This is an excerpt from the Future of the Legal Profession Report commissioned by Stephen Younger, President of the New York State Bar Association.  It was meant to address the effects of the economic downturn as well as other issues impacting the legal profession: "….private practice, one of the key engines of the profession, is [...]

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We are continuing to discuss the major societal and cultural changes coming to a head in 2011 and how your clients are going to be impacted by them.  You can read the first two discussions here and here to catch up. This third post is going to discuss changes in housing, $5.00 & $6.00 gas, [...]

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(Another long post but I think you'll find it interesting!) My last post frightened quite a few of you.  I'm glad.  I did my job, then.  We can't live in a bubble forever.  Things are clearly changing in our world which means things are changing for your potential clients and how you will interact with [...]

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(This post is not for the faint of heart.) Last week I posted that I had SO much to say that it literally rendered me incapable of posting anything.  And my friend, Jack Newton posted a 2011 Prognostication Roundup on Slaw.  It was very lawyer/law firm-centric.  My thoughts, however, were elsewhere.  What is happening to [...]

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When the New York Times ran an article on January 8, 2011 'Is Law School A Losing Game?" it got reprinted in all major newspapers, set listservs and Facebook abuzz because it hit so many chords.  If you haven't read 'Is Law School A Losing Game?' do so. Sadly, in my opinion, they opted to [...]

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(This is a bit lengthy so read when you have a few moments). I recently watched Bernanke on 60 minutes and after all the gloss and political correctness he said two things which struck me.  First he made it very clear we are in for a rough ride the next four to five years and [...]

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It's Global Entrepreneurship Week.  Time to celebrate our future because more and more people will be entrepreneurs then ever before.  They will not take jobs. They will make jobs. And the legal profession is no exception: There is also a timely article in the new ABA Journal which highlights a potential new hierarchy within law [...]

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My post yesterday struck a chord.   There was one response which I did not want buried in the comments and decided to post as a follow up because this Mississippi lawyer , John Gillis, took the time to educate us all on the state of mandatory pro bono throughout the country. I’m a Mississippi lawyer [...]

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More than three years ago I wrote this column for the Connecticut Law Tribune: ********************* Connecticut Law Tribune – June 8, 2007 (This column comes on the heels of the recent Second Circuit Decision regarding pro bono fees, as a I promised.) It's been a year since I read an Illinois Supreme Court ruling regarding [...]

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The workplace is becoming more and more virtual, with meetings occurring across time zones and organizations and with participants who barely know each other, working on swarms attacking rapidly emerging problems. But the employee will still have a "place" where they work. Many will have neither a company-provided physical office nor a desk, and their [...]

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