Comments on: What Susskind’s ABA Techshow Keynote Means for Independent US-Based Contract Lawyers http://legalresearchandwritingpro.com/blog/2009/04/12/what-susskind%e2%80%99s-aba-techshow-keynote-means-for-independent-us-based-contract-lawyers/ All about the practice of legal research and writing, and how to start and run a successful legal research and writing practice Sun, 29 Apr 2012 09:47:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Susskind on “The End of Lawyers?” « Legal Informatics Blog http://legalresearchandwritingpro.com/blog/2009/04/12/what-susskind%e2%80%99s-aba-techshow-keynote-means-for-independent-us-based-contract-lawyers/comment-page-1/#comment-101126 Susskind on “The End of Lawyers?” « Legal Informatics Blog Sat, 08 Aug 2009 17:15:07 +0000 http://legalresearchandwritingpro.com/?p=356#comment-101126 [...] Solomon, What Susskind’s ABA Techshow Keynote Means for Independent US-Based Contract Lawyers, legalresearchandwritingpro.com (Apr. 12, [...] [...] Solomon, What Susskind’s ABA Techshow Keynote Means for Independent US-Based Contract Lawyers, legalresearchandwritingpro.com (Apr. 12, [...]

]]> By: Going solo? Want to be a freelance contract attorney? Start here | Running the Ranch Yourself http://legalresearchandwritingpro.com/blog/2009/04/12/what-susskind%e2%80%99s-aba-techshow-keynote-means-for-independent-us-based-contract-lawyers/comment-page-1/#comment-101058 Going solo? Want to be a freelance contract attorney? Start here | Running the Ranch Yourself Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:22:50 +0000 http://legalresearchandwritingpro.com/?p=356#comment-101058 [...] As Karen Sloan writes in a recent National Law Journal article (for full article, click here) ”cost-conscious clients are more willing than ever to retain smaller outfits that offer lower rates, and new solos can build their practice on that foundation.”   And there are more and more freelance opportunities as discussed by Lisa Solomon in a recent post (click here). [...] [...] As Karen Sloan writes in a recent National Law Journal article (for full article, click here) ”cost-conscious clients are more willing than ever to retain smaller outfits that offer lower rates, and new solos can build their practice on that foundation.”   And there are more and more freelance opportunities as discussed by Lisa Solomon in a recent post (click here). [...]

]]> By: Venkat http://legalresearchandwritingpro.com/blog/2009/04/12/what-susskind%e2%80%99s-aba-techshow-keynote-means-for-independent-us-based-contract-lawyers/comment-page-1/#comment-101057 Venkat Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:46:43 +0000 http://legalresearchandwritingpro.com/?p=356#comment-101057 I think contracting work out to lawyers will only increase as the big firms take hits and work goes away from the bigger firms. I agree that contract lawyers are well poised to take advantage of the changes and we may see a class of contract lawyers. (This seemed much less possible 10 years ago, where contract lawyers seemed to live at the fringes at bit more.) Work from home options will only increase this trend. I don't disagree with this. I also agree that many tasks will be performed by non-lawyers. Sending down web-content/copyright take-down notices is a good example. I had a client who had a frequent need for this. Eventually we just decided that I would put together a sort of training on what steps to take and a company-side employee could handle it. Susskind still seems heavy on the buzzwords though..I instinctively recoil when I see buzzword-heavy speaking or writing :) @VBalasubramani I think contracting work out to lawyers will only increase as the big firms take hits and work goes away from the bigger firms. I agree that contract lawyers are well poised to take advantage of the changes and we may see a class of contract lawyers. (This seemed much less possible 10 years ago, where contract lawyers seemed to live at the fringes at bit more.) Work from home options will only increase this trend.

I don’t disagree with this. I also agree that many tasks will be performed by non-lawyers. Sending down web-content/copyright take-down notices is a good example. I had a client who had a frequent need for this. Eventually we just decided that I would put together a sort of training on what steps to take and a company-side employee could handle it.

Susskind still seems heavy on the buzzwords though..I instinctively recoil when I see buzzword-heavy speaking or writing :)

@VBalasubramani

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