Judge Frederic Block offers a behind-the-scenes look into the trials of a federal court judge in DISROBED: An Inside Look at the Life and Work of a Federal Trial Judge, providing readers a view into his personal life and his experiences with controversial legal topics throughout his career. A sitting judge on one of the …
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Washington Ideas Forum: Social media, mobile technology and our changing world
The following is a guest post written by Steve Rubley, managing director, Government, Thomson Reuters. When you consider how quickly social media and mobile technology have been adopted throughout the world – according to a McKinsey report, it took Facebook just a year to sign up 50 million users and Twitter only 9 months, compared …
- November 21, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
Highlighting the fight against fraud
This post was written by Megan Gustafson Thomson Reuters Fraud Prevention and Investigations (FP&I) business, which brings to the marketplace the industry-leading investigative product suite CLEAR, is joining with organizations across the globe to observe International Fraud Awareness Week from November 11 to 17. Sponsored by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), International Fraud …
- November 9, 2012
- Susan Martin
Thomson Reuters hosts 17th annual Law Firm Leaders Forum; keynote by Joe Scarborough
Thomson Reuters announced it will host the 17th annual Law Firm Leaders Forum, taking place Nov. 15-16, 2012, in San Francisco. Following one of the most anticipated United States general elections in recent history, keynote speaker Joe Scarborough, co-host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe and a former four-term Congressman, will share his thoughts on the results …
- November 8, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
Free catastrophic insurance law session Friday from West LegalEdcenter
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy’s extreme devastation, projected to total more than $20 billion in damages, catastrophic insurance experts and Thomson Reuters authors Dennis Wall and John DiMungo will provide a FREE West LegalEdcenter session, Friday, November 9 at 12:00 pm EST for the legal community. The one-hour live session will cover catastrophic claims …
- November 8, 2012
- Susan Martin
WestlawNext Case Evaluator goes mobile
This post was written by Megan Gustafson Thomson Reuters has launched the mobile application of WestlawNext’s powerful reporting tool, Case Evaluator. The new format will allow users to quickly research valuable information about similar cases from wherever they are – in court, in negotiations, while commuting or waiting for a flight. Case Evaluator arms users …
- November 6, 2012
- Susan Martin
For customers affected by Hurricane Sandy
Let us know that you’re safe. We understand that the full extent of the damage will not be fully understood for days, but we want you to know we are here to help. The legal businesses of Thomson Reuters are committed to helping customers affected by Hurricane Sandy restore their practices and businesses as soon …
- October 30, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
New iPad app provides a glimpse into the careers of Thomson Reuters technologists
This post was written by Joel Leeman. Thomson Reuters must continuously innovate – developing new technologies and products to meet our customers’ needs. That’s why building a technology workforce that is talented, creative and most of all, innovative, is integral to our success. Not surprisingly, we’re an in-demand workplace for technology talent, and we’re filling …
- October 26, 2012
- Susan Martin
Thomson Reuters and BlumbergExcelsior sign a strategic licensing agreement
Thomson Reuters and BlumbergExcelsior, Inc., a leading supplier of online law forms, have signed a strategic licensing agreement which will add more than 230 Blumberg forms to current content on Westlaw Form Builder. The list of forms covers several practice areas including litigation, real estate, landlord/tenant and powers of attorney. The Blumberg forms will be …
- October 26, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
FindLaw introduces mobile product line with responsive design technology
FindLaw has introduced Mobile Essential, a mobile solution for attorneys that uses responsive design technology to optimize law firm websites so that visitors and potential clients have an optimal user experience whether viewing the page from a smartphone, tablet or desktop. Unlike websites that have a separate mobile Web address for mobile device viewing, websites …
- October 19, 2012
- Jeff McCoy