Competition for legal services is increasing as law firms compete with legal process outsourcing (LPO), the Big Four, increased use of inside counsel, and others. In response, some firms are developing new approaches to meet client needs. A few years ago, Fenwick & West rolled out FLEX by Fenwick to provide flexible solutions for interim …
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ProView e-Reader Teams Up With Leading Russian Legal Publisher
ProView is already the leading eBook platform for professionals, publishing across seven languages on five continents. Now the global footprint for professional information is expanding even further. GARANT, the leading source of legal information in Russia, will be using ProView to publish codes, laws and court practices of the Russian Federation, as well as legal …
Lawyers Without Borders Founder Christina Storm on the Importance of Access to Justice and Rule of Law
Lawyers Without Borders is a not-for-profit whose mission is to promote rule of law around the world by leveraging and promoting pro bono service to meet the needs of the underserved, build capacity in justice sectors and support transitions and development aimed at protecting human rights, all with a neutral orientation. Christina Storm, founder and …
Legal Managed Services & Contract Express Win British Legal Award for Helping Automobile Association with GDPR Compliance
The Automobile Association is accustomed to receiving calls from UK motorists in need of assistance. But the AA recently itself was in need of assistance, facing a seemingly impossible deadline to comply with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). With the deadline barely eight weeks away, the AA needed to review and amend …
How Innovations in Taxonomy Building Can Help Our Customers
Taxonomy Boot Camp is an annual conference for people who work on taxonomies and other knowledge organization systems in companies, government institutions, and large nongovernment organizations (NGOs). The conference takes place in Washington, DC, in the same location and during the same week in early November as four other conferences relevant to the enterprise data …
Insights from the Edge, Episode 6: 5 Ways to Identify the Best AI for Legal Research
Insights from the Edge This podcast series brings you the latest legal trends and topics as Insight Attorneys sit down with industry experts to discuss hot legal topics. Explore our latest topics to stay informed. Episode 6: 5 Ways to Identify the Best AI for Legal Research As we continue to hear about artificial intelligence …
Litigation Analytics Earns Tekne Award
The Minnesota High Tech Association has honored Litigation Analytics with a Tekne Award! Litigation Analytics was recognized in the Software category during an awards ceremony at the Minneapolis Convention Center on Nov. 29. The prestigious award honors innovation in software development to solve strategic business challenges, guide business decisions or enhance productivity and efficiency. The …
Transforming Women’s Leadership in Law Honored at Stevie Awards
Transforming Women’s Leadership in the Law has been honored with the Gold Stevie® Award as the “Website or Blog of the Year”. The Stevie Awards for Women in Business are given to female entrepreneurs, executives, employees, and the organizations they run in recognition of business achievement. The Transforming Women’s Leadership in the Law program aims …
Transforming Busy Lawyers Into Business Leaders
Trevor Faure has seen more than his share of the transformation of legal services, as former general counsel and leader of Legal Services at EY Global, and before that, at organizations including Apple, Dell and Tyco International at times when they were undergoing dramatic, and often difficult changes. “Smarter Law: Transforming Busy Lawyers Into Business …
Honoring Recipients with the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Last week, President Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to seven individuals, including two prominent legal minds: the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page. The prestigious award is the highest civilian honor bestowed in the nation. At Thomson Reuters, we’re honored to have had long-standing …
