Legal Current

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Legal Current episodes

  • Legal Current Podcast - February 2014

    In the February 2014 edition of the Legal Current podcast, we cover:

    • Legal news: Is Facebook a marriage killer?
    • Legal trends & insights: Judge Thomas Jacobs on the nature of cyberbullying and what parents can do to protect their kids. 
    • News from Thomson Reuters: Jason Thomas keynote at LegalTech New York last month and the Digital Economy Task Force report coming soon.
    • On the legal blogs: Judge bans man from the internet after creepy Craigslist prank.
    • You can listen to the episode now by clicking the play button on the built-in player below. We’re also on iTunes – just enter “Legal Current” in the search box.

      If you have a suggestion for a future interview or episode theme, leave a comment on this blog post or send an email to [email protected]. You can also follow us on Twitter at @legalcurrent.

      8 min
    • 2014 State of the Law Firm Market

      A new report from Georgetown University Law Center and Peer Monitor warns that unless law firms re-examine their traditional business models and embrace change in how legal services are delivered, they will not be able to successfully adjust to the significant outside forces that are reordering the industry. The “2014 Report on the State of the Legal Market” highlights recent trends in the legal market, as well as factors that will likely impact the market in 2014 and beyond.

      James W. Jones, senior fellow at the Georgetown Law Center for the Study of the Legal Profession is lead author of the report, which can be downloaded at: https://peermonitor.thomsonreuters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/2014_PM_GT_Report5.pdf

      15 min
    • Legal Current Podcast - January 2014

      In the January 2014 edition of the Legal Current podcast, we cover:

      • Legal news: Is emoji death threat a criminal defense? One law professor says that it just may be.
      • Legal trends & insights: Are privacy class action suits the next big practice areas?
      • News from Thomson Reuters: Jim Jones, a senior fellow at the Center for the Study of the Legal Profession at Georgetown University Law Center, comments on the new report from Peer Monitor and the Georgetown University Law Center.
      • On the legal blogs: A 7-foot statute of Satan is being proposed for the Oklahoma State Capitol.
      • You can listen to the episode now by clicking the play button on the built-in player below. We’re also on iTunes – just enter “Legal Current” in the search box.

        If you have a suggestion for a future interview or episode theme, leave a comment on this blog post or send an email to [email protected]. You can also follow us on Twitter at @legalcurrent.

        7 min
      • BYOD, IP & Legal Holds

        iPhone and Android lovers are rejoicing the increasing adoption of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies that permit them to use their own smartphones on corporate networks.  But Fabio Marino with McDermott Will & Emery says BYOD policies can create tremendous headaches for companies in dealing with legal holds and trying to prevent theft of intellectual property.

        12 min

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      Legal Current is a podcast from Thomson Reuters, Legal, that features information and commentary on the business and practice of law.