As most legal publishers are scaling back if not winding down their print operations, Fastcase is scaling up their print 
offerings. The Fastcase publishing arm Full Court Press announced the release their first hard bound treatises. The titles Business Insurance and Insurance for Real Estate-Related Entities, are now available in print, as well as
Terminal Outrage: Results of the 2018-19 Dewey B Strategic “Hits and Misses Survey” Bloomberg BNA Realignment Voted “Biggest Miss”
The major takeaway from the 2018-19 Dewey B Strategic Hits and Misses Survey is that consumers of legal information regard 2018 as “a miss.” The problem wasn’t so much the products—although products play an important role in triggering the discontent. The major problem is the 
behavior of legal publishers. Legal publishing is a mature
Fastcase Partners with American Bar Association Pushes Treatise Count to Over 1,000
Fastcase keeps picking up new partnerships to expand the scope of their offerings well beyond their original focus on AI enhanced primary law. My first Fastcase blogpost 8 years ago was subtitled the “Little Engine that Could” and boy have they exceeded my expectations. Like the “energizer bunny – they just keep on going” and
Casemaker Announces Access to Vincent the vLex AI Tool: Free Trial and Special Pricing
Today Casemaker is announcing an expanded relationship with vLex a global legal research provider. Members of the Casemaker Bar Association Consortium will have an opportunity to get access to vLex intelligent
legal research assistant, Vincent. Several months ago I wrote about the very unique functionality in vLex’s Vincent. It is the only legal research product
Last Call: Respond to the Hits and Misses Survey Open Through Sunday February 3rd
Last month I launched a new “Hits and Misses” survey which is replacing the annual “Start Stop” Survey on products. 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 Dot have the option of including their name and contact information.
The survey will be open through Sunday February 3rd.
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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Products “At Risk” Due to Thompson Reuters Layoffs – Readers Respond
In a recent post Thomson Reuters to Layoff 3,200 Staff Through 2020, Close Offices and Eliminate Products – Which Legal Products Might Die? I asked readers to provide their insights into the impact of Thomson Reuters layoffs on products and support.
Readers
have highlighted several products which they think are in jeopardy due to the recent layoffs at Thomson Reuters. Those products are eBillingHub, Monitor Suite,
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Thomson Reuters to Layoff 3,200 Staff Through 2020, Close Offices and Eliminate Products – Which Legal Products Might Die?
Less than three weeks ago Thomson Reuters announced layoffs that impacted many Thomson Reuters executives and staff who I have known for years. I had at least two conversations with high level executives at Thomson Reuters since that time who assured me that the layoffs were done. I suppose this means there was an unspoken
Changing the Subject from Layoffs – Thomson Reuters Celebrates 1,500 Westlaw Edge Subscribers – Still Faces Market Resistance and The Challenge of ROI.
Today Thomson Reuters issued a press release announcing that more than 1,500 organizations have upgraded from Westlaw to Westlaw Edge. I guess you can’t begrudge Thomson Reuters trying to change the subject. On Tuesday I wrote about the re-organization that Has led to the layoff of countless seasoned executives, managers and staff across the 
organization.
I wish today’s press release provided more demographics about the 1,500 customers. It is not clear how that breaks down among government, corporate and law firm customers. Only two ALM 100 firms are named in the press release. There could be other ALM 100 firms which have a policy not to allow the firm’s name to be used in marketing materials.
I wrote about the significant new features offered in Westlaw Edge when it was released in July of this year. This new platform represents Thomson Reuters largest investment in Artificial Intelligence since 2010. Westlaw Edge features include advanced natural language answers, a completely new analytics product, an innovative new citation feature “Citation Risk Analyzer” and “Statutes Compare.”
New Features The press release also highlights that since the launch of Westlaw Edge in July Thompson Reuters has continued adding new content and functionality. New features
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Fastcase Bulks Up on Treatises and Practice Guides From James Publishing
Fastcase continues its content expansion strategy. Today they are announcing a new partnership with James Publishing. James Publishing, 
founded in 1981, publishes legal practice materials including model pleadings, client letters, and step-by-step procedural checklists, pattern arguments, model questions, and practice tips. According to their website they focus on federal practice as well as practice in
Fastcase to Launch Immigration Journal with the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
Fastcase and the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) announced the launch of a new biannual law 
journal focused on the tumultuous landscape of immigration law. The journal which is to launch in 2019, will cover “current and pragmatic” immigration law topics. Editor-in-Chief is Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia, Samuel Weiss Faculty Scholar and Clinical Professor of Law at Penn State Law in University Park.
Earlier this year I wrote a post about Fastcase’s launch of it’s own publishing imprint – Full Court Press. The AILA Law Journal will be the second Full Court Press journal following RAIL: The Journal of 
Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Law. Like RAIL, the new journal will be available in print, as an eBook, and within the Fastcase legal research
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