals with the hard-hitting news and analysis they need to better understand the trends and business developments in the Middle East’s legal sector. The Brief, a 40-50 page English language magazine acquired by Thomson Reuters last year, will feature key interviews …
- March 22, 2012
- Susan Martin
Evolution of the chief ethics and compliance officer
During the 2012 Global Ethics Summit, Scott McCleskey, global head of financial services regulation, Thomson Reuters Governance, Risk & Compliance, served as the moderator for a panel discussing the evolution of the chief ethics and compliance officer. The panel featured a group covering multiple industries and years of experience, including: Elliott Fisch, director-internal audit and chief …
- March 21, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
ABA Journal Legal Rebels blog post: “Time to Explore New Approaches for Law Firm Management?”
Program Director of Hildebrandt Institute’s Peer Monitor, Mark Medice, recently contributed a post to the ABA Journal blog, Legal Rebels, highlighting new approaches and trends seen in law firm management. Today, law firms are pressed to find ways to deliver legal services to their clients more efficiently in an effort to better position themselves in a challenging and volatile market …
- March 20, 2012
- Susan Martin