Small law firms have had to endure not only the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the legal market, but also the additional challenges of being a small business during the current conditions. The 2020 State of the U.S. Small Law Firms Report looks at how small firms are faring against the recent challenges. Mark …
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Nov. 3 Webinar: Advancing Equality for Women at the Bar
The Thomson Reuters Transforming Women’s Leadership in the Law (TWLL) program will host the fifth webinar in its series focused on the evolving circumstances due to COVID-19 on Nov. 3. The series began in May to explore the practical methods for advancing gender equality and to help organizations support necessary cultural change. The series also …
Top Performing Firms Invest in Brand Development, Operational Efficiencies
What separates the top-performing law firms from the rest of the pack? A new study looks at some of the differences. The 2020 Dynamic Law Firms Report from Thomson Reuters Institute, Peer Monitor and Acritas, part of Thomson Reuters, looked at the top quartile of law firms, as measured by overall firm profits, revenue per …
Oct. 20 Webinar: Advancing Equity in Leadership
The Thomson Reuters Transforming Women’s Leadership in the Law (TWLL) program and University of Pennsylvania’s Carey Law School are hosting a three-part webinar series on advancing equity in leadership, exploring new research around allyship and inclusivity. On Oct. 20, the second session in the series, Setting C-Suites for Sea Change, will examine work-family policies and workplace …
New Brexit and European Resources on Practical Law and Westlaw Edge UK
To help users stay ahead of new European Union and country-specific legislation and developments, Thomson Reuters today announced Brexit, EU and EU member state enhancements on Practical Law, plus a Divergence Tracker feature on Westlaw Edge UK. Practical Law’s team of expert lawyer-editors collaborated with leading European lawyers and law firms to deliver maintained Practical …
Oct. 14 Webinar: The Future of Equality, Inclusion and Diversity in the Legal Sector
The Thomson Reuters (TWLL) program will host the fourth webinar in its series focused on the evolving circumstances due to COVID-19 on Oct. 14. The series began in May to explore the practical methods for advancing gender equality and to help organizations support necessary cultural change. The series also examines the future of the legal …
#ACCAM20: In-House Insights with Carly Toward
In-house counsel will converge, virtually, for the Association of Corporate Counsel’s annual meeting the week of Oct. 12 to discuss the latest on education and law department solutions. Thomson Reuters is honored to be a sponsor of the meeting. Ahead of the gathering, Legal Current had an opportunity to catch up with Carly Toward, proposition …
Task Management Technology Keeps Teams Focused, Organized
Innovative law firms and legal departments continue to seek the optimal method to more efficiently and intelligently plan, organize, track and complete work. Project and task management tools within Thomson Reuters HighQ allow legal professionals to stay focused on important assignments and not the minutiae of documenting progress. HighQ provides a quick overview of project …
Thomson Reuters Employees Use Paid Time-Off to Serve Communities in Need
Last week, the Star Tribune shared how the Red Cross is in need of volunteers to support communities in crisis as wildfires overwhelm the West Coast and hurricanes pound the South. Among the volunteers interviewed was Julie Buerkle, a technology delivery manager for Thomson Reuters. Buerkle is currently in Florida using her paid vacation time …
#ACCAM20: Ethical Implications of Legal Tech and Social Media
Competence. Confidentiality. Integrity. What do these ethical duties have to do with legal technology and social media? More than in-house counsel may realize. Professional responsibility rules in most states require attorneys to stay up to date on relevant technology. More and more, in-house counsel cannot ethically represent companies without understanding how to leverage these technologies and how they impact a client’s day-to-day business. But what …
