In today’s economy, departments in corporations across the globe are being forced to do more with less, while under increasing pressure to deliver greater value to their organizations. Legal departments are no exception. But what if there were significant opportunities for corporate counsel to increase the efficiency of their departments and better meet the legal …
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Legal marketplace predictions for 2013: Chang Wang
With the holidays approaching, we look forward to the start of a new year. Once again, anything is possible. It’s a time to think big thoughts. What will this New Year hold? Through the end of 2012, Legal Current will feature predictions from leaders across the legal business of Thomson Reuters – an answer to …
- December 20, 2012
- Susan Martin
West LegalEdcenter holds Corporate Whistleblower Forum
Fraud in companies is reportedly more likely to be discovered by insider tips than any other detection method, and with various whistleblower programs including the new SEC Whistleblower Program, whistleblowers from various walks of life and businesses are more comfortable coming forward and reporting wide variations of violations to regulators and law enforcement. Recently, West …
- December 14, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
America Invents Act is focus of new book
Patent Office Litigation, a new two-volume set, focuses on the new contested proceedings under the America Invents Act (AIA). The book – published by Thomson Reuters Westlaw – examines how the proceedings interact with other aspects of patent procurement and enforcement, while delivering practical analysis and advice on all aspects of new contested proceedings. “When …
- November 13, 2012
- Scott Augustin
The Westlaw editorial process for case law: Wrap-up
This post was written by Casey Hall. Recently Westlaw Insider completed a series on the Westlaw editorial process for case law. We thought this series from our Editorial Operations team has been interesting and insightful. While we take great pride in the technologies that enable WestlawNext and all of our legal solutions, the context and …
- November 1, 2012
- Susan Martin
Is your legal department doing great or just so-so?
The presentation I moderated at the ACC Annual Meeting drew a capacity crowd because of our great panel that included thought leaders from a large law department, Molly Dodge from Capital One, and a small law department, Jim Sullivan from FMC Technologies, as well as the general counsel of the ACC, Jim Merklinger. The topic …
- October 4, 2012
- Rob Thomas
ILTA and the Medici Effect
ILTA sessions launched into high gear on Monday with the keynote by Frans Johansson entitled The Medici Effect, like his new best-selling book. Johansson captured the attention of the standing-room only crowd when he flashed photos of a giant termite hill, a bikini-clad sunbather, an icy landscape and a disco dance scene. Then he challenged …
- August 30, 2012
- Gretchen DeSutter
Collaboration enhances current awareness content and reach
In today’s competitive legal environment, it is necessary for legal researchers to stay current on daily news and breaking legal developments. In order to manage that, legal professionals need the right tools to do their jobs effective and efficiently, while serving the best interests of their clients. Thomson Reuters and Wolters Kluwer Law & Business …
- July 24, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
Westlaw CaseLogistix 5.4 launched, enhanced integration with Westlaw Case Notebook
Managing litigation quickly and efficiently requires effective managing of information. Cases involve many different types of information that need to be organized, analyzed and shared with other team members. The latest version of the Westlaw CaseLogistix eDiscovery platform provides enhanced integration with Westlaw Case Notebook. Previous versions allowed key e-discovery documents to be sent into West Case Notebook. Now, documents …
- July 18, 2012
- Scott Augustin
Add-on report bundles in ProLaw XII
In a recent survey of ProLaw customers, the most popular request focused on reports-related enhancements. Users wanted to be able to edit reports with more ease and without complex calculations, and efficiently create ad hoc reports. This functionality would help them quickly create a variety of reports to meet the different needs of users in …
- June 28, 2012
- Jeff McCoy
