Last week, Thomson Reuters hosted the first Public-Private Partnership Summit at the newly-minted US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Hosted by the Legal Executive Institute, Sharon Sayles Belton, vice president of Government and Community Affairs with Thomson Reuters, served as emcee at the day-long event which included domain experts from law enforcement, the banking and finance …
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Future of Legal Technology Discussed at Toronto Forum
More than 200 law firm leaders, technologists and academics discussed the future of technology and the legal profession at the Emerging Legal Technology Forum in Toronto on Wednesday. Experts from leading law firms and corporations such as Air Canada and Osler, Hoskins & Harcourt LLP discussed topics including the current state of technologies available to legal practitioners, and …
Declining Litigation Demand May Be Due to Client Pressure, Latest Data Shows
Litigation demand – long-seen in steady decline over the past several years – may actually be a more complicated issue, with client push-back on billing playing a larger role in falling demand numbers than any actual decline in the number of litigation actions, according to a new report by the Legal Executive Institute and Thomson …
Mental Illness, Access to Justice & Legal Solutions
The issue of providing adequate access to justice for people with mental illness has grown in importance as these situations continue to strain strapped state and federal budgets and public and governmental agencies try to work together to find solutions. A new white paper, entitled How are Civil Courts Meeting the Challenge of Mental Health?, …
Emerging Legal Technology Forum
As technology continues to transform the legal profession, leading technologists, futurists, law firm leaders, legal change consultants and others will meet in Toronto on September 20 to discuss the current state of technologies and the impact they are having in firms. The Emerging Legal Technology Forum will feature panels and discussions from more than two …
Pragmatic Social Media for Solo & Small Law Firms
This year, more than half of Americans will use Facebook. More than 360 million people are members of LinkedIn. If you’re not using social media to help promote your practice, you may be missing out on an important channel for reaching prospective clients. A new white paper from FindLaw, “From Novelty to Necessity: Pragmatic Social …
The showdown over voter ID laws
Voter ID laws in five states – North Carolina, North Dakota, Kansas, Texas and Wisconsin – have been softened or overturned in recent weeks. But with some states contesting the rulings, the battle over voter ID laws continue as voter registration deadlines loom in many states. In addition to the recent rulings and appeals, according …
Knowledge Management as a Competitive Advantage, “KM with Kim” ILTACON Wrap-up
In discussions with firms at ILTACON 2016, one thing stands out in the world of knowledge management: in an era of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence, knowledge management can help firms gain a competitive advantage. In this post-ILTA wrap-up edition of “KM with Kim,” Kim Stein, national manager of knowledge management for Thomson Reuters, shares …
ILTACON 2016 – The ILTACON TV Interview with Eric Laughlin and Elisabeth Hardy
Though the event may have wrapped last week, ILTACON 2016 is still generating news. ILTA has just released its interview (embedded below) with Thomson Reuters own Eric Laughlin, managing director of LMS and the Corporate segment, and Elisabet Hardy, vice president of Product Management. Taped during the show, Candi A. Smith, e-discovery project manager with …
Legal Debate Series: The Limits of Law
The eighth in the series of Thomson Reuters Legal Debates took place on Sept. 1 at Thomson Reuters Canary Wharf Auditorium with the motion under debate being whether the judiciary, not just parliament, must address breached election promises. The Rt. Hon. David Lammy, MP and Robert Palmer, barrister, Monckton Chambers, argued for the motion which was opposed …
