Evolving Legal Profession (Apr 5, 2023)
Recent reports on how the legal profession is changing and how to be successful in it.
"Big Law Does Mid-Market Firms 'Huge Favor' By Stepping Away From Routine Legal Work," Law.com
"Law Firms Must Nurture and Support the Next Generation of Lawyers," Bloomberg Law
"Being a Parent Can Also Make You a Better Lawyer — Here's Why," Bloomberg Law
"AI systems like ChatGPT could impact 300 million full-time jobs worldwide, with administrative and legal roles some of the most at risk, Goldman Sachs report says," Business Insider
"'This Is a Rocket Ship': How Generative AI Will Transform Legal Departments," Corporate Counsel
"Legal Industry Reacts to Goldman Sachs Generative AI Report: Keep Calm and Panic," Legaltech News
"Should ChatGPT Be In Law School?," TaxProf Blog
"Generative AI Could Automate Almost Half of All Legal Tasks, Goldman Sachs Estimates," Law.com
"The Great Resignation and the Great Return: Young Lawyers Take Note," The Legal Intelligencer
"Colorado will license paraprofessionals to perform limited legal work," ABA Journal
"Why Law Firms Are Hosting Poker Nights for Attorneys," Law.com
"How GPT-4 Mastered the Entire Bar Exam, and Why That Matters," Legaltech News
"New Keker Leader Sees Pro Manager Freeing Up Law-Practice Time," Bloomberg Law
"Big Law's Latest Growth Strategy? Expanding in Complementary Markets," The American Lawyer
"Women In Law Are Driving An Entirely New Practice Model," Above the Law
"Be Alert to These 3 Disruptions in the Legal Industry," The American Lawyer
"Workplace AI Vendors, Employers Rush to Set Bias Auditing Bar," Bloomberg Law
"Gen Z Attorneys Are Here. Is The Legal Industry Ready?" Law360
"Accountable AI Is Here to Stay, and Big Law Has Taken Notice," The American Lawyer
"Inside GPT-4: 'AI Displaces Tasks, Not Jobs' in the 'New Age' of Legal Practice," Legaltech News
"PwC Introduces AI Chatbot for 4,000 Lawyers to Speed Up Work," Bloomberg Law
"Generative AI Is Impressive, But the All-Too-Familiar 'Sticker Shock' May Be Coming," Legaltech News
"Purposeful Action by Associates Can Create Firm Culture in the Age of Hybrid," The Legal Intelligencer
"Everyone Talks About Their Law Firm's 'Culture,' But Is It Possible to Measure It?" The American Lawyer
"Prepare for Work Reshuffle Between Big Law, ALSPs: A Chat With Legalweek Speaker Vedika Mehera," Legaltech News
"New York trims rule for would-be lawyers to disclose police run-ins," Reuters
"Change the Conversation About Wokeness, Othering, and Belonging," Bloomberg Law
"Tracking Generative AI: How Evolving AI Models Are Impacting Legal," Legaltech News
"Can ChatGPT help law students learn to write better?" ABA Journal
"Colleges (And Law Schools) Are Rushing To Respond To ChatGPT," TaxProf Blog
"'I Haven't Handed Out a Business Card in Years': Is it Time for Lawyers to Upgrade?," Daily Business Review
"The 19th Century Called — It Wants its Law School Curriculum Back," Legaltech News
"AI Was Supposed to Help Improve Diversity; Now It's Being Regulated for Bias," Law.com
"Law Firm Profitability and Learning from the Past," Law.com
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