With major Supreme Court cases like the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) coming down this month, the attorney editors at Thomson Reuters have been busy. Legal Current sat down with David Spencer, vice president of Legal Editorial Operations – Judicial Editorial at Thomson Reuters, to talk about the steps that attorney editors take to be …
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Digital currency brings money laundering into high-tech territory
The recent bust of Liberty Reserve, a $6 billion Costa Rica-based money laundering operation, by the United States government represents a sea change in the fight against money laundering. This fight has become even more complicated in recent years due to the rising use of digital currency to clean money obtained through illegal activities. A …
Dealing with the virtual economy
As technology innovation continues, the digital marketplace continues to evolve as well. The challenge however is that technology is agnostic: good guys and bad guys all have access to the same tools, and they dictate how it is used – for good or for bad – raising concerns and plenty of anxiety over the emerging …
Brian Mismash on Firm Central, mobile integration, innovation and more
Legal professionals in solo and small law firms have been empowered to efficiently manage their practices on the matter-centric Firm Central since it launched this past January. Firm Central brings together all of the most important legal solutions tools for litigators, including documents and forms, calendars, legal news, task lists, access to Westlaw research, billing …
Beyond the Bar: Helping attorneys become successful
In law school, you learn how to be a killer litigator: how to select a jury, how to represent your client inside and outside the court room, and how to conduct effective research. But what about marketing your practice? Or networking to become a partner? Or managing employees and identifying career opportunities? In addition to …
Kids learn computer coding at Thomson Reuters
Do you know how to program a computer in Java or Python? Thanks to the enterprising work of some employee volunteers in Eagan, Minn., several dozen young middle school students have learned valuable skills that could someday lead to careers in technology. After noticing a lack of computer programming classes in schools, a group of …
Allison Guidette and Ian Nelson on next steps in the PLC acquisition
In the final clip of our four-part series with Allison Guidette, managing director of Large Law firms for Thomson Reuters, and Ian Nelson, senior director of Strategic Marketing and Business Development for Practical Law Company, Guidette and Nelson discusses how the Practical Law Company team is handling the acquisition and what the next steps are …
Allison Guidette and Ian Nelson on how PLC will integrate with legal solutions
In the third part of our four-part series with Allison Guidette, managing director of Large Law firms for Thomson Reuters, and Ian Nelson, senior director of Strategic Marketing and Business Development for Practical Law Company, Guidette and Nelson discuss how Practical Law Company will integrate with Thomson Reuters and its legal solutions offerings. Guidette talks …
Allison Guidette and Ian Nelson on PLC and the legal solutions vision
In the second part of our four-part series with Allison Guidette, managing director of Large Law firms for Thomson Reuters, and Ian Nelson, senior director of Strategic Marketing and Business Development for Practical Law Company, Guidette discusses the legal solutions marketing campaign and how PLC fits into the legal solutions picture. “It’s the first time …
Allison Guidette and Ian Nelson on the PLC acquisition
In this four part video series, Allison Guidette, managing director of Large Law Firms at Thomson Reuters, and Ian Nelson, senior director of Strategic Marketing and Business Development for Practical Law Company, discuss the recent acquisition of PLC, how the PLC team is embracing the change, and what’s next. First in the series, Guidette and …
