"The Future of Lawyers?"

Posted by David Bilinsky: "I had the pleasure of attending The Futures conference in Denver CO recently that was part of the College of Law Practice Management's Annual General Meeting.

Several themes were developed during that conference, some of which took some time to fully appreciate. Certainly there was a healthy divergence of opinion on the future of lawyers, being the theme of the conference. However, I thought I would take a moment and encapsulate my thoughts on some of these ideas based on the forces that are presently shaping the legal profession. Certainly central to my thoughts are the Legal Services Bill in the UK as well as the power of the Internet as a disruptive technology. Together these, as well as other underlying forces, in my opinion, will change the legal profession as we know it.

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So the future of lawyers lies in our own hands...the question is, what are we going to do about it? We can seize the initiative and build our own future...or we can let events continue as they have been...in which case I think I see the future baby, and it is murder...things are going to slide..."

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Source: Thoughtful Legal Management, 29 October 2009