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Brexit is now real. On the 31st of January, the United Kingdom (UK) formally left the European Union (EU). The next phase is an 11-month transitional period to negotiate a new relationship with the EU—a trade deal—in particular. Meanwhile, in the United States (US), President Trump has said he wants a US-UK trade agreement implemented by […]
READ MORE >> Thomson Reuters: All aboard the Contract Express
Our annual user event for Contract Express customers brings together a wide range of legal professionals from across the UK and Europe. This year we were hosted by the generous team at Clifford Chance and had presentations from the likes of Sky and Dentons.
READ MORE >> Thomson Reuters launches eBillingHub Insights
Thomson Reuters today announced the launch of eBillingHub® Insights, actionable reports that deliver vital data in easy-to-read graphical reports that replace table-only reporting. The new reports are the first deliverable in a robust strategy of delivering more value to eBillingHub clients. The first two reports include Accounts Receivable and Rejection Summary and are a direct […]
READ MORE >> Kirsten Maslen at Thomson Reuters on the advent of the new ‘D-shaped’ lawyer
The last 10 years have seen a shift in how legal services are delivered as the market becomes more data-driven, transparent and fragmented, according to Kirsten Maslen, director of small law and academic at Thomson Reuters. With the power on the ‘buy’ side, what skills and attributes must a lawyer have to keep clients happy? […]
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eBillingHub®, the pioneer and leading electronic billing solution from Thomson Reuters designed specifically for law firms, has today announced a new Affiliate partnership agreement with Wilson Allen, provider of consulting services and software that enable professional services firms to enhance business performance. The partnership enables seamless integration of Wilson Proforma Tracker software with eBillingHub to […]
READ MORE >> Thomson Reuters acquires HighQ
A leading open SaaS platform for professional collaboration Provides secure cloud-based environment, connecting law firms and their corporate customers Expands offerings and leverages Thomson Reuters channels and customer relationships Thomson Reuters (TSX/NYSE: TRI) today announced that it has acquired HighQ, a leading collaboration platform for the legal and regulatory market. Based in London with offices in […]
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Automated legal advice: rules, responsibility and risk allocation
Whilst fully automated legal analysis is still some distance away, a number of notable applications are already available—and some impressive commercially available functionality within a few years is highly realistic. As law firms start to incorporate within their practices machine learning and AI tools, discussions between providers and clients will and should include questions around […]
READ MORE >> Legal workflow: disparate today and cohesive tomorrow
Do you know how many different technology systems your firm uses? Five? Ten? One large law firm conducted a recent audit and discovered more than two hundred distinct systems in use. It’s easy to dismiss this as the inevitable result of the complex work law firms perform. From legal research to pricing, matter and business […]
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It has now been over a decade since the pace of conversation surrounding what constitutes good value to law firm clients really picked up. The triggering of the 2008 recession gave rise to renewed calls for ‘more for less’ in many quarters, and firms responded with measures including a range of alternative fees to the […]
READ MORE >> Everything you need to know about legal document automation
Legal document automation isn’t scary. Automating the creation of documents is not intended to replace, minimise or threaten what lawyers do. Lawyers always have been, and always will be, the guardians of the legal documents that form the basis of all business; but by automating certain parts of the process, they can be liberated […]
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