"What is the most significant issue currently facing the legal profession?" Here's what your peers are saying when 22 Tweets put the question to them.
I think the most significant issue facing the legal profession is transparency …
As consumers get more sophisticated, we need new ways across the understanding gap between lawyers and non-lawyers …
Of course there have been great lawyers forever … and we could videotape them all day and clients would get value ….
But now we are in a new era of transparency … and there are a lot of areas in the profession where light has yet to shine
As consumers get more sophisticated, we need new ways across the understanding gap between lawyers and non-lawyers …
Of course there have been great lawyers forever … and we could videotape them all day and clients would get value ….
But now we are in a new era of transparency … and there are a lot of areas in the profession where light has yet to shine
Besides layoffs? Image. There are terrible lawyers who have ruined what folks think of us. Most lawyers are good people!
Lawyers need to think differently about how we serve clients. Focus on client needs, solve their problems, and provide value.
BigLaw costs too much. Firms must move from hourly billing. Abt 75% of my firm’s work is flat fee. Better for clients & for us
Learning to speak Plain English. The@creativecommons copyright licenses are a good example of anti-legalese legal writing.
Lack of legal representation for those who cannot afford it.
Communicating why lawyers are valuable at whatever billing basis is used. How do you value the lawsuit not filed?
Maintaining high legal standards for ethics while experiencing more and more competition.
Hourly billing, overpaid associates, legalese are killing it. BigLaw is like GM, newspapers, record co’s. Change is coming.
For younger attys, managing their debt. I feel for those folks…
… For mid-levels and partners, maintaining the pace & staying fresh. It’s a marathon, not a sprint.
… For mid-levels and partners, maintaining the pace & staying fresh. It’s a marathon, not a sprint.
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