Evolving Legal Profession (Jun 8, 2022)
Recent reports on how the legal profession is changing and how to be successful in it.
"Why Law Firm Mergers Are a Growing Reality For More Firms," The American Lawyer
"There's Growing Separation in How Firms Handle Partnership Tiers," The American Lawyer
"State Bar Pushes Ahead With Paraprofessional Program Despite Opposition," The Recorder
"Proposal to let non-lawyers provide some legal services inches forward," Reuters
"Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Overhauls US Work Allocation Model to Avoid Unconscious Bias," Law.com International
"ABA council seeks views on the fate of law school admissions tests," Reuters
"ABA Council Approves 90-Day Comment Period on Nixing Standardized Test Requirement for Law Schools," Law.com
"ABA Legal Ed council seeks comment on proposed revision to law school admissions test requirement," ABA Journal
"Preparing for automated hiring-tool bias laws," Legal Dive
"Duane Morris, Ballard Spahr to Roll Out Mandatory Implicit Bias Training This Year," The Legal Intelligencer
"Most U.K. Lawyers Wouldn't Take Pay Cut for Full-Time Remote Work, Fear Impact on Retention and Women," Law.com International
"With Clouds on Horizon, Firms Make 'Informed Bets' on Countercyclical Practices," The American Lawyer
"It Will Take 'More Than Food': Big Law Staff Are Balking at Office Mandates," The American Lawyer
"Despite Q1 Dip, Leasing Activity Expected to Rebound as Law Firms Plan for the Future," The American Lawyer
"Show Us the Money: Young Lawyers Want to Be Educated on Law Firm Economics," The American Lawyer
"Law firm leasing dips amid industry's revamped office plans," Reuters
"Want to Thin Your Law Firm's Head Count? Mandate 3 or More Days of Office Attendance," The American Lawyer
"For Hybrid to Work Longterm, Law Firm Processes Need Refresh," The American Lawyer
"Remote or 'Hybrid Light' in the Office? The Differences Matter to Attorneys and Should to Law Firms," The American Lawyer
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