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Conference Note: 17th Annual Law Firm Leaders Forum
Thomson Reuters' "17th Annual Law Firm Leaders Forum" held in San Francisco focused on the impact of the economy and politics on law firm management and on improving lawyer performance, observed Sean Doherty, LTN's technology editor.New Sites- From Tobacco to Bankruptcy
A hodgepodge of newly launched sites.I AM ALWAYS on the lookout for new Web sites of interest to lawyers. But not all the ones I find make their way into this column. So every so often I play catch-up. What follows is a hodgepodge of interesting sites I have come across in recent months. -Robert J. Ambrogi
Thomson Reuters to Acquire Practical Law Company
Thomson Reuters, a software and information provider to businesses and professionals, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Practical Law Company, a London-based provider of legal content and workflow tools to law firms and corporate legal departments in the U.K. and U.S.
LTN Technology Vendor Survey Shows Strong Optimism in 2012
Results of the LTN Technology Vendor Survey came in just in time for LegalTech New York 2012, and one word might sum up the overall spirit conveyed in the responses: optimism.
The Duty to Preserve: 'VOOM' One Year Later
While it is not possible to determine whether 'Voom' has altered corporate practices in preserving ESI, the few reported and unreported decisions citing to 'Voom' reveal that they provide clearer rulings dealing with issues involving the deletion of ESI as it relates to a party's obligation to preserve.
KM at Microsoft: What Works and What Doesn't
Few companies can claim to have a great knowledge management system. Even the mighty Microsoft struggled to get its legal and other departments to adopt KM. With the help of Steven Levy, senior director of information systems for legal and corporate affairs at Microsoft, you'll avoid letting your KM system fall prey to low expectations or a reputation as a "Roach Motel" (documents check in, but they don't check out), while learning what made the software giant's jump to KM a success.
What to Do About Data in the EU?
While the collection, review and production of electronic documents is routine in U.S. civil litigation, an increasing number of cases involving companies with operations in the EU pose particular data privacy issues; these must be addressed before a single document gets reviewed or processed.
Seven Steps to Clear Mobile Phone Calls
Don't let poor mobile phone audio keep you from making your intentions crystal clear. Writer John Edwards provides a 7-point brief on how to increase phone clarity.Microsoft�s Source Code Offer May Not Stop Huge EU Fines
Microsoft's new offer to let competitors examine some of the blueprints to its Windows operating system may not end the threat of daily $2.36 million fines in the European Union's antitrust case, an EU spokesman said Thursday. "It would be premature to conclude that offering access to source codes would necessarily resolve the problem of compliance," said EU antitrust spokesman Jonathan Todd. He added that EU antitrust officials await details from Microsoft before making a decision.Trending Stories
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