JANUARY 23, 2014, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
NYC Bar Association/Women in the Profession Committee: Book Series
BOOK: Tomorrow’s Lawyers: An Introduction to Your Future by Richard Susskind
Program Moderator:
Professor Carol Buckler, Director, New York Law School Center for Professional Values and Practice
Panelists:
Martha Joerger, Client Relations Manager, Bryan Cave LLP
Danielle Rivner, Account Manager, Large Law Firm, for Thomson Reuters
Kimberly Williams, founder and CEO of RedShift Legal, Inc., a legal process outsourcing firm
The legal profession today is
rapidly evolving, driven by technology, client demands, and expansion of the
legal provider market. While every lawyer needs to understand the nature of
these changes and how to adapt existing law practices, women lawyers in
particular, especially those seeking alternative career paths, should be aware
of the ground-floor opportunities and vast array of new legal jobs these
changes will bring. No surprise then that Richard Susskind’s Tomorrow’s
Lawyers has been described as required reading for all who will be navigating
the new legal terrain. Susskind is a UK lawyer, speaker, and scholar, whose
expertise focuses on the future of the profession and, in particular, the way
in which technology is changing the work of lawyers. His slim and readable book
is divided into three parts: (1) the future of legal services, including the
key drivers of change and strategies for coping with that change; (2) the new
legal landscape, including the future for law firms, the shifting role of
in-house lawyers, and opportunities for greater access to justice; and (3)
prospects for aspiring and entrepreneurial lawyers willing to capitalize on the
“creative destruction” the profession is now experiencing.
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