The Thomson Reuters Peer Monitor Economic Index rose 3 points to 53 in the second quarter, following a poor start to the year. Demand for the quarter was flat. Worked rates were up 3.2%. Litigation fell for the fourth consecutive quarter, dropping 1.5%, although the decline was less than the first quarter. Corporate work, IP …
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Elisabet Hardy talks Elite’s new business development solution
It’s that time of year again – summer is dwindling, there is a chill in the air, kids are getting ready to head back to school…and legal industry professionals are flocking to Las Vegas for the annual International Legal Technology Association conference (ILTA)! ILTA 2013: The Catalyst is a four-day educational conference with over 200 …
What you can expect at the annual ILTA Education Conference
This blog post was written by Brice Duffy, manager of Information Systems at Mackall Crounse & Moore, PLC; Minneapolis city representative and Emerging Technologies Steering Committee member for ILTA In preparation for the upcoming International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) annual conference, Minnesota-based ILTA members met in Minneapolis last week to share some insights and pointers for those …
Day of the Woman celebrated at the ABA Annual Meeting
Women attorneys of America – unite! Women attorneys were celebrated on Aug. 9, 2013 at the American Bar Association’s Annual Meeting in San Francisco, Calif. “The Day of the Woman,” which commemorated the 25th anniversary of the Commission on Women in the Profession, marked the progress women lawyers have made and the work still to be …
Podcast: Retention and promotion of women in law firms
The National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL) recently concluded its annual meeting in New York. Among the topics discussed at the meeting was skills, strategies and stumbling blocks for women lawyers in their career path. Last year, NAWL released its National Survey on Retention and Promotion of Women in Law Firms and remarkably little has changed for women at …
New government white paper on preservation and legal holds in the public sector
The amount of electronically stored information (ESI) is growing, and government agencies are becoming increasingly concerned about the necessity to preserve ESI and the negative consequences that may result if preservation doesn’t happen. Failure to protect ESI for potential audits, investigations, administrative proceedings, or anticipated litigation can put an agency at a higher risk of being …
FindLaw survey: More than a quarter of young people have social media posts they regret
While the old adage, “Always assume positive intent” may cover all manner of sins, when it comes to people’s use of social media, sometimes you’ve got to wonder. And if a new survey is any indicator, social media users also have thought twice. According to a new survey from FindLaw.com, more than 29 percent of …
To serve and protect…online
Law enforcement agencies are finding that they lack staff and technology to effectively combat rising rates of cybercrime, according to a new survey conducted by the Fraud Prevention & Investigations business of Thomson Reuters and PoliceOne.com. The survey of 325 law enforcement professionals also found that 66% of law enforcement agencies have observed an increase …
Anne Ellis reflects on the 2013 AALL Annual Meeting and looks to the future
This post is a message from the 2013 AALL Annual Meeting and Conference. To read other posts in the series, click here. After a week of productive discussions on topics like ebooks, legal research training, and legal education, we asked Anne Ellis, senior director of Librarian Relations at Thomson Reuters, to reflect on the 2013 …
Lessons learned at AALL
This post was written by Mike Carlson, reference attorney at Thomson Reuters Reference attorneys have always had a strong affinity with law librarians. Our jobs are similar. We respond to a maddeningly diverse set of research requests and, as the legal market changes, so do our responsibilities. Now, we find ourselves taking on more responsibilities …
