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Thank You to our Readers, and Get Ready for What Comes Next!

As 2015 draws to a close, we would like to offer the warmest wishes for the holiday season to all Legal Executive Institute’s readers, bloggers,…

Thomson Reuters Institute December 30, 2015

Video Interview: Law Firms Approach to Today’s Legal Market Can Vary, says Brian Schare, COO at Schulte Roth & Zabel

At the recent COO & CFO Forum, Brian Schare, chief operating officer at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, talks with Ralph Baxter, chairman of Thomson…

Thomson Reuters Institute December 22, 2015

Video Interview: Automated Contracts Optimize a Firm’s Efficiency, says Kingsley Martin, President & CEO of KM Standards

Ralph Baxter, chairman of Thomson Reuters' Legal Executive Institute, speaks to Kingsley Martin, president and chief executive officer of KM Standards, at the recent COO…

Thomson Reuters Institute December 18, 2015

FORUM Magazine Exclusive: Ropes & Gray Makes Diversity Part of its DNA

When the US Supreme Court handed down its landmark decision overturning state bans on gay marriage and creating a win for nation-wide diversity efforts, Ropes…

Thomson Reuters Institute December 15, 2015

Corporate Counsel Speaks: Know My Business & Be Straightforward, Advises Epson America’s Miller

Thomson Reuters’ Practical Law The Journal: Litigation recently sat down with Jilana L. Miller, Senior Legal Counsel at consumer electronics giant Epson America, Inc., and…

Practical Law December 08, 2015

FORUM Magazine Exclusive: The Importance of Being Authentic

Forum Magazine spoke with Sarah Nelson Smith, legal director for Yum! Brands, about the restaurant business, culture and the importance of following up on pitch-promises.…

Thomson Reuters Institute December 08, 2015

FORUM Magazine Infographic: More Legal Work is Moving In-House — Navigating the “New Normal”

When the economy crashed in 2008, legal departments first attempted to control costs by negotiating with their outside vendors. Increasingly, companies have realized that the…

Thomson Reuters Institute November 25, 2015

Video: Diversity, Access to Justice and Driving Change in the Legal Profession — Thomson Reuters’ Susan Taylor Martin Interviews Stanford Law Prof. Deborah Rhode

Thomson Reuters Legal President Susan Taylor Martin recently spoke with author and Stanford Law Professor Deborah Rhode. As director of the Center on the Legal…

Thomson Reuters Institute November 23, 2015

Q&A Interview: Communication, Understanding and Cost Effectiveness Best Ways for Law Firms to Impress Us, Says Tiffany GC Harlan

Leigh M. Harlan, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of Tiffany & Co., recently sat down with Thomson Reuters’ Practical Law to discuss measuring…

Practical Law November 16, 2015

Video: Market Segmentation, Changing Client Needs Are Altering Legal Industry, says MacEwen

Ralph Baxter, Chair of Thomson Reuters' Legal Executive Institute, talks with Bruce MacEwen, President of Adam Smith , Esq., about how market segmentation, technology and…

Ralph Baxter November 11, 2015

Video: Law Firms Need to Know What Their Clients Are Thinking Right Now, Says Press

Ralph Baxter, Chair of Thomson Reuters' Legal Executive Institute, talks with Aric Press, Partner at Bernero & Press LLC, about the profession of law, determining clients' needs…

Ralph Baxter November 04, 2015

Q&A Interview: Our Law Firms Need to Help Us Reach ‘Cost-Effective, Practical Solutions’, Says Pernod’s Chevlin

Brian S. Chevlin, Senior Vice President & General Counsel of Pernod Ricard USA, Inc., recently sat down with Thomson Reuters’ Practical Law to discuss how…

Practical Law October 19, 2015