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The End of Lawyers?: Rethinking the nature of legal services
Richard Susskind Obe
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Paperback. This widely acclaimed legal bestseller has ignited an intense debate within the legal profession. It examines the effect of advances in IT upon legal practice, analysing anticipated developments in the next decade. It urges lawyers to consider the sustainability of their traditional role. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: LAS; LAT; UBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 536.
This widely acclaimed legal bestseller has provoked a tidal wave of debate within the legal profession, being hailed as an inspiration by some and as heresy by others. Susskind lays down a challenge to all lawyers, and indeed all those in a professional service environment. He urges them to ask themselves, with their hands on their hearts, what elements of their current workload could be undertaken differently - more quickly, cheaply, efficiently, or to a higher quality - using alternative methods of working. The challenge for legal readers is to identify their distinctive skills and talents, the capabilities that they ... Read more
This widely acclaimed legal bestseller has provoked a tidal wave of debate within the legal profession, being hailed as an inspiration by some and as heresy by others. Susskind lays down a challenge to all lawyers, and indeed all those in a professional service environment. He urges them to ask themselves, with their hands on their hearts, what elements of their current workload could be undertaken differently - more quickly, cheaply, efficiently, or to a higher quality - using alternative methods of working. The challenge for legal readers is to identify their distinctive skills and talents, the capabilities that they ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
534g
Number of Pages
358
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199593613
SKU
V9780199593613
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About Richard Susskind Obe
Richard Susskind is an author, speaker, and independent adviser to international professional firms and national governments. His views on the future of legal service have influenced a generation of lawyers around the world. He has written numerous books, including The Future of Law (Oxford, 1996) and Transforming the Law (Oxford, 2000), and has been a regular columnist at The Times. ... Read more
Reviews for The End of Lawyers?: Rethinking the nature of legal services
Anyone who wishes to understand where the profession has been and where it is going shoudl read the book
Jonathon Groner, www.freedman-chicago.com
Review from hardback edition His advice cannot be ignored by those lawyers who want to survive the economic turmoil
Joshua Rozenberg, The Law Society Gazette
I feel Susskind has made an excellent start by ... Read more
Jonathon Groner, www.freedman-chicago.com
Review from hardback edition His advice cannot be ignored by those lawyers who want to survive the economic turmoil
Joshua Rozenberg, The Law Society Gazette
I feel Susskind has made an excellent start by ... Read more