On Wednesday, June 21 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thomson Reuters will host the second annual Government Conference at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, D.C. The focus of this year’s conference is the impact of technology and other disruptions to government’s ability to meet mission objectives. This is the second Government Conference where …
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Jim Sandman on Access to Justice and Technology
Jim Sandman, president of Legal Services Corporation, recently visited the Thomson Reuters Eagan campus to share his thoughts on how the legal industry has been slow to initiate and adopt new technologies, change their traditional service-delivery patters or simplify processes for improved accessibility. Following the presentation, David Curle, Director of Market Intelligence for the Legal …
- October 25, 2016
- Alex Cook
The 2016 ILTA/InsideLegal Technology Purchasing Survey: Follow the Money
At the annual International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) conference (ILTACON), underway this week, no discussion of information and insight about the strategy and operations of modern legal organizations would be complete without a discussion of money and how it’s being spent. In cooperation with ILTA, InsideLegal produces an annual survey of legal technology purchasing practices. …
- September 1, 2016
- Alex Cook
Will Artificial Intelligence Have a Radical Impact on the Legal Profession?
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a hot phrase for lawyers, both in-house and in private practice, for some years. But will it fundamentally transform the day-to-day work that lawyers do? As part of Thomson Reuters ongoing Legal Debate Series in the UK, domain experts from around the Legal industry set out to test the hype …
- July 27, 2016
- Alex Cook
AALL 2016: Future Legal Workspaces
The goal of rising through the ranks, making partner and enjoying the view from a large corner office may not be attainable in the coming years. Career success and striving to make partner are still reasonable goals, but as the legal landscape has changed over recent years, the development of the legal workspace of …
- July 18, 2016
- Jeff McCoy
Pokémon GO and the Privacy Debate
Back in 2006, Doctor Who included a new origin episode for the cybernetically augmented antagonists, the Cybermen. In it, the villain converts much of the population to Cybermen by dint of a bluetooth like “EarPod” headset. The EarPod is kind of an enhanced iPhone, delivering music, news and information directly to the brain of the …
- July 13, 2016
- Alex Cook
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 …
- May 18, 2016
- Alex Cook
ABA TECHSHOW 2016 Session Preview with David Curle
ABA TECHSHOW 2016 is underway, and I had a moment to catch up with David Curle, director of Strategic Competitive Intelligence with Thomson Reuters, to give us a preview of his session, “How Is the New What: Rethinking Legal Work,” that will be held later today in the EXPO Hall. This afternoon, my colleague from …
- March 17, 2016
- Alex Cook
ABA TECHSHOW 2016: Q&A with Keynote Speaker Cindy Cohn, Executive Director of the EFF
The power of technology and big data is pervasive in today’s world. And just as legal professionals look to harness its power, others – like Cindy Cohn, executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation – vow to make sure those who tap its potential do so responsibly. Thomson Reuters Westlaw is proud to sponsor Cohn …
- March 10, 2016
- Alex Cook
Congrats to Kate Boeckman for Being Named to MSP Business Journal’s “40 Under 40”
Our own technology guru, contributor and friend Kate Boeckman has been named to this year’s Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal “40 Under 40” list. As product manager of Wearable and Emerging Product Technologies at Thomson Reuters, Kate works at the intersection of how our solutions meet the latest technology. She is one of more than 550 …
- January 21, 2016
- Alex Cook