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Survey: Strong Consensus Law Firms Need to Change. But Can They?
May 5, 2013
A survey of the readers of the Adam Smith, Esq. law firm management blog has found that there is widespread agreement that law firms have to change their fundamental business models, consultant Bruce MacEwen tells Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia. But lawyers have real doubts that law firms will be willing to invest the money necessary to compete with legal process outsourcers, or even know how to compete in a changing legal profession, he says.
May 5, 2013
A survey of the readers of the Adam Smith, Esq. law firm management blog has found that there is widespread agreement that law firms have to change their fundamental business models, consultant Bruce MacEwen tells Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia. But lawyers have real doubts that law firms will be willing to invest the money necessary to compete with legal process outsourcers, or even know how to compete in a changing legal profession, he says.
‘Lawyer Bubble’ Author Discusses What the Future Looks Like for Today’s New Lawyers
May 5, 2013
What does the future hold for today’s–and tomorrow’s–young lawyers? Steven Harper, author of the new book The Lawyer...
May 5, 2013
What does the future hold for today’s–and tomorrow’s–young lawyers? Steven Harper, author of the new book The Lawyer...
Los Angeles Pro Bono Panel Replaced By New Mediator Registry
May 5, 2013
Not that many years ago, I drove through dozens of miles of charred forest in Yellowstone National Park. My travelling companion and I were horrified. Then the Park Ranger explained the forest's life cycle. Fires, we were told, consume dead, decaying vegetation accumulating on the forest floor, thereby clearing the way for new growth. Some species, such as the jack pine, rely on fire to spread their seeds. The jack pine produces durable resin-filled cones that remain dormant until a fire occurs...
May 5, 2013
Not that many years ago, I drove through dozens of miles of charred forest in Yellowstone National Park. My travelling companion and I were horrified. Then the Park Ranger explained the forest's life cycle. Fires, we were told, consume dead, decaying vegetation accumulating on the forest floor, thereby clearing the way for new growth. Some species, such as the jack pine, rely on fire to spread their seeds. The jack pine produces durable resin-filled cones that remain dormant until a fire occurs...
Suffolk Law Tests Google Glass and Launches a Technology Institute
May 5, 2013
Suffolk University Law School professor Andrew Perlman is one of the lucky 10,000 people selected to get an early test drive of the Google Glass — the futuristic specs outfitted with a small computer screen over the right eye, a camera and an internet connection. Perlman earned a crack at the glasses before they become available to the public by submitting a proposal to experiment with them to improve classroom teaching and legal practice. For example, shy students might feel more comfortable...
May 5, 2013
Suffolk University Law School professor Andrew Perlman is one of the lucky 10,000 people selected to get an early test drive of the Google Glass — the futuristic specs outfitted with a small computer screen over the right eye, a camera and an internet connection. Perlman earned a crack at the glasses before they become available to the public by submitting a proposal to experiment with them to improve classroom teaching and legal practice. For example, shy students might feel more comfortable...
The Future of Law Is Not Evenly Distributed
May 4, 2013
Daniel Martin Katz is an Assistant Professor of Law at Michigan State University. He is also the Co-Founder & Co-Director of the ReInvent Law Laboratory (www.ReInventLaw.com) His wide variety of academic interests include positive legal theory, quantitative modeling of litigation and jurisprudence, and the impact of information technology on the market for legal services. Professor Katz has published or forthcoming articles in scholarly journals such as Emory Law Journal, Virginia Tax Review,...
May 4, 2013
Daniel Martin Katz is an Assistant Professor of Law at Michigan State University. He is also the Co-Founder & Co-Director of the ReInvent Law Laboratory (www.ReInventLaw.com) His wide variety of academic interests include positive legal theory, quantitative modeling of litigation and jurisprudence, and the impact of information technology on the market for legal services. Professor Katz has published or forthcoming articles in scholarly journals such as Emory Law Journal, Virginia Tax Review,...
Law Students Should Learn To Code
May 4, 2013
I am a lawyer turned developer. I try to build useful and beautiful things.
May 4, 2013
I am a lawyer turned developer. I try to build useful and beautiful things.
Lawyers as Entrepreneurs
May 4, 2013
Renee Newman Knake is an associate professor of law at Michigan State University College of Law, where she teaches a variety of courses including Lawyers & Ethics, Federal Jurisdiction, Professional Responsibility, 21st Century Law Practice, and Entrepreneurial Lawyering. Her research interests include intersections between the First Amendment and the law of lawyering, innovation in the delivery of legal services, deregulation of the profession in the United Kingdom, and the portrayal of lawyers...
May 4, 2013
Renee Newman Knake is an associate professor of law at Michigan State University College of Law, where she teaches a variety of courses including Lawyers & Ethics, Federal Jurisdiction, Professional Responsibility, 21st Century Law Practice, and Entrepreneurial Lawyering. Her research interests include intersections between the First Amendment and the law of lawyering, innovation in the delivery of legal services, deregulation of the profession in the United Kingdom, and the portrayal of lawyers...
Clockworks Approach to Lawyer Development
May 4, 2013
William D. Henderson joined the IU Maurer School of Law faculty in 2003 following a visiting appointment at Chicago-Kent College of Law and a judicial clerkship for Judge Richard Cudahy of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. In conjunction with other Indiana law faculty, Henderson introduced a new first-year course in 2009 called The Legal Profession. This mandatory four-hour course covers the ethics, competencies, and economics of the legal profession. Inspired by the 2007 Carnegie...
May 4, 2013
William D. Henderson joined the IU Maurer School of Law faculty in 2003 following a visiting appointment at Chicago-Kent College of Law and a judicial clerkship for Judge Richard Cudahy of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. In conjunction with other Indiana law faculty, Henderson introduced a new first-year course in 2009 called The Legal Profession. This mandatory four-hour course covers the ethics, competencies, and economics of the legal profession. Inspired by the 2007 Carnegie...
Breaking Into New Markets
May 4, 2013
Westaway Law is an innovative law firm committed to serving the social enterprise sector. Westaway Law counsels social entrepreneurs on the leading edge of the movement, including: Business Week’s Most Promising Social Entrepreneur, Unreasonable Institute Fellows, Echoing Green Fellows and Cordes Fellows to navigate the complex legal landscape for companies that seek to blend profit and purpose. The firm counsels clients at every stage of growth from startup to acquisition. Westaway Law was founded...
May 4, 2013
Westaway Law is an innovative law firm committed to serving the social enterprise sector. Westaway Law counsels social entrepreneurs on the leading edge of the movement, including: Business Week’s Most Promising Social Entrepreneur, Unreasonable Institute Fellows, Echoing Green Fellows and Cordes Fellows to navigate the complex legal landscape for companies that seek to blend profit and purpose. The firm counsels clients at every stage of growth from startup to acquisition. Westaway Law was founded...
Skinny Law Before Robot Law
May 4, 2013
Take 10 years practice as a lawyer (law firms and in-house), add LPO, consulting and strategy experience, shake vigorously and pour over the legal market.
May 4, 2013
Take 10 years practice as a lawyer (law firms and in-house), add LPO, consulting and strategy experience, shake vigorously and pour over the legal market.
