A team from University of Missouri-Kansas City Law School has won the Thomson Reuters Legal Design Challenge. Thomson Reuters recently challenged some bright, tech-forward students to develop ideas for the next generation of legal technology products. Students from five different law schools worked in an intensive one-day event to develop proposals to expand the capabilities …
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Traveling for Thanksgiving? Bring a Legal Current Podcast with You
Because you can only read so many think pieces about how to talk politics at Thanksgiving dinner, let one of our Legal Current podcasts entertain you on the go. From recent featured discussions on women in leadership roles to who owns your selfies when you die, Legal Current podcasts cover a range of topics. Click …
Real-Life Bad Santas
The long-anticipated return of Willie Soke – Billy Bob Thornton’s portrayal of a thief disguised as a department store Santa Claus – happens Thanksgiving weekend with the release of Bad Santa 2. The sequel to the holiday cult classic centers on Willie’s attempt to rob a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Willie isn’t the only …
2nd Annual CCLF – Opening Salvos: A General Counsel’s Guide to Pricing Negotiations
How can I get more out of less? We all feel the pressure, not just in our professional, but also in our personal lives. Our push as individuals and professionals to maximize the output of finite resources is quite simply the way of the world. And it should not surprise us that our legal professional …
2nd Annual CCLF Panel – Beyond Borders: Building Strategic Outsourcing Initiatives from the General Counsel’s Office
Outsourcing is a topic of conversation that emerges at nearly every legal conference. While early conversations approached the topic with caution, a growing chorus of legal professionals view outsourcing – and even the inclusion of non-legal professionals – as a reliable, necessary component of their practice. A breakout session at the second annual Corporate Counsel …
2nd Annual CCLF Panel – Mission Critical: The Role of the GC in Managing Corporate Relations and Public Opinion
Reputation management is critical for companies, especially in today’s socially-connected world. And during a crisis, any and all comments have the potential to sway public opinion. At the second annual Corporate Counsel Leadership Forum in New York this week, the opening session – “Mission Critical: The Role of the General Counsel in Managing Corporate Relations …
Aspire to Lead Conference on Leadership in Companies & Communities
The Aspire to Lead Conference was recently held in Minneapolis. Hundreds of women and men from around the region met for a day full of speakers and networking to empower women to take more active leadership roles in their careers, communities and day-to-day lives. Matt Wallaert is a behavioral scientist working at the intersection of technology …
politics with a small “p”
While Politics is the conversation of water coolers and boardrooms today, politics with a small “p” is the hot topic at the fourth annual Aspire to Lead Conference in Minneapolis. Often women choose to stay out of politics with a large and small “p.” However, Melinda Shiek, human capital director, Optum, challenged the conference attendees …
Why Gender Diversity Is Important
Today, the morning after the first female presidential candidate appeared on the federal ballot for president of the United States, Thomson Reuters held its fourth-annual Aspire to Lead Conference in Minneapolis. While the majority of attendees certainly wished the results of the national election would have been different, given the first female candidate was not elected, …
Peer Monitor Index Holds Steady in Q3
Cross-currents buffeted the large law firm market in the third quarter. Firms saw the highest rate growth in two years, but also suffered the second consecutive quarterly decline in demand. The result was that the Peer Monitor Index held steady at 48 for the quarter. Rates have been rising steadily all year. In the third …
