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Earth Day Insights: How Lawyers Are Fighting Climate Change
Thomson Reuters has long supported The Chancery Lane Project (TCLP), a collaborative effort of lawyers worldwide working to develop new contracts and model laws to help fight climate change. Today TCLP is announcing the publication of 21 new clauses and three new model laws, bringing the total number of free clauses to 71. The clauses …
- April 22, 2021
- Carrie Brooker
Insights from the Thomson Reuters Legal Geek Takeover: AI Ethics
Thomson Reuters recently hosted a Legal Geek takeover, a half day of virtual sessions on legal innovation, technology and trends. A highlight of the event was the AI Ethics session hosted by a Thomson Reuters team – Andrew Fletcher, director of TR Labs; Milda Norkute, senior designer; and Nadja Herger, data scientist – along with …
- March 31, 2021
- Carrie Brooker
Insights from the Thomson Reuters Legal Geek Takeover: Contract Review and Machine Learning
Thomson Reuters recently hosted a Legal Geek takeover, a half day of virtual sessions on legal innovation, technology and trends. A highlight of the event was the Contract Review: Themes in Machine Learning session hosted by a Thomson Reuters team of Carolyn Bussey, senior user researcher; Steve Fullerton, software product manager; Masoud Makrehchi, director of …
- March 26, 2021
- Carrie Brooker
Top 10 Law Firm Brands in Canada
Blakes is the top Canadian law firm brand for the sixth consecutive year, according to the 2021 Canadian Law Firm Brand Index from Thomson Reuters. McCarthy Tétrault clinched the second spot, a position the firm has held for six years. Osler, another consistently leading brand, came in third; last year, the firm tied for third …
- March 25, 2021
- Carrie Brooker
Insights from the Thomson Reuters Legal Geek Takeover: Maximizing Productivity with HighQ
Thomson Reuters recently hosted a Legal Geek takeover, a half day of virtual sessions on legal innovation, technology and trends. A highlight of the event was the Maximizing the Productivity of Your Legal Workflow session hosted by Tom MacDonald, product manager for Thomson Reuters HighQ, and Mark Reynolds, lead consultant for Thomson Reuters Legal Professionals …
- March 24, 2021
- Carrie Brooker
Top 20 UK Law Firm Brands
Pinsent Masons is the top UK law firm of 2021, according to the UK Law Firm Brand Index. Compiled annually by Thomson Reuters, the 2021 index saw considerable reshuffling of the top brands. Eversheds Sutherland rose this year to second place, and Slaughter and May ranked third, jumping seven spots from 2020. Linklaters also rose …
- March 24, 2021
- Carrie Brooker
Top 20 U.S. Law Firm Brands
For the first time in five years, a new firm tops the U.S. Law Firm Brand Index: Kirkland & Ellis. Compiled annually by Thomson Reuters, the 2021 index saw considerable reshuffling among the top 10 brands. Latham & Watkins rose to the second spot, and Jones Day – which topped the list for the previous …
- March 23, 2021
- Carrie Brooker
Insights from the Thomson Reuters Legal Geek Takeover: COVID-19 – Catalyst for Change
Thomson Reuters recently hosted a Legal Geek takeover, a half day of virtual sessions on legal innovation, technology and trends. Among the highlights was the COVID-19 – Catalyst for Change session hosted by Elizabeth Duffy, senior director of Global Client Services for Thomson Reuters. The session explored how the pandemic has provided opportunities for corporate …
- March 22, 2021
- Carrie Brooker
Innovative Law Firms and Legal Tech Providers Drive Growth of Thomson Reuters Marketplace
Innovative law firms and legal tech providers offering their products and workflows, such as customized solution templates for HighQ, are driving the expansion of Thomson Reuters Marketplace. An open environment that lets users find and test solutions that extend the functionality of many of their existing products, Marketplace is among the Thomson Reuters solutions enabling …
- March 19, 2021
- Carrie Brooker