In a session at AALL called “Hot Topic: Technological Innovation in the Practice of Law,” three panelists spoke about what innovation means to them and precautions people need to take when being innovative. Daniel Lewis, co-founder and CEO of Ravel Law started things off by talking about how innovation is not about replacing lawyers, like some …
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WestlawNext wins Legaltech innovation award
The Legaltech 2015 conference returned to San Francisco, CA after a 10 year break, and the conference ended with an awards ceremony held at The City Club of San Francisco on July 14, 2015. Tom Larranaga of Legaltech news announced the awards, which recognized 26 companies, law firms, and technology innovators for their contributions to the …
- July 17, 2015
- Andrew McLennan-Murray
Introducing Thomson Reuters Forum and the Know 360 app
The Legal business of Thomas Reuters launched a new twice-yearly magazine for legal professionals called Thomson Reuters Forum. The inaugural issue takes inspiration from the concept of multiple viewpoints – a new and completely fresh perspective, crowd-sourced through experiences and points of view from across the global legal market. “Thomson Reuters has a unique opportunity to …
- July 9, 2015
- Susan Martin
Karl Florida on the Legal Tech Open Innovation Challenge
The 2015 Legal Tech Open Innovation Challenge began this week, and things are off to a great start so far! Sponsored by Thomson Reuters and CodeX – The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics – and hosted by InnoCentive, this competition is an open call for legal professionals, programmers, entrepreneurs, data scientists and any other interested …
- June 18, 2015
- Susan Martin
The Thomson Reuters/CodeX 2015 Legal Tech Open Innovation Challenge starts now
Are you a forward-thinking technologist or entrepreneur who is developing next-generation technology solutions that can advance the legal system? If so, then you need to join the 2015 Legal Tech Open Innovation Challenge. Sponsored by Thomson Reuters and CodeX – The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics – and hosted by InnoCentive, this competition is an …
- June 16, 2015
- Susan Martin
The long road to a patent: Distributed search proves innovation comes in multiple forms
Thomson Reuters provides information so our customers can make informed decisions for their businesses and their clients; and the way our customers access that information is through our online products. Because of the vast amount of content we have available, we must both store all of that content and make it searchable for our customers. …
- June 3, 2015
- Susan Martin
Video: Advice for growing managers from Bob Schukai
What skills are necessary to create technology managers today? A recent ILTA Peer to Peer interview (PDF) with Bob Schukai, head of Advanced Product Innovation; Dan Bennett, vice president, Enterprise Data Services; and Kate Boeckman, product manager, Wearable & Emerging Product Technologies, all at Thomson Reuters, highlights what skills are necessary, as well as tips for developing those …
- May 12, 2015
- Gretchen DeSutter
Appapalooza: Transforming the world, one app at a time
When the song “Uptown Funk” came over the loudspeakers at the Minneapolis Convention Center this past Sunday, I couldn’t help but smile as a group of giggling girls pushed their way past me to hit the dance floor. Looking around the room, they weren’t alone. Groups of girls ranging in age from 10 to 19 …
- May 7, 2015
- Kate Boeckman
David Curle interviews Canadian lawyer and author Mitch Kowalski
Mitch Kowalski, innovative thinker, Canadian lawyer and author of Avoiding Extinction: Reimagining Legal Services for the 21st Century, was in Eagan, Minn. last week, speaking with Thomson Reuters employees. He spoke about what he calls the “Great Legal Reformation,” which is the early stages of the most disruptive period of time in the history of the …
- April 28, 2015
- Susan Martin
200 years of innovation
This post was written by Robert Mccorquodale, marketing executive in the Legal UKI business of Thomson Reuters Thomson Reuters is the strategic partner to the Global Law Summit, held this week in London to mark 800 years since the sealing of Magna Carta. The event celebrates the history of this important document and its impact …
- March 2, 2015
- Susan Martin