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 Exciting news!  The National Law Journal conducted its second annual “BEST OF” survey to determine the top vendors serving the nation’s legal industry. We are so pleased to share the news that Westlaw/WestlawNext were voted BEST in FOUR separate categories . Overall Thomson Reuters won 17 awards! We deeply appreciate and thank you for this honor and tremendous acknowledgement. It [...]

Do you use Kelley Blue Book for choosing which car to buy?  What if there was a similar tool for choosing outside counsel?  This webcast will teach you everything you need to know about a new WestlawNext tool that allows you to do just that!  Use Matter Benchmark Reports powered by Serengeti® Law to gain insight into the rates [...]

The GC Advisor app is the first Thomson Reuters app dedicated to corporate counsel. The app has been updated in the 2.0 version which launched this morning on the iTunes store. What is new in this version you might ask? All the articles in the app have been changed to reflect current trends. The 2.0 version includes a [...]

Want to learn how new WestlawNext tools can help you choose and evaluate Outside Counsel? This webcast will cover how to: Use Matter Benchmark Reports powered by Serengeti® Law to gain insight into the rates charged by law firms and timekeepers, expense allocation, and invoice approval Generate reports of current market rates for outside counsel based on firm [...]

Much has changed in the world of campaign finance since the Supreme Court’s landmark Citizens United decision. Interested in hearing the latest about how Super PACs, 501(c) organizations, and corporations are influencing the 2012 election? This webcast welcomes  Trevor Potter , General Counsel to John McCain’s 2008 and 2000 presidential campaigns, current Caplin & Drysdale member, and co-author of Political Activity, [...]

    By Pradeep Victor , Assistant Vice President, Litigation Solutions, Pangea3 There are generally three ways to conduct a document review: •  Traditional, linear “eyeballs on every document” review, •  Production without reviewing any documents,or •  Use of technology to help facilitate the review. The traditional, and most common, method involves human reviewers manually coding documents for [...]

Having to legally cover a company’s back is a full-time job. With all of the laws, regulations, and product and contract liability impacting any given company, it’s also not an easy job. As if keeping track of all of a company’s legal liabilities isn’t hard enough, corporate counsel have to contend with the constant shift [...]

Confidentiality agreements play an essential but frustrating role in the transactional world. Essential because protecting one’s trade secrets and other confidential information plays an increasingly important role in business. Frustrating because lawyers and contract-management personnel spend an inordinate amount of time drafting and reviewing confidentiality agreements and wrestling with the subtle and awkward issues they often [...]

Are you a corporate counsel looking for CLE accredited webcasts? Go to West LegalEdcenter and search for programs done in partnership with  Westlaw GC .  All webcasts in this section have been made with corporate legal professionals specifically in mind.  We have an exciting calendar of programs coming up as well as a variety of past on-demand webcasts. The next webcast on [...]

Do you use Kelley Blue Book for choosing which car to buy? What if there was a similar tool for choosing outside counsel? This webcast will teach you everything you need to know about a new WestlawNext tool that allows you to do just that!    The session will focus on how to: Use Matter Benchmark Reports powered by Serengeti® [...]

Spring is around the corner and you know what that means, so is event season for corporate counsel!  One event Thomson Reuters will be attending this spring is the Virtual Corporate Counsel Forum hosted by ALM. We attended both the spring and fall shows last year and loved them both. Over 900 people registered last year and more are projected [...]

September 30-October 3, 2012 Orlando World Center Marriott Orlando, FL It seems like the 2011 ACC Annual Meeting in Denver was just yesterday. I can still remember the weather, one day it was 80 degrees and the next we were battling a snow storm trying to fly home.  All of which was captured in a blog post, Top Ten [...]

New year, new job? Are you currenly on the job hunt for a corporate counsel position? The ACC has great resources to help you not only find available jobs, but also offers advice on how to land them.  The ACC has teamed with the career experts at Robert Half Legal  to compile a list of frequently asked questions [...]

This past week, the ACC (Association of Corporate Counsel) recognized Thomson Reuters as an ACColades sponsor. Thomson Reuters was recognized because the “Top 10 Tips for Leveraging Cutting Edge Research Technology to Control Legal Costs and Drive Client Value ”   article, written by Lydia Flocchini, has been downloaded at least 1000 times within one-year of its publication.  The ACC Top Ten is a [...]

This week, on our Twitter account @Westlaw_GC, we tweeted an article written by Cynthia Hsu. The article generated quite a bit of buzz.  It answers the question, “How do you get your employees to report violations to you first, before SEC?”  The article begins with: Let’s face it: you’d rather have your employees report securities violations to [...]

Are you a new In-house attorney?  The ACC has a New to In-house Committee that provides resources including docket articles, infopaks, sample forms and policy, and finally a top ten article for new corporate legal professionals. Topics covered include: 10 Lessons on Building and Leading a New Small Law Department The In-House Survival Guide for an Office or Company [...]