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.
Not exact matches
More than half of online users now connect
using tablets or smart phones, and a growing number of consumers bypass
traditional search engines and look for
legal services in other ways.
Online consumers are becoming more social and more mobile, and a growing number of them have stopped
using traditional search engines and are finding
legal services in other ways.
They
use technology to achieve these goals and to reconceive
legal services in a way that is at complete odds with
traditional law practice and the monopoly
legal practitioners historically have had in the market.
Web users are more mobile and social, and many of them no longer
use traditional search engines to find
legal services.
Note About Terminology: A variety of terms are
used to refer to organizations that are owned and / or managed by one or more nonlawyers and / or that are multidisciplinary practices (in other words, to refer to
legal service providers that are not the
traditional structures of either sole practitioner or law firm partnership).
The impediment of
traditional legal research
services is that they just spew information and force lawyers to comb it painstakingly because these
services simply
use keyword matching to find relevant documents.
Participating in the working group on Non-Lawyers Working to Help Narrow the Justice Gap, Niki De Mel, Pro Bono and Special Initiatives Coordinator for Pro Bono Net, and Michelle had occasion to discuss LiveHelp, DEN and other PBN initiatives while emphasizing the appropriate
use of technology and non-lawyers in increasing access to justice, not replacing
traditional legal services.
We should be asking how will AI allow clients to sidestep the
traditional legal service sector by
using a cheap software alternative (owned by non-lawyers).
Thomas Miller Law Australia delivers
legal services using a modern, commercial business model, without the costs and constraints of the
traditional professional
services approach.
Use a temp to perform more
traditional legal services, on site.
The CLOC survey confirms that: (1) it is changing; (2)
legal buyers — especially the largest ones — are signaling that «it's safe to
use service providers, even for more complex work»; (3) that means that a tipping point has been reached where sourcing to «alternative providers» becomes the norm — not an «alternative» (necessitating new nomenclature for
service providers); and (4)
traditional law firm market share, already showing signs of softening, is projected to erode further.
Under the opinion, attorneys with a VLO can not make the statement that their fees are less than those of a
traditional law firm but can explain how the
use of the technology to deliver
legal services results in lower overhead for the firm and that this may reduce fees.
It would also seem that it is difficult to persuade the public in large numbers to
use them, unless they are supported by
traditional legal advice
services.
Innovative firms are
using strategies such as virtual offices, value pricing, document automation and online
legal services to erode the
traditional law firm client base.
Paralegal — Duties & Responsibilities Trained as a paralegal with a strong background in
legal research, writing, and office administration Skilled in the
use of LexisNexis, Westlaw, and
traditional legal libraries Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to thrive in a fast paced atmosphere Oversee and train large administrative staffs ensuring efficient and effective office operations Design and implement employee development programs enhancing team skill sets and morale Set and strictly enforce departmental budgets resulting in profitable operations Utilize IT skills to design and implement websites, databases, and oversee hardware and software troubleshooting Responsible for accounting, human resources, sales, and customer
service activities Negotiate and administer contracts with outside vendors and partners Coordinate special events including logistics, staffing, and marketing Study internal literature to become an expert on products and
services Represent company brand with poise, integrity, and positivity