With the year winding down, Legal Current is revisiting 2020 milestones and key accomplishments from the Legal business of Thomson Reuters. Today we look at the challenges facing small law firms and the Thomson Reuters 2020 State of U.S. Small Law Firms report, which highlighted some of the strategies firms are using to overcome them. The report …
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2020 Highlights: HighQ Raises the Bar for Collaboration, Workflow and Project Management Technology
With the year winding down, Legal Current is revisiting 2020 milestones and key accomplishments from the Legal business of Thomson Reuters. Today we look at how the cloud-based platform HighQ is continually innovating to help drive efficiencies and improve collaboration. As law firms and legal departments increasingly turned to technology to help navigate the challenging …
- December 10, 2020
- Carrie Brooker
2020 Highlights: Predictions from Richard Punt on the Future of the Legal Industry
With the year winding down, Legal Current is revisiting 2020 milestones and key accomplishments from the Legal business of Thomson Reuters. Today we look at the keynote address delivered by Richard Punt, managing director of Legal Strategy and Market Development for Thomson Reuters, at ILTA>ON, the virtual version of in the International Legal Technology Association’s …
- December 8, 2020
- Carrie Brooker
2020 State of the Legal Market in Europe: Opportunities for Firms Willing to Adapt and Invest
Law firms across Europe had just one major challenge to overcome earlier this year: determining how to succeed in the post-Brexit market. Of course, the COVID-19 pandemic soon topped their list of challenges. To explore how European firms are addressing these twin pressures, Thomson Reuters examined extensive data from Sharplegal and Peer Monitor for the …
- December 7, 2020
- Carrie Brooker
2020 Highlights: A More Powerful Westlaw Edge
With the year winding down, Legal Current is revisiting 2020 milestones and key accomplishments from the Legal business of Thomson Reuters. Today we look at seven significant Westlaw Edge enhancements made in 2020 that are helping legal professionals work more efficiently and improve the quality of their legal research. Quick Check Judicial. Another AI-based tool, …
- December 3, 2020
- Carrie Brooker
The Image Becomes the Search Term: Trademark Image Search on Westlaw Edge
Trademark registrations have been available and searchable via text on Westlaw for years, but many registrations include logos, images and additional symbols. The new Trademark Image Search in Westlaw Edge enables users to upload an image and search visually similar images, addressing the challenge of text-based searching when visual similarity is key. With this intellectual …
- December 2, 2020
- Jeff McCoy
Law Firm Business Leaders Report: A Cautiously Optimistic Outlook
Among the 2020 lessons learned in the legal space are the importance of operating a law firm like a business – understanding and anticipating the realities of the market and reacting quickly – and the need for skilled business professionals to effectively manage law firms. The 2020 Law Firm Business Leaders Report from Thomson Reuters …
- December 1, 2020
- Carrie Brooker
Chancery Lane Project: Lawyers Worldwide Collaborate on Climate Change
Hundreds of lawyers around the world participated in The Chancery Lane Project (TCLP), a 24-hour global hackathon to create new contracts and model laws to help fight climate change, earlier this month. Thomson Reuters was honored to sponsor the hackathon, which focused on creating legal frameworks that enable and encourage businesses and communities to have …
- November 24, 2020
- Carrie Brooker
New Westlaw Edge Feature: Damages in Litigation Analytics
The addition of Damages in Litigation Analytics on Westlaw Edge gives legal practitioners a greater ability to analyze damages in federal court cases. It helps users better evaluate and value potential cases, see how damage awards differ by case type, judge or court, and more effectively manage settlement negotiations. It’s the latest enhancement to the …
- November 20, 2020
- Carrie Brooker
Top Honors for Thomson Reuters at the Minnesota Technology Association’s Tekne Awards
Thomson Reuters was recognized at the Minnesota Technology Association (MnTech) Tekne Awards celebration, held virtually yesterday, in two categories: the Tech Talent – Corporate Initiative division for its Leadhership1 program and a Lifetime Achievement Award for Managing Director of Operations Rick King. MnTech’s annual Tekne Awards shine a spotlight on Minnesota’s science and technology industry, …
- November 19, 2020
- Carrie Brooker