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Globalization Of Legal Practice In The Internet Age, Leonard Bierman, Michael A. Hitt
Globalization Of Legal Practice In The Internet Age, Leonard Bierman, Michael A. Hitt
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
The Internet's global reach has had a significant impact on the legal profession. This essay explains a few of the key developments in this area, including: competition fueled by outsourcing legal work to lower-wage earning lawyers around the world, "virtual work" changing client interaction and attorney work schedules, law firm reputation as a result of information availability on the Internet, work-product monitoring and the commoditization of legal services, and work force diversity spurred by the influence of international clients.
Globalization of The Legal Profession, Symposium. Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington, April 6, 2006