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The official podcast of Thomson Reuters, Legal, is now the Legal Current, available on iTunes. http://west.thomson.com/about/podcasts/WestcastAnnouncement.mp3 Tue, 11 May 2010 07:05:00 CDT 00:53 West, Westcast West The private fund industry Authors Yukako Kawata and Leor Landa, of Advising Private Funds: A Comprehensive Guide to Representing Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds and their Advisers, talk about the private fund industry. http://west.thomson.com/about/podcasts/Westcast_PrivateFunds2.mp3 Tue, 4 May 2010 07:05:00 CDT 10:29 West, Westlaw, law, legal, law firms, lawyers, attorneys West An overview of the Islamic finance industry A discussion about the significance of Islamic finance to the business community and the role of the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB), with Mazen Zein, product manager for Westlaw Business in Dubai. http://west.thomson.com/about/podcasts/WestcastIslamicPt2.mp3 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:05:00 CDT 06:22 West, Westlaw, law, legal, law firms, lawyers, attorneys West An overview of the Islamic finance industry The history of the Islamic finance industry and the current challenges of understanding the developments and issues within it, with Mazen Zein, product manager for Westlaw Business in Dubai. http://west.thomson.com/about/podcasts/WestcastIslamicPt1.mp3 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:05:00 CDT 07:42 West, Westlaw, law, legal, law firms, lawyers, attorneys West Ways to build and maintain an effective law firm Web site Alicia Russman, director of creative services for Hubbard One, offers advice to improve a law firm or business Web site through design and strategy. http://west.thomson.com/about/podcasts/WestcastWebDesign2.mp3 Fri, 4 Dec 2009 07:05:00 CDT 15:50 West, Westlaw, law, legal, law firms, lawyers, attorneys West Discussion of latest report on law firm business Mark Medice from the Hildebrandt Peer Monitor Index discusses the findings in the report for the third quarter of 2009. http://west.thomson.com/about/podcasts/WestcastPMI3Q.mp3 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:05:00 CDT 10:08 West, Westlaw, law, legal, law firms, lawyers, attorneys West Trends in law firm billing, the hourly rate versus alternative fees Lisa Smith from Hildebrandt discusses how law firms are approaching the discussion about the billable hour and alternative fee arrangements. http://west.thomson.com/about/podcasts/WestcastBillable.mp3 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:05:00 CDT 08:07 West, Westlaw, law, legal, law firms, lawyers, attorneys, billable West Global trends for patents and IP Insight into the patent process and legal trends affecting patents with Cynthia Murphy, vice president and general manager of Thomson IP Management Services. http://west.thomson.com/about/podcasts/WestcastIPManager2.mp3 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:05:00 CDT 11:11 West, Westlaw, law, legal, law firms, lawyers, attorneys, patents West Technology and marketing teams working together in a firm A discussion about partnerships between marketing and technology teams within law firms on firm-wide initiatives for client development with Shawn Samuel, chief architect at Hubbard One. http://west.thomson.com/about/podcasts/WestcastSamuel.mp3 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:05:00 CDT 7:50 West, Westlaw, law, legal, law firms, lawyers, attorneys West The latest trends in the PMI Mark Medice and Lisa Smith from Hildebrandt discuss the latest trends in the Peer Monitor Index, showing signs of potential law market recovery. http://west.thomson.com/about/podcasts/WestcastPMISep09.mp3 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:05:00 CDT 09:37 West, Westlaw, law, legal, law firms, lawyers, attorneys West Advice for managing client relationships within a law firm Sue Brelus and George Gazdick from Squire, Sanders and Dempsey LLP talk about how their firm manages its client relationships. http://west.thomson.com/about/podcasts/WestcastFirmRships.mp3 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:05:00 CDT 17:00 West, Westlaw, law, legal, law firms, lawyers, attorneys West Discussion about trends in IP and the global practice of law David Brown from Thomson Reuters IP Solutions talks about some trends in the trademark and patent market. http://west.thomson.com/about/podcasts/WestcastDavidBrown2.mp3 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:05:00 CDT 07:42 West, Westlaw, law, legal, law firms, lawyers, attorneys, ip West Trends in law firm marketing Jeanne Hammerstrom, chief marketing officer at Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan and Aronoff, talks about the use of technology in law firm marketing. http://west.thomson.com/about/podcasts/WestcastPulseJun09.mp3 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:05:00 CDT 10:29 West, Westlaw, law, legal, law firms, lawyers, attorneys, marketing West A discussion about trends in DUI litigation Attorney and West author Flem K. 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Anne Ellis, senior director of Librarian Relations at West, a Thomson Reuters business, discusses what West has learned from talking to academic and law firm librarians http://west.thomson.com/about/podcasts/Westcast22_Librarians.mp3 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 07:00:00 CDT 06:06 West, law, legal, law firms, lawyers, attorneys, Thomson, research, librarian, Ellis West New IP Monitor product from West IP Monitor is a new tool from West, a Thomson Reuters business to help law firms expand and manage their intellectual property practice. 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