Thomson Reuters recently acquired Practical Law Company. In the video clip below, Allison Guidette, managing director of Large Law Firms at Thomson Reuters, discusses the importance of this acquisition and what it means for the company. “Practical Law Company offers valuable know-how, practical tools and check lists – the types of resources lawyers need in …
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Thomson Reuters to acquire Practical Law Company
This post was written by Allison Guidette, managing director of Large Law Firms I’m pleased to announce that Thomson Reuters has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Practical Law Company, the London-based provider of practical legal know-how and workflow tools to law firms and corporate law departments. Practical Law Company’s strength is its focus upon …
- January 4, 2013
- Susan Martin
The challenge of thriving in today’s economic climate
This post was written by Allison Guidette, managing direct of Large Law Firms Over the past five years, the legal industry has gone through substantial change and the economics of many law firms have evolved in kind. The credit crisis hit mid-2008 causing a big dip in demand for just about all legal services immediately …
- November 5, 2012
- Susan Martin
Large Law Firm segment at ILTA 2012
The 2012 ILTA Conference is now well underway! We’re looking forward to talking with attendees about what’s new in legal technology as well as sharing what we see and hear via this blog. Later this week, Allison Guidette, general manager, large law segment, will be speaking at ILTA 2012 to provide an update on Thomson …
- August 28, 2012
- Scott Augustin
Finding greater efficiencies in firms
The buzzword in a lot of firms these days is “efficiency”. Firms are under pressures from client to demonstrate greater value in the services they provide. That often means achieving greater efficiency in how the firm manages cases. The result is often higher productivity for the firm, and lower costs for the client, creating a …
- May 14, 2012
- Susan Martin
Law firms, technology, competition and friction points
This post was written by Allison Guidette, managing director of Large Law Firms You don’t have to talk to too many law firm leaders these days before you get the sense that 2012 is shaping up to be a challenging year. While the recent headlines on the overall economy show some welcome rays of optimism, …
- February 1, 2012
- Susan Martin
Westlaw Litigator launches new versions of Westlaw CaseLogistix & West Case Notebook
Litigators deal with a lot of information, often scattered across different databases and computer systems. The Westlaw Litigator suite of tools gives litigators a set of integrated tools that pulls key case information across various sources and integrates it into their case preparation workflow. As an example, Westlaw CaseLogistix 5.3 & West Case Notebook 2.5 were recently launched, …
- April 8, 2011
- Susan Martin
Westlaw Litigator launches Westlaw Drafting Assistant
Drafting case documents is one of the most tedious and time-consuming tasks for litigators. Westlaw Litigator has now added Westlaw Drafting Assistant, which combines research, analysis, templates, drafting tools and more to help attorneys create high-quality legal case documents more efficiently. Westlaw Drafting Assistant provides seamless drafting, research, and analysis, so locating information, authority, and …
- January 31, 2011
- Susan Martin
