As with many careers, sometimes it’s where you get your start that makes all the difference where you end up.
As we mark the 25th anniversary of the West Reference Attorneys this week, we introduce you to two people now in leadership roles within Thomson Reuters, Legal, who credit their time on the phones as reference attorneys answering the legal research questions of Westlaw users with providing a boost to their careers.
Joe Jaksha, now vice president of Product Development for Westlaw Business, started as a West Reference Attorney in 1991. Leann Blanchfield, vice president of Product Development for Litigation, also got her start 17 years ago as a reference attorney after spending time as a practicing attorney.
In this video clip, we asked both Jaksha and Blanchfield how their reference attorney experience helped their careers:
There are more than 250 former West Reference Attorneys working within Thomson Reuters, Legal.
As part of a Westlaw subscription, users can contact a West Reference Attorney anytime at 1-800-REF-ATTY (1-800-733-2889) or by email. More information also is available on the West Reference Attorney page on the West Web site.
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