Evolving Legal Profession (Oct 14, 2020)
Recent reports on how the legal profession is changing and how to be successful in it.
"Singapore Launches 10-year Road Map to Encourage Innovation in the Legal Sector," Law.com International
"A Different World: For Attorneys, It's Not the Same Job at an ALSP," Legaltech News
"How Law Firms Are Handling the 'Most Interesting' Budgeting Season in Years," The American Lawyer
"Why lawyers can't jump: the innovation crisis in law," Legal Evolution
"COVID-19 is Driving Long-Term Changes in Big Law for Remote Work, Fees, Hiring," The American Lawyer
"Big Law Doing More Than Dabbling in New Law, Report Finds," The American Lawyer
"Australian Law Firms Are Tapping Into Non-Legal Services to Bolster Growth," Law.com International
"Most People Can't Afford Legal Help. 1 Reformer Wants To Change That," NPR
"Minnesota will launch legal paraprofessional pilot program," ABA Journal
"First-Ever Virtual Summers Liked Substantive Work Best-But Wanted More Food," Daily Report
"The New Abnormal: How Firms and Lawyers Can Adapt to the Pandemic-Altered Present," The American Lawyer
"Law Firm Culture Will Determine Whether Younger Attorneys Sink, Swim or Simply Float Away," The American Lawyer
"Is Remote Hiring a Way to Explore Expansion? Some Firm Leaders Think So," The Legal Intelligencer
"Law Firm Leasing Activity Plunged in the First Half as Shutdowns Hit Major Cities," The American Lawyer
"Arizona Firms Quietly Explore Opportunities From Ownership Rules Change," The American Lawyer
"Futurist for Hire - Alt-Legal Jobs React to Recession," Bloomberg Law
"Historic Utah and Arizona Changes Have Legal Marketplaces, Tech Providers Eyeing Expansions," Legaltech News
"How Did a Young, Unknown Lawyer Change the World?," The New York Times
"The COVID Pandemic Could Kill the Partner Office," The American Lawyer
"DLA Piper Expands Consulting, Legal Services Offering," Law.com International
"UK Top 50 Analysis: Things Will Get Worse Before They Get Better," Law.com International
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