UPDATE 11/22/19: The NCAA has ruled James wiseman ineligible and will require him to pay $11,500.00 to charity, sit out nine games the impermissible benefit, plus three additional games punitively for playing the first three games of the season after being deemed “likely ineligible.” Sports Illustrated reported the NCAA may be opening an infractions case …
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Corporate Legal Departments Increasingly Relied Upon to Do More, According to LDO Index Report
More than two-thirds (68 percent) of legal departments said they are facing increasing legal work demands. This is among the findings from the fourth edition of the “Thomson Reuters Legal Tracker™ Legal Department Operations (LDO) Index Report.” The report, released in late October, looks at the qualitative and quantitative insights into the operations of corporate …
Charitable Partnerships are Helping Thomson Reuters Build Relationships
This is a guest post from Sharon Sayles Belton, vice president of Government Partnerships & Alliances for Thomson Reuters. Thomson Reuters strives to be a good neighbor in the communities where our employees live and work, including supporting charitable efforts our employees are engaged in. One example is our partnership with Wilderness Inquiry, a nonprofit that …
Thomson Reuters Acquires Acritas
Thomson Reuters has acquired Acritas, a market analysis, research and advisory services business serving the global legal market. Thomson Reuters has worked extensively with Acritas and we have much in common – most notably a shared passion and commitment to deliver market insights and industry-leading thought leadership that benefits our clients. “We are excited to …
Law Firms Leaders Optimistic About Growth, Unsure About Making Radical Changes
Law firms face numerous challenges, including those coming from clients, from within their own firms, and from the economy in general. But how much change are law firms willing to embrace to meet those challenges? The “2019 Law Firm Business Leaders Report: Outlook for U.S.-Based Local & Regional Firms” interviewed law firm leaders. They are …
Demand for Large Law Firm Services Surges in Q3: Peer Monitor Index
Demand for large law firm services surged in the third quarter to one of its highest levels since the end of the recession. The Thomson Reuters Peer Monitor Economic Index Report (PMI) says the PMI rose three points to 56 — its second consecutive quarterly gain. However, lagging productivity and rising costs dampened profitability slightly. …
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Discussion, part 2 – Special Podcast Series: Wright & Miller’s Federal Practice & Procedure Marks 50 Years of Publication, episode 5
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has served on the bench for nearly forty years. She was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1993 after serving on the U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit. Prior to that, she was a professor of law at both Rutgers Law School and Columbia Law School teaching civil …
Citizens League Honors Sharon Sayles Belton for Leadership in Public Service
The Citizens League in Minneapolis recently honored Sharon Sayles Belton for her leadership and long-standing commitment to public service. Sayles Belton is the Government Partnerships & Alliances Lead for Thomson Reuters, and in her role she draws from decades of leadership in civic engagement. She was the first woman and first person of color elected …
Helping Small Law Firm Lawyers Bring a Strategic Plan to Life
Leaders of small law firms are increasingly acknowledging that they need solid business management skills to secure their practice’s future. Planning a firm’s future starts with setting goals and dedicating resources to achieve them. Aligning resources around your objectives moves goal setting from the aspirational to the accomplishable. For many lawyers, strategic planning is overshadowed …
Helping Small Law Firm Lawyers Plan for the Future
Practicing law is what small law firm lawyers do well. Yet often they are reluctant business owners; few of them went to law school intending to run their own small business. Increasingly, leaders of small law firms are realizing that they are, in fact, business owners, and that they need to improve their business management …
