Evolving Legal Profession (Jul 12, 2023)
Recent reports on how the legal profession is changing and how to be successful in it.
"Competitive Necessity, Job Disruptor: Legal Professionals Predict Major Generative AI Impact," Legaltech News
"New York City Targets AI Use in Hiring: Anti-Bias Law Explained," Bloomberg Law
"Law Firms Wooing AI Experts as Clients Demand 'More for Less'," Bloomberg Law
"Corporate attorneys don't want to pay law firms for ChatGPT when they could use it themselves," Reuters
"LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters Weigh In on the Future of AI in Legal Research," Legaltech News
"All AI Isn't Generative AI: Lawyers See Court AI Disclosure Rules as Too Broad," Legaltech News
"Kirkland & Ellis, K&L Gates, Proskauer Rose Affected in Wide-Ranging Data Hack," The American Lawyer
"The Law Firm Disrupted: Vulnerabilities at the Office, Vulnerabilities at Home," Law.com
"Law Firms' In-Office Push Is Pushing Some Parents Out," Law360
"The business of law: keeping up with a dynamic profession," Reuters
"GCs Keep Cutting Outside Counsel Panels, as Law Firms See Heightened Competition," The American Lawyer
"Why would anyone want to be a law firm managing partner?," Reuters
"Despite Growing Tech Challenges, Legal Departments See Legal Tech as More Essential," Legaltech News
"AI Will Threaten Law Firm Jobs, But Innovators Will Thrive," The American Lawyer
"Trust But Verify: Legal Lessons From ChatGPT's First Sanctions," Legaltech News
"Is Legal Tech's Future One-Stop-Shop Solutions or an Inevitable Unbundling?," Legaltech News
"Work-Life Balance Vs. Competitive Pay: Which Matters More To Young Lawyers?" Law.com
"Creating Space at the Table: Succeeding as a female in the still-male-dominated field of law," ABA Journal
"In Era of Disengagement, How Do Law Firms Motivate Lawyers and Staff?," The American Lawyer
"More judges, lawyers confront pitfalls of artificial intelligence," Reuters
"Lawyers submitted bogus case law created by ChatGPT. A judge fined them $5,000," The Washington Post
"Attys In ChatGPT Fiasco Sanctioned For 'Bad Faith' Conduct," Law360
"Judge Imposes $5K Fine on Lawyers Who Submitted ChatGPT-Generated Fake Case Citations," New York Law Journal
"Fake ChatGPT Cases Costs Lawyers $5,000 Plus Embarrassment," Bloomberg Law
"ChatGPT Lawyers Get Slap On The Wrist From Court. But Infamy Is Forever," Above the Law
"Hybrid Work Schedules May Be Here to Stay," Daily Report
"'No Way to Get This Right': Why Law Firms Are Getting Pushback on Office Returns," Law.com
"'With Everybody Getting Back,' More Law Firms Want Lawyers in the Office," The American Lawyer
"Many Law Firms Open To Flexible Work Options, Savills Finds," Law360
"'A Huge Concern': Big Law Leaders Grappling With Attorney Disengagement," The American Lawyer
"Clients Still Find Law Firms' Innovation Efforts Lacking," The American Lawyer
"Generative AI and ALSPs: 'Opportunity for Growth' or Services 'Under Threat'?"Legaltech News
"Another US judge says lawyers must disclose AI use," Reuters
"Push to 4-Day Attendance Poses Risks for Law Firm Diversity Efforts," The Legal Intelligencer
"Could We See The Return of 5 Days in the Office?," Law.com International
"Why There Will Never Be a One-Size-Fits-All Solution to the Remote Work Conundrum," Law.com
"Return to Office Is a Focus For Mentoring, but Training Gaps Have Existed For Ages," The American Lawyer
"What a Difference a Year Makes for Law Firm Associates," Law.com International
"Legal Departments Hit Accelerator on Insourcing as Cost Pressures Rise," Corporate Counsel
"The rise of the 'human skills' lawyer," Jordan Furlong
"The Law Firm Disrupted: 'It's Lonely at the Top,'" Law.com
"Tech Developments, Evolving Client Demands Expected to Drive Legal Industry Change," The American Lawyer
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