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Innovation Diffusion In The Legal Industry, William D. Henderson
Innovation Diffusion In The Legal Industry, William D. Henderson
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This article is adapted from a series of blog posts originally found in my recently-started blog entitled Legal Evolution. The foundational material set forth in this article (and in those blog posts) applies to the legal services market insights gained from disciplines other than law. This article begins by setting forth the well-established theory of an "innovation diffusion curve" and the research that has identified the factors that affect the rate of adoption of innovations. This article identifies why innovation in the legal services market is desirable and applies to the legal services field insights drawn from this research in …
Transnational Legal Practice 2009, Carole Silver, Laurel S. Terry, Ellyn S. Rosen
Transnational Legal Practice 2009, Carole Silver, Laurel S. Terry, Ellyn S. Rosen
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This article identifies some of the most important U.S. and international developments in transnational legal practice and provides citations for further research. The article begins by briefly reviewing the impact of the recession on legal services. The second section focuses on international developments. It identifies some of the ongoing efforts to implement the 2007 U.K. Legal Services Act, including the issuance of the influential Hunt and Smedley reports. It also provides information about law reform initiatives in France, Scotland and Korea. This section of the article also provides information about Canadian and Australian developments regarding admission of foreign applicants and …
Special Introduction: October 2010, Lauren K. Robel
Special Introduction: October 2010, Lauren K. Robel
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Transnational Legal Practice 2008, Carole Silver, Laurel S. Terry, Ellyn S. Rosen, Carol A. Needham, Jennifer Haworth Mccandless, Robert Lutz, Peter D. Ehrenhaft
Transnational Legal Practice 2008, Carole Silver, Laurel S. Terry, Ellyn S. Rosen, Carol A. Needham, Jennifer Haworth Mccandless, Robert Lutz, Peter D. Ehrenhaft
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This article reviews developments in transnational legal practice during 2006 and 2007, including international developments, U.S. developments and regional developments in Australia and Europe. The primary focus of the international developments section is the WTO's General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). This article discusses GATS Track 1 Activities related to legal services, including the Legal Services Collective Requests and issues related to GATS Track 2 and the potential development of GATS disciplines. This section also surveys GATS-related initiatives of the American Bar Association and the International Bar Association and U.S. implementation of foreign lawyer multi-jurisdictional practice rules. In other …
Transnational Legal Practice 2006-07, Carole Silver, Laurel S. Terry, Ellyn S. Rosen, Carol A. Needham, Robert Lutz, Peter D. Ehrenhaft
Transnational Legal Practice 2006-07, Carole Silver, Laurel S. Terry, Ellyn S. Rosen, Carol A. Needham, Robert Lutz, Peter D. Ehrenhaft
Articles by Maurer Faculty
This article reviews developments in transnational legal practice during 2006 and 2007, including international developments, U.S. developments and regional developments in Australia and Europe. The primary focus of the international developments section is the WTO's General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). This article discusses GATS Track 1 Activities related to legal services, including the Legal Services Collective Requests and issues related to GATS Track 2 and the potential development of GATS disciplines. This section also surveys GATS-related initiatives of the American Bar Association and the International Bar Association and U.S. implementation of foreign lawyer multi-jurisdictional practice rules. In other …
Transnational Legal Practice Developments, Carole Silver, Robert E. Lutz, Philip T. Von Mehren, Laurel S. Terry, Peter Ehrenhaft, Clifford J. Hendel, Jonathan Goldsmith, Masahiro Shimojo
Transnational Legal Practice Developments, Carole Silver, Robert E. Lutz, Philip T. Von Mehren, Laurel S. Terry, Peter Ehrenhaft, Clifford J. Hendel, Jonathan Goldsmith, Masahiro Shimojo
Articles by Maurer Faculty
No abstract provided.
Transnational Legal Practice: Cross-Border Legal Services: 2002 Year-In-Review, Carole Silver, Robert E. Lutz, Philip T. Von Mehren, Laurel S. Terry, Peter Ehrenhaft
Transnational Legal Practice: Cross-Border Legal Services: 2002 Year-In-Review, Carole Silver, Robert E. Lutz, Philip T. Von Mehren, Laurel S. Terry, Peter Ehrenhaft
Articles by Maurer Faculty
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Globalization And The U.S. Market In Legal Services: Shifting Identities, Carole Silver
Globalization And The U.S. Market In Legal Services: Shifting Identities, Carole Silver
Articles by Maurer Faculty
The article examines the international activities of various segments of the U.S. legal profession and analyzes the impact of these activities on the domestic market in legal services. It takes an empirical approach to the question of how international activities have shaped the profession by chronicling the foreign office activity of more than 70 of the largest U.S. firms. The data presented facilitates new insight into the ways in which U.S. lawyers participate in the international market in legal services. The article reveals that internationalization has resulted in the homogenization of the largest U.S. firms, as they increasingly compete for …
Legal Education, Professionalism, And The Public Interest, Alfred C. Aman
Legal Education, Professionalism, And The Public Interest, Alfred C. Aman
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Book Review. Law In The Balance: Legal Services In The Eighties By Philip A. Thomas (Ed.), Bryant G. Garth
Book Review. Law In The Balance: Legal Services In The Eighties By Philip A. Thomas (Ed.), Bryant G. Garth
Articles by Maurer Faculty
No abstract provided.
The Right To Representation By Out-Of-State Attorneys In Civil Rights Cases, Edward F. Sherman
The Right To Representation By Out-Of-State Attorneys In Civil Rights Cases, Edward F. Sherman
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No abstract provided.
The Contingent Fee Contract In Massachusetts, Kenneth B. Hughes
The Contingent Fee Contract In Massachusetts, Kenneth B. Hughes
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No abstract provided.