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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Thomson Reuters Legal SYNERGY2021: Thought-Leadership Highlights
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 …
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 …
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 the 4th: Space Law Resources on Westlaw Edge
In honor of May the 4th – inspired by a pun of the iconic Star Wars phrase, “May the force be with you” – Legal Current is exploring space law and how lawyers and lawmakers can keep pace with space explorers and entrepreneurs. Space law isn’t a topic for science fiction fans; it’s big business, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
