248 ABA Journal The New Normal articles.
Roughly two-thirds of those eligible for legal aid in Massachusetts (read: people in extreme poverty) are turned away because there aren’t enough legal aid attorneys. Approximately 80 percent of all…
Feb 18, 2016 8:00 AM CST
For the latest in the ongoing debate between those predicting disruption for law firms, and those who see a slower evolution, see the report (PDF) from Georgetown Law…
Feb 9, 2016 8:30 AM CST
In anticipation of author and legal consultant Richard Susskind’s visit to the U.S., he and Paul Lippe discussed the impetus behind Susskind’s new book (co-authored with his son, Daniel), The…
Jan 28, 2016 8:30 AM CST
In October, I wrote about Richard and Daniel Susskind’s new book, The Future of the Professions: How Technology Will Transform the Work of Human Experts.
The Susskinds will be…
Jan 28, 2016 8:30 AM CST
Civil justice reform is on the march, and it is much needed. A survey (PDF) conducted on behalf of the National Center for State Courts in October echoes this…
Jan 14, 2016 8:00 AM CST
When I was a young lawyer, I was asked to draft an important brief for a major client. After days of research, I wrote my masterpiece (really a tome) that…
Nov 23, 2015 8:30 AM CST
While many law schools and law firms are successfully grappling with change, others are not. To better understand the what, why and whether of leading an institution forward, let’s look…
Oct 28, 2015 1:45 PM CDT
For those interested in the New Normal in law, there has been no more prolific or significant thinker in this field than Richard Susskind. Richard has long been the…
Oct 21, 2015 7:56 AM CDT
With Volkswagen reeling from one of the worst corporate scandals of our time, let’s consider the same question asked of Enron and other similar debacles: Where were the lawyers?
According…
Oct 13, 2015 9:05 AM CDT
In my last piece on Prudent Innovation, I suggested there were five schools of thought in response to the “disruption” taking place in law:
• Denial. It’s…
Sep 24, 2015 8:30 AM CDT
Last month, I talked about Prudent Innovation for law firms. This week, I want to talk about Prudent Innovation in law schools.
The argument for Prudent Innovation is based…
Sep 10, 2015 8:19 AM CDT
By many measures, lawyers’ “access to justice” initiatives are entirely ineffective:
• A study (PDF) from the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services found…
Sep 1, 2015 8:30 AM CDT
Could most law firms deliver 20 percent more useful work at 20 percent less cost on a typical matter?
I think the answer is self-evidently “YES,” and we’re increasingly seeing…
Aug 25, 2015 8:30 AM CDT
The field of operations management is focused on creating efficient and effective business operations. It recognizes that there are trade-offs that must be made between efficiency and service level (or…
Aug 12, 2015 8:59 AM CDT
Lawyers hate mistakes. They can be career-killers if you make them as an associate. Lawyers worry that clients will fire them or sue them if they make a mistake as…
Aug 6, 2015 8:30 AM CDT
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