Lawyers striving to compete in today's
changing legal marketplace need to establish a strong presence online.
Not exact matches
Risks and uncertainties include without limitation the effect of competitive and economic factors, and the Company's reaction to those factors, on consumer and business buying decisions with respect to the Company's products; continued competitive pressures in the
marketplace; the ability of the Company to deliver to the
marketplace and stimulate customer demand for new programs, products, and technological innovations on a timely basis; the effect that product introductions and transitions,
changes in product pricing or mix, and / or increases in component costs could have on the Company's gross margin; the inventory risk associated with the Company's
need to order or commit to order product components in advance of customer orders; the continued availability on acceptable terms, or at all, of certain components and services essential to the Company's business currently obtained by the Company from sole or limited sources; the effect that the Company's dependency on manufacturing and logistics services provided by third parties may have on the quality, quantity or cost of products manufactured or services rendered; risks associated with the Company's international operations; the Company's reliance on third - party intellectual property and digital content; the potential impact of a finding that the Company has infringed on the intellectual property rights of others; the Company's dependency on the performance of distributors, carriers and other resellers of the Company's products; the effect that product and service quality problems could have on the Company's sales and operating profits; the continued service and availability of key executives and employees; war, terrorism, public health issues, natural disasters, and other circumstances that could disrupt supply, delivery, or demand of products; and unfavorable results of other
legal proceedings.
Those who would argue with Merritt's conclusions
need to take into account her review of the
changing legal services
marketplace.
The Illinois State Bar Association Report contains a well - documented description of what it calls «The Big Picture» affecting the profession, including: the economic challenges plaguing lawyers, the lack of training for law students in the skills
needed to succeed in the current climate, the reluctance of the population to use traditional
legal services, and the technological
changes redefining the way people work and enabling new actors to reshape the
legal marketplace.
Through careful planning, implementation, and ongoing management and measurement, we differentiate you from the competition and cultivate the skills you
need to survive and prosper in a
changing legal marketplace.
But the concept that the
marketplace is
changing and that alternative ways to provide
legal services are
needed — the Benchers of Manitoba have accepted that and do not see it as controversial.
The final part discusses how the regulatory framework for
legal services will
need to evolve in light of the rapidly
changing legal marketplace.