Hundreds of lawyers around the world participated in The Chancery Lane Project (TCLP), a 24-hour global hackathon to create new contracts and model laws to help fight climate change, earlier this month. Thomson Reuters was honored to sponsor the hackathon, which focused on creating legal frameworks that enable and encourage businesses and communities to have …
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July 28 Webinar: Tackling Bullying and Sexual Harassment in the Legal Profession
The Thomson Reuters Transforming Women’s Leadership in the Law (TWLL) program will host the third webinar in its series focused on the evolving circumstances due to COVID-19 on July 28. The series, which began in May, explores the practical methods to advance gender equality and helps organizations support necessary cultural change. The series also examines …
FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION EPISODE 3: AN INTERVIEW WITH DREW SCHAFFER ON LEGAL AID
As Congress continues its budget negotiations, concerns are rising about the potential on federal support of legal aid for people with low incomes, seniors, people with disabilities, and others who lack ready access to legal services. In this episode of For Public Consumption, Sharon Sayles Belton, vice president of Government Affairs for Thomson Reuters, talks …
For Public Consumption Episode 2: An Interview with Diana White on the Future of the Legal Services Corporation
Earlier this spring, the Trump Administration released its full 2018 budget proposal, which outlined deep cuts, and even outright eliminations, of some agencies. Among the 19 agencies on the chopping block is the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), an independent nonprofit established by Congress to support low-income Americans with civil legal aid. While the budget for …
Podcast: The Estate Strikes Back – Deceased Stars, Star Wars & Posthumous Rights
On Jan. 26, 1997, many homes across America were tuned-in to Super Bowl XXXI. While much of the game itself may be a blur, most people who watched that night likely remember one image: Hollywood legend Fred Astaire, who had died nearly a decade before, dancing with an electric broom in a vacuum commercial. While …
Super Lawyers Redesigned
Super Lawyers has gone through a complete redesign of its award-winning magazine and website. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The patented selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. Cindy Larson, publisher …
Legal Disrupt Rewind: Big Data, the Cloud and Security in Law Firms
When firms embrace the opportunity to harness the power of big data and cloud technology, it is always with a careful eye toward managing security and risks. The Legal Current podcast caught-up with Catherine Monte, chief knowledge officer of Fox Rothschild, and Kimberly Stein, national manager for Enterprise Content Management Solutions at Thomson Reuters, to …
Alt.Legal Podcast with Ralph Baxter
Alt.Legal is a podcast hosted by Joe Borstein and Ed Sohn of Thomson Reuters and columnists of the alt.legal blog on Above the Law. For their inaugural show, Joe and Ed are joined by Ralph Baxter, the former chairman and CEO of Orrick and chairman of Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute (LEI) Advisory Board. Ralph joins the …
Ill Repute episode 9: The Daily Show and the downfall of Jared
Welcome to Ill Repute, a podcast about reputation and the forces in the 24 hour news cycle and social media that inpact them. In this edition, I am joined by our resident PR consultant, Leonard Lee, as well as my colleague in Corporate Affairs at Thomson Reuters, Alex Cook. This week, we discuss how the …
Thomson Reuters key author Dennis Wall reads book excerpt on lender force-placed insurance practices
Legal Solutions from Thomson Reuters are all about delivering legal content, technology and expertise. The site has thousands of products for sale, including numerous books from Thomson Reuters key authors. One of those authors is Dennis J. Wall, an experienced litigator, mediator, and expert witness in Florida and Federal Trial and Appellate Courts, and an elected member …