A new report released today by Legal Futures in association with Thomson Reuters, examines the changing face of law firms in the City of London. It demonstrates how far City law firms have moved in a relatively short period of time, mainly (but not exclusively) in response to the recession and the demands of their clients. …
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Law Firm Leaders Forum: Ten suggestions from a former managing partner
Greg Jordan served as Global Managing Partner for Reed Smith for 12 years. In late 2013, Jordan moved in-house to PNC Financial Services Group as general counsel and head of regulatory and government affairs. Jordan participated in a panel titled, “The Present and Future Health of the Large Law Firm Model” at the 19th annual …
Know-How for Canadian law firms and corporations: Practical Law Canada announced
Today Thomson Reuters launched Practical Law Canada, providing legal know-how for Canadian law firms and corporate law departments on transactional law and practice in the areas of Corporate M&A, Capital Markets and Securities. “Since 1990, lawyers in the UK, and since 2009 lawyers in the US have been relying on Practical Law to provide them …
Magna Carta 800th anniversary events kick off in DC
This post was written by Tom Leighton, vice president of Legal Editorial Operations at Thomson Reuters Washington DC was in the spotlight this past week as political, legal and academic leaders came together to kick off a year of Magna Carta celebrations. I was in the city with my colleagues John Shaughnessy and Gretchen DeSutter …
Podcast: Justice Randy Holland on the significance of Magna Carta
In the podcast linked below, Justice Randy Holland of the Delaware Supreme Court, and editor of Magna Carta: Muse and Mentor, discusses the significance of Magna Carta as it marks its 800th anniversary, and the new Muse and Mentor book available in print and in e-book form, from Thomson Reuters.
Magna Carta: Muse & Mentor exhibit opens today
Today at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C., “Magna Carta: Muse & Mentor” opened to a large gathering. The opening ceremony was hosted by David Mao, Law Librarian of Congress, with his most distinguished guests and speakers Her Highness The Princess Royal and James Billington, the Librarian of Congress. Remarks were also shared from the most …
Thomson Reuters and Library of Congress honor Magna Carta anniversary in new book
Today I had the privilege of looking at Magna Carta. It was amazing to be just inches of glass away from the seed of the rule of law globally. While I was excited, the gentleman to my right said he had driven 3,000 miles to see Magna Carta, and a 10-year-old boy standing to my …
October podcast: Egg-freezing, FantasySCOTUS and aggressive mopping
In this month’s Legal Current podcast, we cover: -Legal news: Apple, Facebook’s egg-freezing benefit: Three questions for employers. -Legal trends & insights: Dropbox wasn’t “hacked,” but should you worry anyway? -News from Thomson Reuters: FantasySCOTUS launches sixth season, sponsored by Thomson Reuters -On the legal blogs: “Aggressive mopper” arrested; made hotel worker cry You can …
ACC Annual Meeting – Top five takeaways from Big Data session
This post was written by Patrick Johnson, senior marketer supporting Serengeti at Thomson Reuters The buzz around Big Data is everywhere, yet very few people have figured out how to control its use and scope. Legal departments often have to scramble to catch up and keep their companies in compliance with ever-changing laws around data …
ACC Annual Meeting – Rob Thomas on management skills for the chief legal officer session
This post was written by Rob Thomas, vice president of marketing for the Corporate segment of Thomson Reuters I previously wrote about an early session during the first day of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Annual Meeting. But I also attended another popular session that day, titled Surviving the Jungle: Management Skills for the Chief …
