As Legal IT Insider Editor Caroline Hill noted in reporting on Practical Law Dynamic Tool Set last week, it “includes five new features including semantic search – a departure for the first time from key word search, meaning it will surface the most relevant content more quickly.” Legal Current is doing deep dives on the …
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Practical Law Dynamic Tool Set: Behind the Scenes with the Product Management and Editorial Teams
The Practical Law Dynamic Tool Set launch is earning positive reviews from leading industry influencers, including Above the Law Editor Joe Patrice, who noted: “My takeaway was that Practical Law has its eyes very much on the importance of delivering its content to users in the best way possible. More customization, more AI assistance, more …
- July 15, 2021
- Carrie Brooker
Practical Law Dynamic Tool Set: What’s Your Favorite Feature?
Today Thomson Reuters introduced Practical Law Dynamic Tool Set, features in Practical Law that use AI and dynamic graphical navigation to help legal professionals work better and with greater confidence. Legal professionals have long turned to Practical Law for expert, attorney-authored resources to quickly find answers they can trust. With Dynamic Tool Set, users can …
- July 12, 2021
- Carrie Brooker
Sports Law Roundup on the NCAA and Name, Image & Likeness Rights
College sports and the legal system seem to be inexorably linked this summer as substantive legal changes reform how student-athletes may profit off their rights of publicity. The Supreme Court, Congress, and state governments have all recently turned attention to NCAA amateurism rules. July 1 will see several states allow athletes to profit off their …
- June 30, 2021
- Leonard Lee
Cryptos on the Rise: Thomson Reuters Insights on the Risk and Regulation of Crypto-Currencies
As Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin and other crypto-currencies dominate financial headlines, policymakers, regulators and financial services firms are rushing to come to terms with this new class of financial assets. While the rapid pace of digital transformation and the rise of crypto-assets have the potential to make payments and transfers more efficient, the speed and reach …
- June 29, 2021
- Carrie Brooker
Cyber Litigation: Insights on Data Breaches, Data Privacy and Digital Rights
It is often said that the law lags technology, and nowhere is this truer than in the case of the internet. Nearly three decades ago, companies began moving their business operations online and started collecting more and more sensitive data of website visitors and online consumers. As companies did so, a robust marketplace for the …
- June 23, 2021
- Kara Pederson
Legal Geek North America: Thomson Reuters Insights on KPIs
Legal Geek North America is under way, virtually, covering a broad range of topics in legal innovation. A hot topic at the conference was the session How to Use KPIs to Measure Success and Identify Issues, presented by Greg Nilsen, manager of Product Management for Thomson Reuters. Legal Current had the opportunity to talk with …
- June 22, 2021
- Carrie Brooker
WomenTech Global Conference: Insights from Thomson Reuters Women Leading Legal Tech
Several Thomson Reuters leaders participated in last week’s WomenTech Global Conference, a virtual conference uniting 100,000 women in tech to foster innovation. Among the Thomson Reuters presenters at the event were: Rawia Ashraf, vice President of Product – Legal Practice and Productivity, who discussed the importance of product and technology teams sharing the same vision …
- June 18, 2021
- Carrie Brooker
Thomson Reuters Legal SYNERGY2021: Spotlight on the Transformational Power of Technology
Legal, technology and finance professionals from law firms, government and corporate legal departments across the United States, Canada, UK and Europe joined the first-ever Thomson Reuters Legal SYNERGY conference last week. Today Legal Current reflects on highlights of the virtual event, which included three days of inspiring keynotes, informative educational sessions and CLE courses, and …
- June 11, 2021
- Carrie Brooker
Pocket of Magic: The Secret of the New Little Black’s Law Dictionary
The 6th Pocket Edition of Black’s Law Dictionary (Black’s Pocket) has just arrived. It’s a beautiful little book. Well, it’s bigger than most pockets will accommodate: you’ll need a capacious pocket, but inside you’ll find magic. The book was written for law students who need quick, reliable definitions. Shortly after I was asked to do …
- June 7, 2021
- Kara Pederson