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Rethinking the Legal Profession
"It's time to start 'thinking outside of the box' and having honest discussions leading to meaningful change in the practice of law."
Author: "The Thinker" is Melody A. Kramer, a solo practitioner in San Diego.
Blawg Related Categories: Law Practice Management • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from Rethinking the Legal Profession
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Open letter to California lawyers, part 1
California lawyers just got a wake-up slap from Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger that has been long overdue. . . . "As the organization charged with regulating the professional conduct of its members, the conduct of the…
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Legal rebels need another leader, it seems
After getting off to a roaring start, it seems the ABAJournal's Legal Rebels tour is getting watered down. I had such high hopes, but find myself sadly disappointed. The latest four "rebels" seem to have…
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The tweet-up virgin has an epiphany
This evening I attended my very first “tweet-up”* after a long day of continuing legal education at the California Bar Association’s Annual Meeting. *For you those of you as ignorant as I was a day or…
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Legal rebels unite!!!!
While I am busy “rethinking” the legal profession (and doing my part to implement change with FreelanceLaw and the National Association of Freelance Legal Professionals), the ABA Journal has given a great boost to us…
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Rethinking juries, Part 1: Changing the perception of jury service
Jane Q Citizen returns home from a hard day of work and sighing, flips through the day's mail. Junk mail, junk mail, junk mail, bill, bill, bill, credit card offer . . . Juror Summons.…
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ABA Journal adds “Rethinking the Legal Profession” to its blawg directory
Congratulations to me! The ABAJournal has just confirmed that this blog has been added to its Blawg list – http://www.abajournal.com/blawgs/rethinking_the_legal_profession/
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Shouldn’t somebody besides the lawyers understand the Constitution?
Yesterday I had the misfortune to witness a town meeting in Pennsylvania where Arlen Specter attempted to offer a forum for citizens who had questions or concerns about the current health care proposals swirling around…
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The painful void of mentoring for young attorneys reflected in craigslist ad
This afternoon I stumbled across a craigslist ad in the Chicago area that read as follows: Attorney WILL WORK FOR FREE; MAYBE EVEN PAY TO WORK (Loop [Chicago area]) I am looking for a mentor.…
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Money = character in New York
I have just read a most disturbing article from the New York Times – Aspiring Lawyer Finds Debt Is Bigger Hurdle Than Bar Exam (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/02/business/02lawyer.html). It seems that Robert Bowman, who worked himself from foster…
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Rethinking how lawyers are employed
It is ironic that the very profession that has had a hand in creating increased legal protections for employees – wage/hour regulations, overtime pay rules, mandatory worker’s compensation coverage, etc. – has done such a…


