Category Archives: The Modern Law Office
Thinking Like a Lawyer, Designing Like an Architect: Preparing Students for the 21st Century Practice, by Tanina Rostain et al
Building systems has become a critical skill among legal practitioners. While courses like the one they teach at Georgetown University Law Center also teach legal analysis, empathy and plain language communications, Tanina Rostain, Roger Skalbeck and Kevin Mulcahey argue that law … Continue reading
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Lives of Lawyers Revisited, by Michael J. Kelly
This piece focuses upon how the practice of lawyering has changed over the past 2 decades. Kelly particularly emphasizes how practice management and organizational structures have changed, and the effects of those changes upon the lawyers experiencing them. Further, Kelly … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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If Only We Knew What We Know, by Conrad Johnson and Brian Donnelly
The Lawyering in the Digital Age Clinic has taught law students how to use law practice and technology tools in a professional setting for the better part of a decade. Conrad Johnson and Brian Donnelly, who teach the course at … Continue reading
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