At ILTACON 2019 in Orlando next week, the focus will be on legal operation strategies for today’s transforming legal industry. Today we share a preview of A Bold New Vision for the Way Lawyers Work, one of six panels Thomson Reuters will be involved in at ILTACON. Jill Schornack, Thomson Reuters senior director of Product …
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Crowell & Moring and Thomson Reuters Team Up to Develop Westlaw Edge Quick Check’s Future
Innovation begins at Thomson Reuters with our customers. A big part of that is engaging with forward-thinking customers who truly understand and appreciate the need to solve real-world problems and boldly embrace new opportunities. When Crowell & Moring agreed to work with us to help develop Westlaw Edge Quick Check, our new innovative research tool …
- August 15, 2019
- Leonard Lee
Deep Dive into the Dark Web: ILTACON 2019
As part of the lead-up to ILTACON 2019 in Orlando, we’re highlighting the six panels Thomson Reuters will be involved at the conference. Today we have a preview of the Deep Dive into the Dark Web session on Aug. 21. The three-part session will feature a guided tour into the Internet underworld by Joe Raczynski, …
- August 14, 2019
- Leonard Lee
ILTACON 2019: Connecting with Customers in Orlando
Next week Thomson Reuters will join leaders, managers and legal technologists from law firms, law departments and academia in Orlando for ILTACON 2019. The conference will focus on legal operation strategies for today’s transforming legal industry, and Thomson Reuters will host or participate on six panels highlighting innovations and disruption in the legal space. First …
- August 12, 2019
- Leonard Lee
Best Practices for Legal Employers: Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color white paper
The Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color white paper provides insights from attorneys on how legal employers can help create opportunities for lawyers of color across the industry. The white paper involved interviews with 23 attorneys of color across generations, ethnicities, geographic locations, and segments of the industry. During these discussions, attorneys of color …
- August 12, 2019
- Leonard Lee
Black’s Law Dictionary Poetry Slam: Inspiration from Fellow Poets
Last week, we introduced the Black’s Law Dictionary poetry slam. For inspiration, today we are sharing some of the top vote-getting entries from the contest held for Thomson Reuters employees earlier this year. Now share yours! Tweet us a poem that includes one or more of those new legal terms in the BLD 11th edition. …
- August 6, 2019
- Kara Pederson
Large Law Firm Market Rebounded Slightly in Second Quarter
The large law firm market regained its footing somewhat in the second quarter. After a weak start to the year, demand rebounded in Q2 and rate growth remained strong, lifting the Thomson Reuters Peer Monitor Economic Index (PMI) three points to 53. However, productivity continues to fall, dampening profitability. Demand for law firm services rose …
- August 5, 2019
- Leonard Lee
Unleash Your Inner Poet! Compete in the Black’s Law Dictionary Poetry Slam
Thomson Reuters has released the 11th edition of Black’s Law Dictionary. With each edition, new words are added that reflect current day legal matters and new uses of legal language. The 11th edition has more than 3,500 new terms including twocking, doxing, car hacking, contempt of cop, flash rob, kakistocracy, mugshot extortion, porch pirate, skeuomorph and …
- July 31, 2019
- Kara Pederson
China to Combat Infringing Exports
China announced that its Customs Administration will undertake a special enforcement campaign aimed at protecting intellectual property (IP), from July 1 to Dec. 31, 2019. The special enforcement period will target key product sectors: consumer electronics, automotive accessories, personal care supplies, clothing, bags and footwear. The Chinese announcement appears on the government’s IP website (www.chinaipr.gov.cn). …
- July 24, 2019
- Leonard Lee
Home Mortgage Lending: Three Decades of Transformation
“Legal turbulence” characterizes the past three decades of home mortgage lending, encompassing the transformation of loan products, their distribution, and industry regulation. The regulatory aspects of this transformation are the subject of my treatise, Residential Mortgage Lending: State Regulation Manual, now in its 30th year of publication. In the 1970s, some institutional lenders turned away …
- July 19, 2019
- Leonard Lee