On June 1-3, Emmy Award-winning writer and comedian Seth Meyers will host legal professionals from the U.S., Canada, the UK and Europe for the Thomson Reuters Legal SYNERGY user conference. Ahead of the virtual conference, Legal Current is previewing the more than 60 educational sessions that will help attendees better navigate today’s environment, manage their …
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Pro Bono Spotlight: Volunteer Attorneys Fight Climate Change, Advocate for Animal Protection
From championing the fight against climate change to advocating for animal protection, Thomson Reuters attorneys are volunteering to provide pro bono legal services worldwide. The company’s commitment to pro bono legal work includes efforts of Practical Law editors as well as employees involved with groups like the Pro Bono Connection-New York committee. Two Thomson Reuters …
- May 19, 2021
- Carrie Brooker
Employment Law Insights: How to Use Vaccine Passports Legally
As COVID-19 vaccinations bring us closer to a new normal, law firms and corporations are making decisions around when and how to safely return to the office. Among the issues human resources departments are considering is the concept of a COVID passport. Barbara Harris, Practical Law senior legal editor of Labor & Employment, Thomson Reuters, …
- May 5, 2021
- Carrie Brooker
Chancery Lane Project: Lawyers Worldwide Collaborate on Climate Change
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 …
- November 24, 2020
- Carrie Brooker
Thomson Reuters Practical Law Debuts New Practice Area: Health Care
Today Thomson Reuters introduced Health Care, a new practice area within Practical Law, to deliver legal information related to multiple health care topics and other critical legal know-how content. Practical Law Health Care provides deep expertise and knowledge in easy-to-understand resources to address federal and state statutes in areas including fraud and abuse, payment and reimbursement, …
- November 11, 2020
- Carrie Brooker
New Brexit and European Resources on Practical Law and Westlaw Edge UK
To help users stay ahead of new European Union and country-specific legislation and developments, Thomson Reuters today announced Brexit, EU and EU member state enhancements on Practical Law, plus a Divergence Tracker feature on Westlaw Edge UK. Practical Law’s team of expert lawyer-editors collaborated with leading European lawyers and law firms to deliver maintained Practical …
- October 14, 2020
- Carrie Brooker
#ACCAM20: Ethical Implications of Legal Tech and Social Media
Competence. Confidentiality. Integrity. What do these ethical duties have to do with legal technology and social media? More than in-house counsel may realize. Professional responsibility rules in most states require attorneys to stay up to date on relevant technology. More and more, in-house counsel cannot ethically represent companies without understanding how to leverage these technologies and how they impact a client’s day-to-day business. But what …
- September 29, 2020
- Carrie Brooker
Thomson Reuters Shines in The National Law Journal & Corporate Counsel 2020 “Best Of” Surveys
Thomson Reuters Shines in The National Law Journal & Corporate Counsel 2020 “Best Of” Surveys Thomson Reuters products and services earned accolades in multiple categories in The National Law Journal and Corporate Counsel 2020 “Best Of” surveys. The publications’ readers honored Thomson Reuters offerings for both Legal and Corporate customers. Below is the recognition from …
- April 13, 2020
- Carrie Brooker
Thomson Reuters Resource Center: Staying Current on COVID-19
As the global spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) continues, our main objective at Thomson Reuters is to support customers and their businesses. As part of this commitment, Thomson Reuters developed a COVID-19 resource center earlier this week to help navigate this complicated and fast-changing environment. It includes several free resources, created and curated by Thomson Reuters …
- March 18, 2020
- Carrie Brooker
Practical Law Global: Navigating Expansion Opportunities and Challenges
As businesses of all sizes expand their global footprint, they discover opportunities for growth in new markets as well as the challenges of cross-border legal issues. To help legal professionals effectively manage global practice and procedure, Thomson Reuters has introduced Practical Law Global. Practical Law Global puts all Practical Law content globally into a single …
- February 13, 2020
- Carrie Brooker