Tomorrow's Lawyers

Susskind issues a rallying cry to the legal profession to release untapped potential, painting a compelling picture of a new legal landscape that is already emerging. On the topic of the future of lawyers, no one is more thoughtful, more client-centred or more passionate.

Autorentext

Professor Richard Susskind OBE is President of the Society for Computers and Law, the Founder of Remote Courts Worldwide and, since 1998, has been Technology Adviser to the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales. The author of 10 books, his work has been translated into 16 languages and he has been invited to speak in over 50 countries. A law graduate of Glasgow University, he wrote his doctorate on artificial intelligence and the law at Oxford University in the mid-80s. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and of the British Computer Society.

Klappentext

Tomorrow's Lawyers predicts fundamental and irreversible changes in the legal world and offers essential practical advice for those who intend to build careers and businesses in law. A definitive guide to the future for aspiring lawyers, and all who want to modernize today's legal and justice systems.

Inhalt

Introduction; PART ONE: Radical Changes in the Legal Market; 1 Three Drivers of Change; 2 Impact of the Pandemic; 3 Strategies for Success; 4 Commoditizing the Law; 5 Working Differently; 6 Disruptive Legal Technologies; 7 The Grid; PART TWO: The New Landscape; 8 The Future for Law Firms; 9 The Role of In-House Lawyers; 10 Lawtech Startups; 11 The Timing of the Changes; 12 Access to Justice and Online Legal Services; 13 Judges, Courts, and Technology; 14 Online Courts and Online Dispute Resolution; 15 The Future of Law, Revisited; PART THREE: Prospects for Young Lawyers; 16 New Jobs for Lawyers; 17 Who Will Employ Tomorrow s Lawyers?; 18 Training Lawyers for What?; 19 Replacing the Old Training Ground; 20 Questions to Ask Employers; 21 Innovation; 22 Artificial Intelligence and the Long Term; Further Reading