It’s a beautiful day in Chicago, and ABA Techshow is the place to be. From cloud and collaboration topics to e-discovery strategies and social media, ABA Techshow offers something for everyone. In between product demonstrations, we attended a session on leveraging social media to build relevance, and another on trends and ethics in cloud security. …
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Patent Approval for Super Lawyers
Being named to the Super Lawyers list in their respective state is a highly coveted goal for many attorneys. The rigorous, multi-phased selection process combines peer evaluations with third-party research, and each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Now that process receives a distinction that further demonstrates Super Lawyers …
- April 3, 2013
- Jeff McCoy
Check out Firm Central at ABA Techshow
This guest blog post was written by Ben Vickers, director of product marketing for Small Law Firms at Thomson Reuters. Thomson Reuters will be demonstrating Firm Central, a new hosted practice management solution for solo and small law firms, at ABA Techshow in Chicago from April 4-6. Come see how Firm Central not only helps …
- April 2, 2013
- Susan Martin
Join the ProView Lunch & Learn at ABA Techshow
This guest blog post was written by Lise Freking, director of Product Line Strategy for Thomson Reuters Attendees at the upcoming ABA Techshow in Chicago can attend a free Lunch & Learn session on Thomson Reuters ProView eBooks. ProView is a professional grade platform that allows you to interact with your eBooks in entirely new ways and …
- April 2, 2013
- Susan Martin
Thomson Reuters named one of Ethisphere’s 2013 “World’s Most Ethical Companies”
During the 2013 Global Ethics Summit held earlier this year, Thomson Reuters was recognized by the Ethisphere Institute, the leading business ethics think-tank, as one of the 2013 World’s Most Ethical Companies (WME). This marked the sixth occasion, and the fifth year in a row, that the company has been honored for promoting the highest …
- April 1, 2013
- Jeff McCoy
See you ABA Techshow!
The Legal Current will be at the American Bar Association Techshow from April 3-6, 2013, live tweeting and blogging. It promises to be an exciting and informative show, and we hope to catch up with many of our readers! For those of you who will be attending, make sure to stop by the various Thomson …
- April 1, 2013
- Susan Martin
Thomson Reuters garners seven top honors in 2013 Best of The National Law Journal Readers Rankings
The second annual Best of The National Law Journal Readers Rankings was released last week and Thomson Reuters products and services took top honors in seven categories. WestlawNext was recognized as the Best Legal Research Vendor (including offline) for the second consecutive year. WestlawNext also earned top accolades for Best Legal Research iPad® App and …
- April 1, 2013
- Jeff McCoy
Thomson Reuters welcomes OFT clearance of Practical Law Company deal
Thomson Reuters today announced that it has received formal clearance from the Office of Fair Trading (“OFT”) for its completed acquisition of Practical Law Company. The acquisition brings together the world class legal information and tools of Thomson Reuters with Practical Law Company’s expert authored know-how resources. Regulatory clearance in the UK means the “hold …
- March 28, 2013
- Paul Sandell
Introducing a resource for mid-sized firms
Mid-size firms are growing in today’s economy and many of them are trying to figure out how to continue to compete against their Big Law counterparts. However, they face some challenges. Whereas large law firms have complex organizations in which decisions are broadly managed, the majority of decisions in mid-size firms lay with the managing partner. …
- March 27, 2013
- Susan Martin
New Reuters news apps ranked no. 1 in the iTunes App Store
The new Reuters iPhone and iPad news apps are currently ranked number one for free news apps in the iTunes App store. The apps were designed to deliver the speed, breadth and insight of Reuters journalism and financial information. Since news moves quickly, these apps were designed to respond instantly with notifications when important updates …
- March 22, 2013
- Susan Martin