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Trump Year One: Executive Orders
We recently examined the history of Presidential executive orders and discovered President Trump signed more executive orders in his first 100 days in office than any U.S. president since World War II. How does his first full year compare to his predecessors? To find out, we analyzed Westlaw data to determine the number of executive …
- January 24, 2018
- Alex Cook
#LEIMPF2018 – Law Firms, Clients and Performance Evaluation
When relying on legal services, law firm clients traditionally had to accept law firms’ decisions on rates and assignments of who performed the work. Today clients have made a dramatic shift to what is now largely a “buyer’s market,” and are relying on data analytics and various technologies to more actively manage their external legal …
- January 23, 2018
- Alex Cook
#LEIMPF2018 – Strange Bedfellows
Alternative legal services providers (ALSPs) entered the legal market via a frosty reception by many, especially law firms, and have substantially impacted the legal market. But corporate law departments, who also may have been somewhat skeptical, were at least more willing to explore working with these alternative providers to deliver certain legal services at a …
- January 22, 2018
- Jeff McCoy
Firms Need To Re-Evaluate Strategies in a Rapidly Shifting Market: Georgetown Law & Legal Executive Institute Report
Many law firms may be unprepared for rapid changes that are transforming the legal market at an accelerating pace. “The 2018 Report on the State of the Legal Market’ from Georgetown Law and the Legal Executive Institute says that new competitors and changing client expectations make it essential for law firms to re-evaluate strategies, even …
- January 10, 2018
- Leonard Lee
Thomson Reuters Acquires O’Connor’s
Thomson Reuters has acquired O’Connor’s, a publisher of highly respected content, primarily for the Texas legal market. The businesses share a passion and commitment to editorial excellence and providing quality products that are essential to their customers’ practice. Any changes should be invisible to customers, who should continue to look to O’Connor’s for the high-quality …
- January 9, 2018
- Scott Augustin
Nominations Open for the 2018 William L. Norton, Jr. Judicial Excellence Award
Nominations are now open for the 12th annual William L. Norton, Jr. Judicial Excellence Award, created by Thomson Reuters and the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI), which recognizes bankruptcy judges dedicated to service of the insolvency community. The award, named for former bankruptcy judge and longtime West author William L. Norton, Jr., is presented at the National Conference of Bankruptcy …
- January 8, 2018
- Alex Cook
Was Aaron Hernandez’s Suicide an Attempt to Preserve His Family’s Inheritance?
In June 2013, Aaron Hernandez, former professional football player for the New England Patriots, was charged with the slaying of his acquaintance, Odin Lloyd. While being tried for the Lloyd murder, Hernandez was indicted for his alleged role in a 2012 double homicide in Boston that took the lives of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro …
- January 4, 2018
- Alex Cook
Legal Trends to Watch for 2018
This has been a very busy, complex year with regard to the law. But before we turn the page to 2018, a group of industry thought leaders have gathered to discuss issues facing the profession in the year to come with a Westlaw Journals Special Report from the Legal News team. The editors cast a …
- December 20, 2017
- Alex Cook
Do You Know What Your Corporate Clients Are Really Thinking?
Corporate clients may be evaluating outside counsel and shifting work more frequently than you might think. A new survey from the Legal Executive Institute says more than half (58 percent) of corporate legal departments surveyed say they shift their legal work among law firms at least once every two years. Nearly one in five (18 …
- December 13, 2017
- Leonard Lee