The Law Practice Futures Issue | December 2016
In this issue of ABA Law Practice Today:
Should law firms develop software? The answer is more complicated than you might think. Limited scope representation offers consumers lower-cost access to legal services, and gives lawyers access to a largely untapped market. The case for innovation in delivery of legal services is crystal clear. Detractors should make their case with evidence—or get out of the way. Alternative litigation financing is making headlines—and is poised to make even bigger waves in the profession. Chatbots are playing an increasing role in resolving legal issues. But human supervision is still needed to ensure just outcomes. Legal incubators play an important role in connecting lawyers with underserved legal consumers. Three major impediments are holding lawyers back from changing practices to meet a rapidly changing marketplace. Look to the Industrial Revolution for clues to how the legal profession can transform to meet unmet needs. From artificial intelligence to fee arrangements, our panel looks at the trends future lawyers must understand. Law firm culture tends to stifle innovation. Here are tips to change your culture to embrace more risk-taking. Taking a page from master ad man David Ogilvy, a law firm partner offers advice on how to make it to the top. Harnessing the power of the internet to enhance networking opportunities for diverse law students. The way studios staff projects may hold lessons for law firms of the future. Rather than viewing LSOs as a threat, smart firms are seeking innovative partnerships to provide value to clients. A conversation with Ryan Calo, a nationally recognized expert in law and emerging technology.Law Firms as… Software Companies?
The Middle Class, An Untapped Legal Marketplace
If You Are Going to Resist Change, You Better Have a Good Reason
Why Alternative Litigation Financing Is Poised to Disrupt Litigation
Kafka’s Chatbot
The Incubator Movement: Hatching Happy Attorneys and Addressing Access to Justice Issues
If Times They Are a-Changing, Why Aren’t Lawyers Too?
The Industrial (Legal) Revolution
The Future Practice of Law
Inventing A Thriving Future: Three Ways for Law Firms to Incubate Innovation
Confessions of A Law Partner
Talk2Ten: Using Technology to Promote Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession
Will Big Law Go Hollywood?
Law Firms Partner with LSOs to Create Value for Clients
Robotics and the Law