What’s a lawyer now?

In What’s A Lawyer Now? I explore how lawyers define themselves because of the insights derived from the intellectual exercise, not only because lawyers like to define terms.

The American Bar Association (ABA) describes a lawyer as “a licensed professional who advises and represents others in legal matters”. This description raises more questions than it answers – and fails the ‘void-for-vagueness’ standard.

Goodbye guild: Law’s changing culture

Embrace the Rebels

Publication of Embrace the Rebels marks Heather Suttie joining Dialogue as a contributor. I am most grateful to Heather – indeed to all those who accept my invitation to contribute.

Embrace the Rebels is subtitled Law firms risk market erosion by ignoring the audacious in their ranks heralding Heather’s exhortation for BigLaw to recognize and enable one of their greatest assets – young professionals – to blossom. 

The future lawyer

The Fall of the Priests and the Rise of the Lawyers: Book review

The Fall of the Priests and the Rise of the Lawyers (1) took me three days to read. Normally I need months to get through books like this because I read several concurrently. Not so Philip Wood’s riveting work.

Obstacles to change in law firms: How to navigate them

Obstacles to change in law firms is a very welcome contribution to Dialogue by Nick Jarrett-Kerr. I  value Nick’s practical perspectives for two reasons: [1] they are grounded in his astute observations based on decades of hands-on experience of working in and with law firms, and [2] in using How in the subtitle for Remaking Law Firms: Why & How, Imme Kaschner and I focused on the practicalities of what needs to change in the BigLaw business model.