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Future + Law
The legal profession is at a tipping point. Technology is providing alternative methods for delivering legal services. At the same time, nontraditional service providers are competing with attorneys practicing in conventional models.
To adapt and thrive as a profession, we must evolve. But how do we remain rooted in foundational ethical principles while embracing opportunities to drive value for clients, the practice, and society?
The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism’s The Future Is Now conference brings together lawyers, judges, legal academics, entrepreneurs, and other professionals from across the U.S. to discuss the critical issues impacting the future of our organizations and the profession as a whole.
11
industry-leading speakers
5
panels exploring issues impacting your practice
300+
legal professionals from across the U.S.
4.5
hours of professional responsibility CLE
[The Future Is Now] provides a great opportunity to stop, look around, assess, and hear some really good ideas from such a great mix of speakers.
Michael O’Connor
Executive Director, Prairie State Legal Services
It’s good to have a broader view of what’s happening in the practice of law; what changes are causing stress to attorneys, how we can best be setting a civil tone in our courtrooms.
Hon. Debra Walker
Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois
There’s so much rich information; the speakers are outstanding. The balance between high concept and pragmatic information I think is fantastic.
Will Hornsby
Attorney at the Law Office of Will Hornsby and former ABA staff counsel
The idea that you can spend a whole day hearing about these issues, thinking about them, talking about them with other people, it was sort of like a mental massage.
Sandra Yamate
CEO, Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession
All of the ideas came from a place where people were trying to improve the profession and provide better access to justice for the public.
Jerry Larkin
Administrator, Illinois ARDC
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Commission Blog
Read more on future law, legal tech, and other issues impacting the legal profession.
Impact of COVID-19 on The Future Is Now: Legal Services 2020
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ABA Votes for Revised Resolution Encouraging Legal Innovation
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On Monday, the ABA House of Delegates overwhelmingly voted to adopt Resolution 115 encouraging the exploration of regulatory innovation to expand civil legal services.
The Disappearing Rural Lawyer, Part II
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Last year, I wrote about the disappearing rural lawyer. In Illinois, more lawyers are hanging their law firm shingle in urban areas. This isn’t just an Illinois trend, it’s happening across the U.S.