Almost 40% of people who resolve legal cases through online dispute resolution (ODR) wouldn’t have been able to get to the courthouse, said MJ Cartwright. For many, scheduling, transportation and other impediments to access stand in their way. In response, convenient and accessible dispute resolution alternatives are cropping up on the internet. To date, tens…

Lawyers are facing a professional identity crisis. Our legal education and bar admission systems send us into the legal market prematurely, under-qualified, and ill-prepared to serve today’s clients or fend off tomorrow’s competitors. We need new frameworks to establish entry-level competence, coupled with new approaches to ensuring our continuing competence and sustainable wellness throughout our…

The future of the legal profession has never been brighter, with advances in technology that can catapult your practice to the next level. Alan Press, an avid tech “early adopter,” and Caren Naidoff, a former technophobe, have helped firms across the nation uncover the value of technology, successfully implementing tech programs in unique, simple, innovative, and efficient ways. In this session, they’ll share tools and address common pitfalls (like workflow procedures and transition / implementation solutions) for firms that are looking to bolster their practice.…

To become a lawyer, one must study hard, work hard, and pass really difficult tests. Lawyers endure this hoping to achieve a fulfilling career that will make a difference in people’s lives. The same can be said of doctors. But, as lawyers and doctors know, it doesn’t always turn out this way. Long hours, difficult…

What does the next generation of legal services consumers want? Value. But with new technology, novel service providers, and a changing legal landscape, it can be difficult for lawyers to break through and communicate the value of their services to today’s consumers. Moreover, many attorneys haven’t taken steps to assess their own value proposition and…

How can your organization better serve clients through evidence-based practices? Could changes in your processes decrease costs while improving access to justice and client experience? As attorneys, we may not regularly consider the business side of the coin. But what we fail to realize is that when we don’t prioritize managing our firms for financial…

Of course, lawyering to improve access to justice provides a vital community service. But for small firms that are struggling to make ends meet, it may not be viable. However, when attorneys break out of traditional practice paradigms, we see there’s a world of problems that we’re uniquely positioned to solve. Today, viable market strategies…