In today’s global economy, issues of business ethics, corporate responsibility and sustainability take on global dimensions as well. Thomson Reuters is teaming up with the Ethisphere Institute, a leading international think tank, to host the third annual Global Ethics Summit. Leaders from more than 40 global companies will be speaking on this year’s theme of effective …
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Project management for law firms – podcast
Legal project management can be an effective approach for firms in handling matters more effectively and efficiently. Susan Lambreth of Hildebrandt Baker Robbins discusses how proven project management principles can be successfully applied to legal work and how firms can implement project management. You can listen to this interview edition of Legal Current podcast by clicking on the player below. …
- March 9, 2011
- Leonard Lee
Does race still matter? Examining racism in the criminal justice system
As part of the celebration of Black History Month, Justice Pam Alexander, who served as a Hennepin (Minn.) County District Court Judge for 25 years and is now president of the Council on Crime and Justice, visited our Eagan, Minnesota campus to speak to employees on the impact that race continues to have on the criminal …
- March 8, 2011
- Susan Martin
More news, less clutter for busy professionals
It’s been said there’s a big difference between information and insight. These days, there’s no shortage of online “news”. To help busy professionals in the legal, tax and accounting and science markets cut through all the clutter and find the information they really need, Thomson Reuters is launching a new professional news initiative that combines the world-class …
- March 7, 2011
- Susan Martin
Introducing the Legal News Brief
I don’t know about you, but I know that my Google Reader account gets pretty full by the end of the week, and it can sometimes be overwhelming to stay up-to-date with the plethora of news and information. To make it easier to keep up, we are introducing a new weekly blog series featuring some …
- March 7, 2011
- Susan Martin
How often do you think about the Constitution?
Whether we’re aware of it or not, the U.S. Constitution has a profound influence on every single moment of our lives, says Martin Kuz, a freelance journalist and frequent contributor to the Thomson Reuters-owned publications, Super Lawyers. This weekend, Kuz will spend three days examining the 223-year-old document and the impact that it has on the practice …
- March 3, 2011
- Susan Martin
Social media exclusive – Podcast: March 2011
This latest episode of the Legal Current podcast is all about social media. We begin by following up on a question posed by the ABA Journal at the beginning of this year about whether or not social media lives up to all of the hype. To explore this topic we talked with Dan Harris, author of The China Law …
- March 1, 2011
- Leonard Lee
Social media: Challenges and opportunities for trademark admins
With more than 500 million Facebook members, two billion videos viewed daily on YouTube, and more than 25 billion tweets sent in 2010 alone, social media has become something trademark administrators must pay attention to. Thomson Reuters is hosting an INTA roundtable, Social Media: A Trademark Administrator’s Perspective, on March 1 in Boston to help trademark administrators …
- February 24, 2011
- Susan Martin
New screening process helps TrustLaw evaluate organizations
Our Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) business is contributing to TrustLaw – our Foundation’s hub for free legal assistance, news and information on pro bono, anti-corruption and women’s rights – with member screening. GRC’s approach to screening is unique and trusted across the industry. Check out why it was a natural fit with the TrustLaw service. Thomson …
- February 24, 2011
- Susan Martin
Changing with passion
The legal world, and specifically information services, are changing every day – every moment. This fast-changing environment was a hot topic of discussion at today’s ARK Group conference, sponsored in part by West KM. “Develop your passion – and then you’ll have buy in,” suggests Nola Vanhoy, Director of Practice Innovation, Alston and Bird LLP, …
- February 24, 2011
- Susan Martin