I recently had the honor of accepting the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) President’s Award at the organization’s Legacy of Honor Gala at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. The black tie event was one of the highlights of the annual Police Week event organized by the NLEOMF, which recognizes …
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Tailoring Your Legal Marketing to Millennials
Millennials are now the largest demographic group in the U.S. Much has been written and discussed about how millennials often have unique preferences for how they prefer to shop for and purchases goods and services. How does this apply to law firms? Christi Krautbauer of FindLaw discusses the findings of a white new paper, Reaching …
David Curle Talks ALSPs at CLOC 2017
At the CLOC Institute in Las Vegas this week, David Curle of Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute presented the results of the Institute’s Study of Alternative Legal Service Providers (ALSPs). Curle appeared on a panel with Byron Buck, senior corporate counsel and manager of Law Practice Management, Caterpillar Inc. and Lisa Brzycki, head of Legal …
Mitchell and Mitchell on Health Care and the Trump Agenda, Part 9: Revised Health Plan Passes House
This is part nine in an ongoing series regarding changes in health care that may take place—and actual changes that do take place—with the Trump administration. The likely implementation issues to be encountered for both potential and actual changes are described, based on detailed methods of analysis. The emphasis is on what these shifts mean …
“Alexa, How Much Time Have I Billed This Month?”
Elite 3E and Workspace users can now use the convenience of Amazon Alexa to enter and track billable hours. Thomson Reuters Workspace Assistant, a new way for lawyers to access and perform time management functions via Workspace using Amazon® Echo® or other Alexa®-enabled devices. Lawyers and timekeepers can input billable hours to a specific client matter, …
Thomson Reuters Canada Listed Among 2017 Best Workplaces in Canada
This week, Thomson Reuters in Canada was listed by Great Place to Work Institute Canada to their 2017 Best Workplaces in Canada list. The annual list identifies organizations that embody innovation, collaboration and productivity “I am so proud to be a part of our tremendous Canadian community and grateful that our employees are so engaged and …
Q1 PMI: Large Law Firms Improve Demand & Rates But Struggle with Collected Realization
Two steps forward, one step back for large law firms in the first quarter. Demand for legal services rose, as did rates, helping boost the Thomson Reuters Peer Monitor Index to its highest mark in almost two years. Demand rose 0.3%, and worked rates were up 3.0%, one of the strongest quarterly rate growth figures in more than …
Ending child marriage in the US, one state at a time
TrustLaw, the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s pro bono legal programme, partnered with advocacy group Unchained At Last to support its fight to pass legislation that would ban child marriage in the US. Following months of campaigning by Unchained At Last, the New Jersey assembly voted in November 2016 in favour of the new law, and in …
New Podcast Series on Government: For Public Consumption
Legal Current is proud to present a new podcast series: For Public Consumption. Hosted by Sharon Sayles Belton, vice president, Government Affairs and Community Relations at Thomson Reuters, this podcast series examines issues that impact government, its services and the people it serves. In this first installment, Sharon interviews Sally Heyman, Miami-Dade County Commissioner for the …
“This Land Is Your Land… “: Thoughts from Thomson Reuters Inaugural CLE Discussion on the Bill of Rights
From recent debates around election day ballot selfies, the ongoing push-pull between Trump and the press, and potential Second Amendment showdown headed for the Supreme Court, the Bill of Rights – and the central issues they touch – remain a vital part of our national conversation. Recently at its Eagan campus, Thomson Reuters hosted the …
