The Eagan, Minn., campus of Thomson Reuters was honored as a “highly protected risk” (HPR) on Tuesday, Oct. 25, a worldwide insurance industry-recognized classification for best-in-class facilities. The HPR award, presented by the company’s property insurance firm FM Global , indicates a facility where personnel apply best practices in loss prevention and facility protection against …
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Twin Cities Diversity in Practice kicks off Ambassador program
The Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that just only 11.6 percent of attorneys in the U.S. are from a population of color. The picture is even less encouraging when you couple that with the recent National Association for Law Placement data that shows that 87 percent of racially or ethnically diverse law firm associates leave …
- October 26, 2011
- Sharon Sayles Belton
Trends and developments in advance of the ACC conference
I’m really looking forward to this year’s ACC meeting in Denver. It’s always a great place to re-connect with in-house counsel we’ve worked with during the year and to meet GCs who are eager to share best practices. This year we can also expect to see the beginning of new approaches from the new team …
- October 24, 2011
- Rob Thomas
WestlawNext unveils Matter Benchmark Reports
A new business intelligence and analytics tool has been added to WestlawNext™ – the next-generation legal research service from Thomson Reuters. Matter Benchmark Reports, powered by Serengeti Intelligence, is a unique and dynamic benchmarking system giving law firms, corporate legal departments and government agencies the ability to make data driven decisions based on actual, timely information For …
- October 21, 2011
- Jeff McCoy
ACC annual meeting next week
Legal Current chatted with Eric Laughlin, vice president, Corporate Legal Solutions, for a view of what attendees of the upcoming Association for Corporate Counsel (ACC) annual meeting will see from Thomson Reuters. According to Laughlin, this year’s gathering is already being touted as the largest in the association’s history. Earlier this month, Laughlin hosted Former …
- October 21, 2011
- Gretchen DeSutter
Global M&A activity for law firms down, says Thomson Reuters GRC report
Global merger and acquisition activity is off to a slower-than-usual start in the second half of 2011, but that does not necessarily mean less work for M&A lawyers. A new report from Thomson Reuters Governance, Risk & Compliance says the volume of M&A deals fell 10 percent globally in the third quarter. Most of the drop was …
- October 17, 2011
- Jeff McCoy
Practice Innovations Newsletter – October edition
An excellent resource for large law firm practitioners, the Practice Innovations Newsletter has just published the October edition. The feature article highlights a case study on the role of the Alternative Fee Manager, discussing existing and emerging roles for the AFA Manager and how AFAs aid in fee conversations with clients. Also in this issue is information …
- October 17, 2011
- Susan Martin
Serengeti Law launches Serengeti Intelligence
Serengeti Law, a Thomson Reuters business and provider of Serengeti TrackerTM – the legal profession’s most widely used and highest rated e-billing and matter management platform – announced the launch of a powerful new business intelligence tool for legal departments and outside counsel: Serengeti Intelligence™. Easily accessed from within Serengeti Tracker’s existing workflows, Serengeti Intelligence is the …
- October 14, 2011
- Jeff McCoy
Hennelly & Grossfelds drive for greater efficiency and cost-savings within their firm
I recently read a great story about Hennelly & Grossfeld, and one of their clients, Fidelity National Title Group (FNTG), and how they are strategically leveraging technology to reduce costs, be more efficient and collaborate and remain competitive. Hennelly & Grossfeld partners Susan Clary and Tom Case use WestlawNext as a cost savings tool, as well as a …
- October 11, 2011
- Gretchen DeSutter
Money laundering and corruption risks for U.S. companies in Latin America – Podcast: October 2011
With the trial of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak still frequenting global news headlines, the spotlight for anti-money laundering and anti-corruption issues has largely stayed on the Middle East. But there’s another part of the world, a little closer to home, where U.S. companies still need to exercise caution and that’s Latin America. This region …
- October 6, 2011
- Leonard Lee
