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In the latest Thomson Reuters Institute (TRI) Insights podcast, experts from Thomson Reuters Practical Law team discussed how best to navigate data privacy laws in the United States, Canada, and the European Union, while emphasizing the importance of risk assessments and the balance between the rights of data subjects and business interests. The podcast also highlights the evolving nature of privacy laws and the need for better communication and adaptability among jurisdictions to better facilitate global business operations.

In the latest Thomson Reuters Institute (TRI) Insights podcast, Marcus Belanger, analyst with TRI, discuss the new Relative Performance Measures (RPM) report, that shows better ways for law firms to assess lawyer productivity and financial contribution through the new RPM metrics introduced by TRI. Intended to overcome the inherent shortcoming of hours-based assessments for lawyers, Belanger talks through the details of RPM metrics and how they can help law firms future-proof their attorney evaluations and compensation.

Revolutionizing Rights: AI and the Future of Legal Equality, a limited podcast series presented on the Thomson Reuters Institute Insights podcast channel, will provide perspectives on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the legal sphere. This episode will feature the insights of Hon. Judge Maritza Braswell, federal magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado.

In the latest Thomson Reuters Institute (TRI) Insights podcast, Isaac Brooks, senior analyst with TRI, talks about the key findings from the recent Q2 2024 Law Firm Financial Index report and what it may indicate about the prospects for improved law firm profitability for the remainder of the year. Touching on topics ranging from growth in law firm rates, lowering expenses, increasing legal demand, and a potential turnaround in transactional practices, the report provides ample data for consideration as law firms look toward to the rest of this year and beyond.

Revolutionizing Rights: AI and the Future of Legal Equality, a limited podcast series presented on the Thomson Reuters Institute Insights podcast channel, will provide perspectives on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the legal sphere. This first episode will feature the insights of Prof. Jennifer Albright, Director of the Center for Forensics and Artificial Intelligence in the Arizona Supreme Court.

The upcoming 5th annual Fraud Waste & Abuse Report, from the Thomson Reuters Institute (TRI), will shed light on the daily litany of challenges that government workers face. In the latest TRI Insights podcast, Andrew Pellington, of Thomson Reuters Risk & Fraud discusses the results of the report and what's new in fraud in 2024 with TRI's Rabihah Butler.

The world of technology is rapidly transforming the corporate tax sector — but are tax departments ready for it? Zach Warren, of the Thomson Reuters Institute, sits down with Cheria Coram, a corporate tax technologist and chair of the Tax Executives Institute's Tax Technology Committee, to discuss what they learned from this year's TEI Tax Technology Seminar. In the podcast, the two break down how nailing the cupcake of tech fundamentals is so important before applying the sprinkles of new tools, why tax professionals should adopt a growth mindset and focus on leading through change, and how meeting new global tax regulations all comes down to data readiness.

Mike Abbott, head of the Thomson Reuters Institute, and Steve Hasker, president and CEO of Thomson Reuters, discuss the recently released 2nd annual Thomson Reuters Future of Professionals Report on the Thomson Reuters Institute Insights podcast this week. Their conversation highlights the numerous insights from thousands of professionals surveyed across many organizations worldwide about the impact that generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) will have on their work, including time-savings, the need for responsible AI development, and the importance of human expertise and judgment in the use of GenAI.

The Thomson Reuters Institute's 2024 Staffing Ratios Survey contained some interesting departures from long-term trends. TRI analyst Marcus Belanger joins our latest TRI Insights podcast to discuss the surprising uptick in headcount among library and knowledge management professionals within law firms, the trend toward using a higher level of professional to fill some roles (and the associated cost increases), as well as the potential outlook for law firm professional staff over the coming years.

In the latest Thomson Reuters Insights podcast, Tom Snavely, of Thomson Reuters Advisory Group, and Becky Halat, of Thomson Reuters Client Services, discuss collaboration within law firms, how it works, and how it's a critical ingredient in firm-wide structured cross-practice key account management programs.