Two Questions for Law Schools about the Future Boundaries of the Legal Profession, by Elizabeth Chambliss

Law schools face two critical strategic problems. This essay suggests that critical theory and research can resolve both of these problems. The first problem is the increasing segmentation of the profession, both between corporate and personal legal services, and also between commodity and “bespoke” or “high-margin” work in both sectors. The second problem is widespread pressure for deregulation of practice, such that non-lawyers can provide various adequate legal services, undercutting the typical costs of lawyers. This essay elaborates upon these issues and proposes that law schools can resolve them by embracing the modern legal environment, providing a wider range of specialization programs, and prioritizing access to justice.

Read more of Elizabeth Chambliss, “Two Questions for Law Schools about the Future Boundaries of the Legal Profession,” 36 J. of the L. Prof. 329 (2012).

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