This post was written by Joe Raczynski, technology manager for Large Law Firms, Thomson Reuters “Not preparing for eDiscovery will cause your company to spend millions meeting an eDiscovery request via a lawsuit or investigation or worse – losing a multi-million or multi-billion dollar lawsuit because you cannot retrieve data in time to satisfy a judge.” …
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Marijuana legislation continues to grow among states
Thomson Reuters recently produced a 50-state survey of marijuana laws which revealed a general trend toward liberalizing restrictions on marijuana use and cultivation. An infographic is available here. To read a follow up from the Thomson Reuters Reference Attorney group which includes updates to the original survey data, visit the Legal Solutions blog.
Knowledge management in the legal profession
This post was written by Kimberly Stein, manager of Solutions Software for Thomson Reuters Here at the Ark Group’s 9th annual Knowledge Management in the Legal Profession conference in New York, legal practitioners and technologists are discussing and debating the strategic context for KM in law firms. A series of “TED-talk” style discussions, debates, and …
Americans unsure about Social Security’s future, says FindLaw survey
Millions of Americans count on their monthly Social Security check. But will Social Security still be around when currently working Americans reach retirement age? A new survey from FindLaw says there’s widespread concern. Only 30 percent of American adults said they expect to receive Social Security when they retire. Most Americans said that they either don’t expect …
Karl Florida on how technology drives profitability for small law firms
As 2013 starts to wind down, 2014 profitability may be top of mind for many small law firms. In a new article posted on the Legal Solutions site, Karl Florida, managing director of Small Law Firms for Thomson Reuters, applies smart business acumen to the current small law firm environment. In How Technology Drives Short- …
Marijuana legislation continues to grow among states according to WestlawNext
The growing debate around medicinal and recreational marijuana use isn’t about to go up in smoke any time soon. In fact, the issue is lighting up Capitol Hill, with 40 states and the District of Columbia proposing or enacting legislation surrounding pot use, according to WestlawNext, the nation’s leading online legal research service. The recreational …
Spotlight on Serengeti Tracker: An award-winning implementation story
Since last summer, the legal department of Subway restaurants has come a long way from their old litigation database and invoice approval system. In just a year after adopting Thomson Reuters Serengeti Tracker, the successful implementation earned them the Connecticut Law Tribune’s Legal Departments of the Year award for Best Use of Technology. It started …
Serengeti featured in Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
In an article recently published in Metropolitan Corporate Counsel online, Patrick Johnson, senior marketer for Serengeti discusses the importance of legal spend and matter management software. Effectively tracking vendor legal matters and spending are of the utmost importance to efficiently managing even a small legal department. While accounts payable (A/P) software can report on some …
New white paper explores the growing presence of organized crime in insurance fraud
Each year, U.S. insurance companies lose $80 billion to non-medical insurance fraud, and organized crime accounts for a piece of the action with a growing number of well-organized, lucrative insurance scams. For example, in February 2012, federal authorities busted a no-fault auto insurance scam in New York orchestrated by the Russian Mob that netted $275 …
Winning a ten year trademark battle in China
Getting Westlaw registered as a trademark in China has been a Herculean task spanning ten years. Ryan Sheppard, vice president of Trademark Assets for Thomson Reuters, recently talked to Donna La Vardera, trademark manager for Legal at Thomson Reuters, about her dogged pursuit of the mark which was finally granted this year. Donna, why is …
