Blogs

Fijian laws have been consolidated by Government, assisted by world renowned legal publishing company LexisNexis. Such consolidation has not been done since 1985. Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum was joined by Anupama Bhattacharya, LexisNexis...

Planning and onboarding tips for managing library change successfully Significant library cost increases have prompted law librarians to take a close look at their collection management. In the face of mounting pressures, many have adopted new ways...

On Thursday, March 10th, 2016 Ken Thompson and Lynn Reynolds accepted the inaugural award for Corporate Legal Department of the Year from the ProBono Partnership of Ohio. RELX Legal Department was the very first corporate legal department to commit...

Much of what has been written about ebooks has revolved around the threat they pose to their physical counterparts. The defence of the paperback is an elusive intellectual one; the defence of the digital book comes down to economics. Editions at Play...

The Handshake Software Relationship Framework addresses the needs of multiple stakeholders including integration partners, distributors, technology partners and clients. Handshake Software has a very unique, in-depth technology and business relationship...

On Tuesday, 19th January, 2016, LexisNexis sponsored the launch of the Independent Lawyers Association of Myanmar (ILAM). Held in the capital city of Naypyidaw, the inaugural ILAM meeting was opened by David W Rivkin, President of the International Bar...

On February 25, 2016, Teresa Jennings attended the Human Trafficking Symposium at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. The program, run by the McCain Institute of Arizona State University (ASU) was an interactive forum to allow attendees to learn...

When we look at how we carry out our Rule of Law strategy in the UK (and around the world), we have two key routes to achieve our aims: how can we use the assets we have as a business? who can we partner with that will advance our goals? ...

A panel of experts assembled by the American Library Association’s Digital Content Working Group (DCWG) at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Boston, the ebook glass is half full. Libraries have reasons to be optimistic about the ebook future, though...

Zenefits cofounder Parker Conrad. http://www.businessinsider.com/parker-conrad-is-out-as-zenefits-ceo-and-david-sacks-takes-over-2016-2 Parker Conrad, cofounder and CEO of high-flying Zenefits, which has lately come under attack for missing its...

Human Trafficking Report: South Africa The report tracks the prominence of trafficking incidents in the public consciousness by analyzing the volume of news related to human trafficking across South Africa and the African continent. Special thanks...

The Mexican Government recently sent a delegation of representatives to the UK for a series of meetings and events on the Rule of Law. As part of this, and following on from successful work with a number of bodies in the last year (including the Law...

Teresa Jennings, Head of Rule of Law to attend and support Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law and the McCain Institute at this upcoming event. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-mccain-institute-human-trafficking-symposium...

The Global Legal Senior Leadership team and Legal Administrators in Manila for our yearly kick-off meeting.

After years of go-go growth, the ebook market has matured into a slower-growth industry. However, slower growth doesn't mean that substantive changes are occurring. Read the full article from EContent here .

Get ready to turn a new page in your eBook reading experience with Read Now. Now you can immediately access the superior content of your LexisNexis® eBook, in just one click . You gain the convenience of reading in your Web browser,* on any mobile...

For the first time in more than three decades, BU’s Fineman and Pappas Law Libraries have a new director. Ronald Wheeler joined the School of Law January 1, replacing Marlene Alderman, who retired after 32 years. Read the full article from BU Today...

Georgetown Student Wins International Bar Association Award Brandall Nelson has earned the International Bar Association Law Students' Committee's...

Ex-British Airways Plc cargo manager shares his story on how antitrust violations landed him in jail. (Please visit the site to view this video)

Julie A. Chapman Senior Legal Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer LexisNexis Canada Legal privilege has been expressly recognized as a fundamental rule of law in Canada. The policy reason for this rule is to protect communications between lawyers...

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Overdrive, the leading supplier of digital content to libraries and schools, reported Tuesday that, in 2015, readers borrowed more than 169 million ebooks. This marked a 24-percent increase over 2014. Read the full story from Digital Book World here ...

A review of the top stories that affected libraries in 2015 including topics such as Library Tech Consolidation, Google Books Ruling, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and much more. Read the full article from American Libraries here .

North America Announces New Assignments Effective January 2016! (click on link below to view assignments)

The North American Legal Department has nearly 200 years of combined legal expertise on a variety of subjects. If you need a speaker for an industry or customer event, contact LNG-DAY-USLegalRequests@lexisnexis.com to determine if we can help you out...