Experts say 23% of lawyers' work can be automated. Law schools are trying to stay ahead of the curve.
See https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/02/06/technology-is-changing-the-legal-profession-and-law-schools.html
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Showing posts with label law school. Show all posts
Should you go to law school in Australia?
You
may have seen reference to the New South Wales Law Society report on
the “Future Prospects of Law Graduates” in last Friday’s Australian. If
you have not seen the full report here is the link to it. http://www.lawsociety.com.au/cs/groups/public/documents/internetcontent/980877.pdf
Machines v Lawyers
"Some observers, not implausibly, blame the recession for these developments. But the plight of legal education and of the attorney workplace is also a harbinger of a looming transformation in the legal profession. Law is, in effect, an information technology—a code that regulates social life. And as the machinery of information technology grows exponentially in power, the legal profession faces a great disruption not unlike that already experienced by journalism, which has seen employment drop by about a third and the market value of newspapers devastated. The effects on law will take longer to play themselves out, but they will likely be even greater because of the central role that lawyers play in public life."
See Full Article - Machines v. Lawyers
See Full Article - Machines v. Lawyers
Too Many Lawyers
Law Schools’ Applications Fall as Costs Rise and Jobs Are Cut
Applications are headed for a 30-year low, reflecting increased concern over soaring tuition, crushing student debt and diminishing prospects of lucrative employment upon graduation.
http://nyti.ms/14xHPnF
Applications are headed for a 30-year low, reflecting increased concern over soaring tuition, crushing student debt and diminishing prospects of lucrative employment upon graduation.
http://nyti.ms/14xHPnF
Is Law School Worth The Money?
See NY Times Article
"The graying of baby-boom lawyers creates opportunities. As more senior lawyers retire, jobs will open, even in the unlikely case that the law business doesn’t expand with an improving economy. More opportunity will open to women and minorities, too. As with any industry in transition, changes in the delivery of legal services create opportunities as well as challenges. Creative, innovative and entrepreneurial lawyers will find ways to capitalize on this."
"The graying of baby-boom lawyers creates opportunities. As more senior lawyers retire, jobs will open, even in the unlikely case that the law business doesn’t expand with an improving economy. More opportunity will open to women and minorities, too. As with any industry in transition, changes in the delivery of legal services create opportunities as well as challenges. Creative, innovative and entrepreneurial lawyers will find ways to capitalize on this."
Law Schools That Teach Little About Legal Practice
From the NY Times:
Law Schools That Teach Little About Legal Practice By DAVID SEGAL
Law schools have long emphasized the theoretical over the useful, leaving law firms fairly resigned to training their hires how to actually practice law.
Is Law School A Losing Game?
See this story from the U.S. To what extent is the situation the same in Australia?
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