Evolving Legal Profession (May 20, 2015)

Recent reports on how the legal profession is changing and how to be successful in it. Lawyer Success

• "Lawyers With Lowest Pay Report More Happiness," The New York Times

• "Disappointed with earnings after law school? You're in good company, lawyer happiness study says,"ABA Journal

• "What Makes Lawyers Happy?: A Data-Driven Prescription to Redefine Professional Success," The George Washington Law Review

• "Utilizing Your Alumni Network for Personal Development," Legal Intelligencer

• “Performance, evaluations, and emotional intelligence,” Law.com

• "Five Questions to Ask Before Leaving Law Firm Life," The Recorder

Technology and Its Effects

• “Corporate Counsel Say Law Firms Are Becoming More Tech-Savvy,” Law Technology News

• “Software Eats the Legal Profession,” Lawyering Blog

• “Law Firm 3.0: Information Changing Law Firm Models,” Legal Intelligencer

• "Millennials Pose Risk to Corporate Mobile Security," Legaltech News

• "Survey Indicates Use of Computer Learning Systems Is the Future of Legal Spending," Legaltech News

Trends and Innovation

• “The Shifting Economic Center of Gravity,” Bloomberg BNA

• "Firm Leaders Expect Corporate Work to Drive Revenue," New York Law Journal

• "True innovation in the legal industry requires outside views and thinking, summit speakers say," ABA Journal