Imagine this: A child is abducted by their own parent to another country. The left-behind parent is enraged, scared and confused. That parent contacts the local authorities to help retrieve the child. INTERPOL alerts are raised, news agencies pick up the story and the general public cries out for justice under the Hague Convention: the return …
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How lawyers can find out if their traffic report is lying to them
When it comes to firm marketing, it can be easy to become fixated on metrics like website visits and search rankings, but do they tell the whole story? Mark Jacobsen, senior director of Strategic Development & Thought Leadership for FindLaw, sits down with Sean Sands, digital marketing expert, Web Content for FindLaw, about their new …
ABA Techshow session recap: The Future of Advertising
While marketing may not be the favorite pastime of many attorneys, most would agree that in today’s hyper-competitive environment, it has become an activity that law firms must understand and, increasingly, embrace. In light of this, the 2015 ABA Techshow lunch and learn session, “The Future of Advertising,” sponsored by FindLaw and presented by Eli …
Americans Say Freedom of Speech is the Most Important Constitutional Right, According to FindLaw.com Survey for Law Day, May 1
EAGAN, Minn. – Freedom of speech is the most important constitutional right, according to a new survey from FindLaw.com, the most popular legal information website. In honor of Law Day (May 1), FindLaw.com asked 1,000 American adults to rank the rights enumerated in the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights in order of importance. …
Thomson Reuters to sponsor opening reception, keynote at ABA Techshow
Thomson Reuters will join with ABA Techshow in support of key sponsorships at this year’s conference, including the Arrival Reception, Appathon, and the keynote address featuring bestselling author Nicholas Carr. Carr’s conversation will center on technology, culture and the Internet, and their impact on the legal industry and legal professionals. Carr is author of “The …
Do divorce courts favor men or women?
Do divorce courts favor men or women? Well, the answer depends on whom you ask. A new survey from FindLaw.com says men and women have sharply different views on whether divorce courts tend to favor men or women. The majority of American men (57 percent) believe that divorce courts generally favor women. However, a nearly equal majority …
Thomson Reuters earns 13 top honors in 2015 National Law Journal Readers Rankings
Thomson Reuters took top honors for key products and services across 13 categories in the fourth annual Best of The National Law Journal Readers Rankings. Thomson Reuters (Westlaw) was recognized as the top Legal Research Provider, including software as a service, digital and print products. WestlawNext, the industry-leading legal research solution, was ranked best Online Legal Research …
FindLaw builds website for Global Women’s Rights Organization
In just one week, a team of FindLaw employees created and launched a new website for the Minneapolis-based nonprofit Global Rights for Women. The site was part of FindLaw’s Web Plunge Coding for Charity program. Global Rights for Women is dedicated to promoting human rights, with a focus on achieving legal reform to eliminate violence …
FindLaw.com survey: Americans oppose “speed trap” radar cameras
Smile, you’re on radar speed trap camera! More communities across the country are adopting automated radar-activated cameras to catch speeding motorists in the act, and such cameras are opposed by a majority of Americans, says a new survey from FindLaw.com. The survey found that 52 percent of Americans oppose the use of radar speed cameras, while 48 …
Justice Ginsburg Tops Super Lawyers Supreme Court Lunch Date List
EAGAN, Minn. – The dream of sharing a meal and conversation with a Supreme Court justice would seem to be the ultimate lunch date. But which justice? And where would you take them? Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, surveyed 99 of the top lawyers in the U.S. and asked them, “Which U.S. Supreme Court …
