We know changes to the legal profession are coming: generated by dissatisfaction with the old practice model of billables and face time--lawyers want more personal time and time to raise families, and a realistic economy--companies have become more conscious of the costs of legal counsel. The topic gets interesting when you think about what form these changes will take: will it be a minor move to more flex-time, or an earth shattering overhaul (see http://taskforceonprofessionalism.blogspot.com/2009/05/id-like-reply-memo-in-size-8-please.html). A recent article in the ABA journal discussed one practitioner's characterization of proposed changes as "insipid" and hindered by pesky ethics rules. Read more at:
http://www.abajournal.com/news/most_law_firm_reform_ideas_are_insipid_and_inadequate_consultant_says/
TFP (task force on professionalism) blog - observations on the legal profession
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Friday, August 7, 2009
Grab bag of a post
I won't go as far as to say that I lost all control and discipline (blame summer), but I can't deny a noticeable lag in posts. I hope to rectify that short-lived lapse with this mixed bag of a post and more regular follow-ups.
First, Congratulations Justice (as of tomorrow's swearing in) SOTOMAYOR.
Second, unsurprisingly, the overwhelming majority of voters in our Red Flags survey did not welcome the government regulation of their firms. For a fuller discussion of the issue follow this link: http://www.nycla.org/siteFiles/Publications/Publications1269_0.pdf
Third, (trend watch) as more and more firms trim or eliminate their summer classes, I am wondering if this represents a seismic change in law firm practice to a more intimate, a pre-1980s, type of firm, or is this a short-lived, belt-tightening regimen just waiting to revert back to the gut-busting excess of 2000 (oh, those lunches of summer '00).
Before you go, vote on the new survey; it's a premonition of sorts.
First, Congratulations Justice (as of tomorrow's swearing in) SOTOMAYOR.
Second, unsurprisingly, the overwhelming majority of voters in our Red Flags survey did not welcome the government regulation of their firms. For a fuller discussion of the issue follow this link: http://www.nycla.org/siteFiles/Publications/Publications1269_0.pdf
Third, (trend watch) as more and more firms trim or eliminate their summer classes, I am wondering if this represents a seismic change in law firm practice to a more intimate, a pre-1980s, type of firm, or is this a short-lived, belt-tightening regimen just waiting to revert back to the gut-busting excess of 2000 (oh, those lunches of summer '00).
Before you go, vote on the new survey; it's a premonition of sorts.
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