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Meeting a lawyer’s need for psychological security: Why safety is more important now than ever

Almost everyone has heard of Abraham Maslow’s Need Hierarchy. It is a universal system of human striving, depicted as a pyramid with basic needs leading…

James Bailey October 28, 2020

How to normalize work-family policies usage within workplace culture

The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg kept a photo hanging in her judicial chambers that showed her son gazing at his newborn baby.…

Rangita de Silva de Alwis October 27, 2020

CURIOUS MINDS: Law firms needs to adopt a 21st century mindset, says Salesforces’ Wei Chen

We continue our monthly column, “Curious Minds”, created by Rose Ors to tap into the minds of legal innovators, disrupters, and out-of-the-box thinkers to learn…

Rose D. Ors October 27, 2020

Setting C-Suites for Sea Change: Reevaluating Work-Family Policies and Workplace Culture Toward Greater Employment Equity & Inclusion

The Thomson Reuters Institute's Transforming Women's Leadership initiative and the University of Pennsylvania's Carey Law School proudly present the second installment of a three-part webinar…

The Thomson Reuters Institute October 26, 2020

The court must go on: Lessons learned on conducting virtual mediations

Amid the pandemic that has disrupted so many aspects of our lives, our nation’s courts have risen to the occasion, embracing virtual hearings of all…

Gina Jurva October 26, 2020

Algorithmophobia: Overcoming your fear of algorithms and AI

This surprisingly exhaustive catalogue of phobias does not include a fear of algorithms or fear of artificial intelligence. The closest on the list may be…

Dr. Zev J. Eigen October 22, 2020

Successful law firms protect productivity with savvy and strong teams, according to the 2020 Dynamic Law Firms Report

What drives a successful law firm? Often, the answer involves learning from the success of other law firms. Lawyers are steeped in a culture that…

Thomson Reuters Institute October 22, 2020

The “case” for digital operations platforms in legal operations

This series was co-authored by Kenneth Jones, chief technologist for Tanenbaum Keale, and Jason Moyse, director at Autologyx and principal at Law Made. In the…

Thomson Reuters Institute October 21, 2020

Leveraging the cloud in the time of COVID-19: Stories from the storm front

COVID-19 and the social distancing requirements created by the ongoing pandemic forced law firms and legal organizations to re-engineer themselves and find new ways to…

Conrad Jacoby October 20, 2020

How in-house counsel can understand & support companies’ risk tolerance

This blog post was written by David O’Connor, Senior Legal Editor for Practical Law at Thomson Reuters. Organizations across the globe are increasingly focusing on…

Practical Law October 20, 2020

The 2020 US M&A/Private Equity Forum: Preparing for the Best, Expecting the Worst: The Implication of New Taxes and Tariffs on Middle Market Deals

The Thomson Reuters Institute is pleased to present a five-part exploration of the US middle-market deals environment in the shadow of COVID-19. Our diverse and experienced faculty…

The Thomson Reuters Institute October 19, 2020

The 2020 US M&A/Private Equity Forum: Negotiating the Ins and Outs: New Developments in Deal Defense

The Thomson Reuters Institute is pleased to present a five-part exploration of the US middle-market deals environment in the shadow of COVID-19. Our diverse and experienced…

The Thomson Reuters Institute October 19, 2020