Today Bloomberg BNA dropped the venerable BNA as in Bureau of National Affairs from the company name. The new 
name is Bloomberg Industry Group which gives us a wonderful new acronym in Legal Publishing: BIG.
According to the press release reprinted below — the new name better reflects the diverse range of businesses, professionals and
Today I am launching a new “Hits and Misses” survey which will replace the annual “Start Stop” Survey. The new survey is more structured and 
should only take 5 to 7 minutes to complete. Please take a few minutes to share your insights on the state of legal publishing industry practices, products and technology. You can access the survey HERE.
This is an anonymous survey, however respondents who wish to be entered in a drawing to win an Amazon Echo have the option of including their name an contact information.
The survey will be open through January 31st.
What Did You Think About Legal Publishing and Tech Trends in 2018?
2018 was a tumultuous year for legal publishing and technology. Consider just a few of the key events. The American
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In recent months Bloomberg BNA has been introducing changes to the format, timing and delivery of their various publications and platforms. Some newsletters are being discontinued, some newsletters are being merged into channels, other newsletters will only be available in a practice center, some practice centers will only be available on the Bloomberg Law platform. For a company that wowed the market with their promise of simplified, standard pricing, the Bloomberg Law acquisition of the Bureau of National Affairs (BNA) has become a multi-year content migration
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The most recent Outsell Report on Legal and Regulatory Solutions 2017 projected that this sector would generate $23.5 billion in sales in 2017. In addition, Brexit and the election of Donald Trump have generated regulatory uncertainty which has been good for both law firms and the legal information
Practicing Law Institute (PLI) will be removing their content from Bloomberg Law at the end of 2017 when the current license ends. PLI is one of the premier Continuing Legal Education Providers in the U.S. The big question is – will PLI content show up on Lexis or Westlaw. The answer is “no.” According to
In late September Bloomberg Law announced several new research features which leverage artificial intelligence and 
machine learning technologies to accelerate case law research. The The new “Points of Law” feature allows attorneys to quickly find language critical to a court’s reasoning to support their legal arguments . This feature was immediately available to all current subscibers to Bloomberg Law at no additional cost.
The Bloomberg Law platform now features one million points of law and is updated throughout the day. “Points of law” results are generated by the application of machine learning to the Blaw database of 13 million published and unpublished state and federal court opinions. Researchers can either start there research with a point of law or start with a keyword then sort by relevance or most cited.
This new feature was created is response to the market demand for workflow enhancing tools. “Points of law” research results highlight the relevant language in each opinion. The press release describes the benefit as “enabling attorneys to
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