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Preparing Future Lawyers To Draft Contracts And Communicate With Clients In The Era Of Generative Ai, Kristen Wolff
Preparing Future Lawyers To Draft Contracts And Communicate With Clients In The Era Of Generative Ai, Kristen Wolff
Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law
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The Pitch: Teaching Client Impact, Board Governance, And Advocacy, Casey E. Faucon
The Pitch: Teaching Client Impact, Board Governance, And Advocacy, Casey E. Faucon
Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law
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Training Leaders The Very Best Way We Can, Douglas A. Blaze, George Lewis
Training Leaders The Very Best Way We Can, Douglas A. Blaze, George Lewis
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The Indie Lawyer Of The Future: How New Technology, Cultural Trends, And Market Forces Can Transform The Solo Practice Of Law, Lucille Jewel
The Indie Lawyer Of The Future: How New Technology, Cultural Trends, And Market Forces Can Transform The Solo Practice Of Law, Lucille Jewel
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This article is about individual lawyers innovating in the practice of law. New technology, cultural trends, and market forces have the potential to awaken latent markets for one-to-one legal services grounded in the sharing economy, the commons, DIY businesses, and other similar endeavors. These forces might reshape the solo practice of law, which in turn might induce structural change in the legal system itself. Despite the mass commoditization of many law products, there is a potentially new market for craft-oriented lawyers who directly connect with clients.
When we connect the sharing economy and the cultural values that support it with …
A Glass Half Full Look At The Changes In The American Legal Market, Benjamin H. Barton
A Glass Half Full Look At The Changes In The American Legal Market, Benjamin H. Barton
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The American legal profession finds itself in the midst of dizzying changes. What was once viewed as a brief downturn now looks like a much more substantial restructuring and downsizing. The main commentators on these trends have been those most likely to be affected: law professors and corporate lawyers, and they have largely presented these trends as disastrous. This Essay argues that while these changes will be painful in the near term, they will prove beneficial overall.
The obvious reason for optimism is that America will be significantly better off if we spend less on legal services. Whatever else the …
I Can Has Lawyer? The Conflict Between The Participatory Culture Of The Internet And The Legal Profession, Lucille Jewel
I Can Has Lawyer? The Conflict Between The Participatory Culture Of The Internet And The Legal Profession, Lucille Jewel
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The Internet allows citizens to comment on public affairs with an amplified and unfiltered voice, creating an open, community-based culture where robust debate flourishes. However, many of the ideals and practices of participatory culture clash with the traditional legal culture as it exists in the United States. This cultural conflict can be seen in emerging narratives, in the form of web blogs and lawyer emails that go “viral,” in which lawyers comment on the lack of humanism within big law firm hiring and firing practices; expose the alienating work environments experienced by low-level contract attorneys; or criticize judges who show …
Do Judges Systematically Favor The Interests Of The Legal Profession? , Benjamin H. Barton
Do Judges Systematically Favor The Interests Of The Legal Profession? , Benjamin H. Barton
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This Article answers this question with the following jurisprudential hypothesis: many legal outcomes can be explained, and future cases predicted, by asking a very simple question, is there a plausible legal result in this case that will significantly affect the interests of the legal profession (positively or negatively)? If so, the case will be decided in the way that offers the best result for the legal profession.
The article presents theoretical support from the new institutionalism, cognitive psychology and economic theory. The Article then gathers and analyzes supporting cases from areas as diverse as constitutional law, torts, professional responsibility, employment …
Do Judges Systematically Favor The Interests Of The Legal Profession? , Benjamin H. Barton
Do Judges Systematically Favor The Interests Of The Legal Profession? , Benjamin H. Barton
College of Law Faculty Scholarship
This Article answers this question with the following jurisprudential hypothesis: many legal outcomes can be explained, and future cases predicted, by asking a very simple question, is there a plausible legal result in this case that will significantly affect the interests of the legal profession (positively or negatively)? If so, the case will be decided in the way that offers the best result for the legal profession.
The article presents theoretical support from the new institutionalism, cognitive psychology and economic theory. The Article then gathers and analyzes supporting cases from areas as diverse as constitutional law, torts, professional responsibility, employment …