Automated Contracts

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions — Constructing an Application Portfolio

All organizations, whether they realize it or not, possess an “Application Portfolio”. That is, the set of applications used to conduct the business of the…

Kenneth Jones September 12, 2017

Artificial Intelligence at ILTACON 2017 (Part 2): Major Themes and Lessons Learned

LAS VEGAS — Over the course of several days at this year’s International Legal Technology Association conference (ILTACON), numerous themes and common learnings emerged as…

David Curle August 23, 2017

ILTACON 2017 Keynote: Transforming the Business of Law with Cognitive Computing

Brian Kuhn, founder of IBM Watson Legal, addressed key misconceptions around artificial intelligence and cognitive computing in Tuesday’s keynote at ITLACON 2017. Kuhn talked with David…

David Curle August 16, 2017

Legal Tech Link Newsletter (Summer 2017): MDR LAB’s Nick West, Tech Tools for the Labor & Employment Lawyer & Some Perspective from the Recent CLOC Institute

The Summer edition of Legal Tech Link, our quarterly update on all things legal tech, is now available online. In our top story, we speak to…

Thomson Reuters Institute August 03, 2017

Investment in UK Legal Tech Start-Ups Tops £16m, Says Thomson Reuters/Legal Geek Report

LONDON — Investment into UK start-ups focused on the legal technology sector (known as lawtech in the UK) has reached £16m, reveals Movers and Shakers:…

Thomson Reuters Institute July 06, 2017

Blockchain Takes the Stage at the British Legal Technology Forum 2017

LONDON — The recent British Legal Technology Forum 2017 — Europe’s largest event with more than 1,400 attendees and emceed by Richard Susskind — peered into…

Joseph Raczynski May 09, 2017

Upcoming Webinar: What Legal Departments Need to Know About Document Automation

As corporate legal departments continue to face internal pressures to reduce risk, become more efficient and cost-effective, and overall improve their partnership potential with the…

Thomson Reuters Institute April 20, 2017

Thomson Reuters Annual Report: Smarter, Faster Legal Contracts

In today’s advancing regulatory environment, the financial services industry may be the area that has had to deal with the most significant regulatory change, with…

Thomson Reuters Institute March 30, 2017

View from Fin(Legal)Tech: Law Is a Numbers Game Now

CHICAGO — The application of quantitative methods to the delivery of legal services was the theme of Fin(Legal)Tech, a conference held at Chicago-Kent College of…

David Curle November 14, 2016

Akerman Taps into Legal & Tech Partners to Create Data Center for Clients’ Use

While it’s not surprising that corporate legal departments have utilized legal processing outsourcing companies (LPOs) to handle document review or for other tasks that can…

Sameena Kluck November 09, 2016

Protecting Clients from the Regulators that Come after Hacker Attacks

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As cyber-crime and incidents of hacking grow in severity and sophistication, lawyers need to become keenly aware of the best practices for protecting…

Sameena Kluck October 06, 2016

White Paper — The Contract Maturity Model: From One-Off Contracting to Contract Portfolio Management

In a new white paper, entitled The Contract Maturity Model: From One-Off Contracting to Contract Portfolio Management, author Kingsley Martin, the President and CEO of…

Thomson Reuters Institute September 14, 2016