COVID-19

Law Firm Updates: COVID-19’s Impact on the Business of Law

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hamper the economy and up-end business as usual, many law firms are grappling with the big questions of how…

Legal Executive Institute June 12, 2020

ON LEADERSHIP: “We all need to feel connected and engaged at this time,” says Melissa Jones, managing partner, Stoel Rives

We continue our new monthly column, On Leadership, created by Rose Ors for Thomson Reuters. Each month will feature conversations with law firm Chief Executive Officers…

Rose D. Ors June 10, 2020

Returning to the office: Midsize law firms’ strategies for emerging with strength

Only eight weeks after work-from-home orders went into effect for most of the country, many states began reopening during this month. Despite these changes in…

Legal Executive Institute June 01, 2020

How work gets done in midsize law firms: Identifying & overcoming changes in workflow

Like their larger competitors, midsize law firms are facing the formidable task of managing a legal workforce that has shifted almost completely to remote working.…

Legal Executive Institute May 20, 2020

Operational checklist for reopening your law firm

In a Special Edition of our Practice Innovations newsletter, we will be looking at the immediate challenges facing the legal industry and the solutions and…

William P. Scarbrough May 18, 2020

ON LEADERSHIP: Crisis response shows the “the best of our all-hands-on-deck culture,” says Chris Jagel, CEO of Harris Beach

We continue our new monthly column, On Leadership, created by Rose Ors for Thomson Reuters. Each month will feature conversations with law firm Chief Executive Officers…

Rose D. Ors May 13, 2020

Legal Geek’s Uncertain Decade: What is the future of the legal industry?

It’s the questions on the mind of every legal professional: What will legal life look like after the COVID-19 pandemic passes? What will this "new…

Joseph Raczynski May 08, 2020

Disaster fraud: Government warns COVID-19 is the perfect storm for scammers

Disaster fraud, a deliberate act to defraud individuals or the government after a catastrophe, has become an imminent problem during the COVID-19 crisis, creating a…

Gina Jurva May 07, 2020

As government relaxes healthcare provider requirements due to COVID-19, will fraud risk increase?

The federal government has begun relaxing its healthcare provider requirements in order to provide increased flexibility for healthcare providers and facilities during the COVID-19 public…

Melissa D. Berry May 06, 2020

In the Pandemic, Exceptions to DMS Work Processes Can No Longer Be the Norm

Law firms have an inglorious history of internal non-compliance with security and information governance policies, such as around their document management system (DMS). Now, however,…

Joshua Fireman April 28, 2020

2020 Legal Executive Briefing: The World Viewed

Each year, Reuters and the Thomson Reuters Institute offer unique, insider perspectives from Reuters journalists during panel discussions at each of the major legal executive…

Legal Executive Institute April 23, 2020

Law Firm Responses to the COVID-19 Crisis: Current Actions & Future Challenges

Over the past few weeks, the legal industry, like the rest of the economy, has struggled with how to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Essentially…

James W. Jones April 21, 2020