Evolving Legal Profession (Jan 8, 2025)
Recent reports on how the legal profession is changing and how to be successful in it.
"New Year's Resolutions from the Young Lawyer Editorial Board," The Legal Intelligencer
"Risk Mitigation: Employee Engagement Results in Fewer Lawsuits (and Other Benefits)," The Legal Intelligencer
"Here's Where Mid-Law Leaders Will Be Focused In 2025," Law360
"Seyfarth Develops Firm Science Fair to 'Drive Innovating Thinking'," The American Lawyer
"LSAT Administrator Sues to Block AI Tutor From Using 'Famous, Distinctive' Test Prep Materials," Law.com
"3 Ways Associates Can Survive An Average Annual Review, Law360
"Young Lawyers: 5 Ways We Could Manage Our Time Better in 2025," The Legal Intelligencer
"Changes at the Top: How 'Different Leadership Skills' Are Prevailing in Big Law," The American Lawyer
"5 biggest changes to the bar exam in 2024," ABA Journal
"10 ways the bar exam could change in 2025," ABA Journal
"Legal Operations at a Crossroads: How Corporate Legal Teams Will Continue to Drive Innovation and Implement Digital Transformation in 2025," Legaltech News
"Embracing Gen AI, Many Legal Departments Don't See Their Firms as Innovative," Legaltech News
"As Costs and Workloads Mount, Law Departments Turn to Tech and Workflow Overhauls," Corporate Counsel
"As Profits Rise, Law Firms Likely to Make More AI Investments in 2025," The American Lawyer
"Employee Moonlighting Should Spur Law Firms to Review Policies," Bloomberg Law
"Elite Boutiques Competing More With Big Law Bonuses, With Several Going Above Market," The American Lawyer
"'Rethink Everything' or 'Optimize What's Working'? The Right Law Firm Strategy," The American Lawyer
"A Tech-Enabled Approach to Professional Development Is the Path Forward for Young Lawyers," The Legal Intelligencer
"So, You Want to Be a Mediator: How to Start a Mediation Practice," Daily Report
"Lawyers Drowning in Cases Are Embracing AI Fastest — and Say It's Yielding Better Outcomes for Clients," Corporate Counsel
"Missing Out on Tens of Thousands of Views, Big Law Balks at TikTok," The American Lawyer
"How Legal Aid and Tech Collaboration Can Bridge the Justice Gap," Legaltech News
"Amid worry about Trump, calls for career Justice Dept. staff to stay," The Washington Post
"Mastering the Art of Client Management," The Legal Intelligencer
"Washington state approves regulatory reform plan for legal providers," Reuters
"As Non-Equity Partner Ranks Grow, Not All Lawyers Are Thrilled," Bloomberg Law
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