Tomorrow's Lawyers: An Introduction to Your Future
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- Author：Richard Susskind
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Georgia Wood
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so cynical
Kandachamy Vijayakumaran
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Like any other discipline there is copious supply of law graduates， molded in the old cast， to the job market。 There is limited awareness of the dynamic changes taking place in the way people and organizations work in the information age。 Susskind leads the reader to explore the shape of things to come and inspire the law students to equip according to the emerging needs of the job market。 A must read for all law students。
Nada
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The book was very well written， in the manner where he clearly explains his line of thinking as well as any confusing meanings behind it for the reader to understand。 His ideas about the future of law was such an interesting read， and his ideas can clearly be seen slowly being integrated in our legal systems today。 However there are points in his book where he doesn’t properly evaluate his ideas for the future of law， making his view come across quite bias。 One instance was where he spoke about The book was very well written， in the manner where he clearly explains his line of thinking as well as any confusing meanings behind it for the reader to understand。 His ideas about the future of law was such an interesting read， and his ideas can clearly be seen slowly being integrated in our legal systems today。 However there are points in his book where he doesn’t properly evaluate his ideas for the future of law， making his view come across quite bias。 One instance was where he spoke about ‘machine learning’ being integrated into our legal systems in the future， but doesn’t go into any evaluation of whether this would be a best course of action。 As the idea itself does bring many benefits to our legal systems， there are many contractions about ‘machine learning’ itself。 One being that the algorithm written for this is very bias， and can tend to discriminate， therefore something like this in our legal systems would be inappropriate and unfair/unjust。 Although this book was such an interesting read， and makes be very excited to see how the future of law will turn out， using current technology and new ones to come。 。。。more
Jack Chambers
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Most repetitive book I’ve ever read
Nida
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I read this book because my lecturer gimme Midterm Exam 😃 this is cool book， open my mind that as legal student we've much legal profession in the future， we've to open our mind "what's going on or what happen in this world"。。 if we wanna be great legal profession in the future， we have to open w/ the Artifical Intelligence。 I read this book because my lecturer gimme Midterm Exam 😃 this is cool book， open my mind that as legal student we've much legal profession in the future， we've to open our mind "what's going on or what happen in this world"。。 if we wanna be great legal profession in the future， we have to open w/ the Artifical Intelligence。 。。。more
Keave Perera
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V useful and interesting， could do W a third edition
Kmkelling
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I had to read this for work but it is an interesting take on lawyers and how law firms are run。 It would be interesting for Susskind to do an update to address the pandemic and how some of his predictions happened much quicker than anticipated。 His thoughts on AI are also interesting。
Ben Shee
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Even with the updated 2017 version， now in 2021 this still feels a little bit dated - Richard covers a lot of good ground though， and I'd encourage any young lawyer to read it， though its relevance becomes less prediction and more prescient as time goes by。 Even with the updated 2017 version， now in 2021 this still feels a little bit dated - Richard covers a lot of good ground though， and I'd encourage any young lawyer to read it， though its relevance becomes less prediction and more prescient as time goes by。 。。。more
HAMZA IQBAL
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The book hardly has anything of value。 No information was useful or startling， and most of the ideas were mere common sense。 There is no coherent presentation of the future of law， just a vague collections of articles， which's content and number appear to have been stretched like a pizza dough to fill the pages。 The book hardly has anything of value。 No information was useful or startling， and most of the ideas were mere common sense。 There is no coherent presentation of the future of law， just a vague collections of articles， which's content and number appear to have been stretched like a pizza dough to fill the pages。 。。。more
Rebecca
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I have tried for years to finish this book。 I made it about 50% or so of the way through， but I have decided I'm not going to force myself to finish this book。I do not take issue with the main thesis which is that lawyers need to learn to automate and embrace technology。 Yes， we should， even those of us who run "microbusinesses" like myself。 I have done so。What I take issue with is the framework from which this book is written--it's a completely large corporate perspective， yet the author positi I have tried for years to finish this book。 I made it about 50% or so of the way through， but I have decided I'm not going to force myself to finish this book。I do not take issue with the main thesis which is that lawyers need to learn to automate and embrace technology。 Yes， we should， even those of us who run "microbusinesses" like myself。 I have done so。What I take issue with is the framework from which this book is written--it's a completely large corporate perspective， yet the author positions it to speak to "all lawyers" and "all law students。" The solutions offered frustrate me as a one size fits all when they will not work for clients who are individuals， who are low income， or who simply want less automation and more discussion with a human about their individual （he calls it "bespoke"） problem and who want a "bespoke" solution。 I also have a feeling that the corporate clients （to whom this book probably does speak） want "bespoke" solutions more than this author acknowledges--they simply don't want to pay the prices that it will cost to get it。 I disagree that solution is try to automate as much as possible to get a bespoke solution in an automated way that's cheap。 The solution is to explain why the client can't buy the equivalent of a Tesla for $2。 My issue with this book is also that the thesis has been used to give second rate legal solutions to low income people。 The assumption has been that their problems are "simple" and can be solved by a form that can be purchased for cheap on LegalZoom。 Frankly， for anyone who is low income struggling with an unemployment hearing， Medicaid， or eviction， the problem is not simple and not solvable with a simple form。 These problems， and the systems that deliver the services， are complicated and require specialists in that area of law who can come up with a creative solution--not "technologists"。 Engineers can't solve the problems of the world with an algorithm or with a new device， and imposing that on the law， at least in the way the author seems to advocate， won't solve many problems for the legal profession。 Or at least， it'll make some things somewhat cheaper for large corporations but it will not do much for anyone else。 。。。more
Ralph Ledeboer
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book intends to warn the legal profession for the danger of computers replacing lawyers。 As rightly noted by some critics this is a theory that will never be discredited as technological innovation is always around the corner。 Since lawyers are not the most comfortable with IT， Susskinds' ideas initially gained some traction in the legal field。 Lawyers are by nature susceptible to being concerned with such a looming shadow of future doom。 However， the chances that Susskinds' predictions wil This book intends to warn the legal profession for the danger of computers replacing lawyers。 As rightly noted by some critics this is a theory that will never be discredited as technological innovation is always around the corner。 Since lawyers are not the most comfortable with IT， Susskinds' ideas initially gained some traction in the legal field。 Lawyers are by nature susceptible to being concerned with such a looming shadow of future doom。 However， the chances that Susskinds' predictions will materialise any time soon are overstated in this book。 It is quite likely that IT will in the nearby future to some extent replace legal support staff and trainees and perhaps even inexperienced associates。 Algorithms will not be a substitute though for real advocacy and the skills of a good lawyer。 。。。more
Ellen
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As this was published in 2013 and it is now 2021， I had the benefit of some hindsight while reading this。 I think if not for the pandemic things would not be as digitized as this author suggested。 It was fascinating and will be interesting moving forward to see how his predictions play out。 As someone working in the public interest sector， I felt like most of the predictions did not encompass my work， but still fun to read about for my former law school colleagues。
Iván Juárez
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Not a book for those old school closed-minded mercenary lawyers。 Great for new lawyers， those who are interested in studying law， and any lawyers interested in making this profession better。
Rachel
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really good for a simple and uncomplicated overview， with plenty of signposts towards readings that would provide a deeper understanding of some elements
Sipho
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The big idea of this book is that the legal landscape is changing。 New and current law graduates will very likely be employed in different roles in the next 10-15 years。 Susskind examines， among other things， the 3 drivers of change in the legal industry， strategies for success， the future for law firms and what skills lawyers will need to thrive in this new world。 COVID-19 has probably accelerated some of this disruption。 The extent to which this is true， however， remains to be seen。 For this r The big idea of this book is that the legal landscape is changing。 New and current law graduates will very likely be employed in different roles in the next 10-15 years。 Susskind examines， among other things， the 3 drivers of change in the legal industry， strategies for success， the future for law firms and what skills lawyers will need to thrive in this new world。 COVID-19 has probably accelerated some of this disruption。 The extent to which this is true， however， remains to be seen。 For this reason， this book was timely。 That said， it lacked sufficient detail on what skills lawyers will actually need to develop。 While he describes a variety of roles that graduates could potentially take up， there is little explanation on how to train for them。 Also， many of the arguments subtly assume that law firms will accede to the times and change accordingly。 This may well be true， but history has shown that behemoths rarely go down without a fight。 。。。more
Sebastian
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Great book on the future of the legal profession （with a focus on the UK）。 It helped decide which firms to apply to as well， as he emphasises that young lawyers should pay attention to how their employers are preparing for the future。
Yasyfa Alifya
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Susskind introduces the new concept where the young lawyers are expected to witness the fundamental transition in their day to day legal works。 The emergence of new technologies and their never-ending advancement may dominate the world's future jobs。 The presence of AI might also take over even the most bespoke job in our world。 Despite the challenges and threats， Susskind's approach to legal technology was narrated in a positive way。 It actually opens so many doors for young lawyers to grow and Susskind introduces the new concept where the young lawyers are expected to witness the fundamental transition in their day to day legal works。 The emergence of new technologies and their never-ending advancement may dominate the world's future jobs。 The presence of AI might also take over even the most bespoke job in our world。 Despite the challenges and threats， Susskind's approach to legal technology was narrated in a positive way。 It actually opens so many doors for young lawyers to grow and learn。 After all， it's not the threats that we must worry about， but the ability of young lawyers to cope with the fundamental shifts in our legal business。 。。。more
Charlie
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I read this book on the recommendation of a mentor and learned considerably more than I had expected about the future for law and legal services。 I normally would not place much value on predictions for 5， 10， or 20 years into the future， but the author’s past predictions （20 years ago） have materialized in ways that suggest that his current predictions too may come true。It seems technology is finally reaching a point at which it can address the legal challenges Susskind identifies， and as a res I read this book on the recommendation of a mentor and learned considerably more than I had expected about the future for law and legal services。 I normally would not place much value on predictions for 5， 10， or 20 years into the future， but the author’s past predictions （20 years ago） have materialized in ways that suggest that his current predictions too may come true。It seems technology is finally reaching a point at which it can address the legal challenges Susskind identifies， and as a result， legal services in 10-20 years will look noticeably different from how they have looked for the past 40+。 Such changes would make me hesitate from seeking legal training through a traditional law degree， but opportunities will arise for more innovative or business-oriented approaches。 。。。more
Enrique del Castillo
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The future promised in the book is quite different now isn't it？ I started reading the book by the end of February and overall it remains a very interesting and seemingly accurate portrayal of both the way lawyers have been and the way they should change to remain relevant as the world around us changesAt least that would be my review had I finished the book in February; now we are living in the midst of a pandemic and the ways it will change our lives is still uncertain， including for us lawyer The future promised in the book is quite different now isn't it？ I started reading the book by the end of February and overall it remains a very interesting and seemingly accurate portrayal of both the way lawyers have been and the way they should change to remain relevant as the world around us changesAt least that would be my review had I finished the book in February; now we are living in the midst of a pandemic and the ways it will change our lives is still uncertain， including for us lawyers。 Though most of what Susskind's tells us in this book remains relevant， I still don't know what kind of world we are gonna live in the next few months and years。I would love to see a third edition of this book， with Susskind's analysis in the new future that awaits for us lawyers。 。。。more
Marco Tansella
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Really useful to get a first introduction into lawtech。 Also， to get an idea of how the profession is transforming itself。 Thorough the book， Susskind is always precise and never generic。 He mentions what technology has already changed （ex。 the tariff agreements）， what it is most certainly going to change （ex。 basic analysis work such as due diligence will be carried out by disruptive software， such as Kira is doing today for major law-firms）， and what it might change （ex。 a full settlment of vi Really useful to get a first introduction into lawtech。 Also， to get an idea of how the profession is transforming itself。 Thorough the book， Susskind is always precise and never generic。 He mentions what technology has already changed （ex。 the tariff agreements）， what it is most certainly going to change （ex。 basic analysis work such as due diligence will be carried out by disruptive software， such as Kira is doing today for major law-firms）， and what it might change （ex。 a full settlment of virtual courts， where AI will do the most of the job）。 A must read。 Especially for law students， whose opportunities and responsibilities are addressed in the last chapters。 。。。more
John Gunerli
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wonderful
Sarag22
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Di questo testo ho letto la traduzione italiana， ad opera della casa editrice Guerini Next。 Il libro è profondamente radicato nella realtà anglosassone， ma la lettura è senza dubbio utile anche per noi italiani， perché， seppure più lentamente e in misura minore， i cambiamenti che descrive li stiamo già vedendo anche qui。 Susskind descrive nella prima parte del libro le maggiori circostanze che stanno mettendo in crisi la professione legale per ciò che è stata tradizionalmente fino ad ora: gli al Di questo testo ho letto la traduzione italiana， ad opera della casa editrice Guerini Next。 Il libro è profondamente radicato nella realtà anglosassone， ma la lettura è senza dubbio utile anche per noi italiani， perché， seppure più lentamente e in misura minore， i cambiamenti che descrive li stiamo già vedendo anche qui。 Susskind descrive nella prima parte del libro le maggiori circostanze che stanno mettendo in crisi la professione legale per ciò che è stata tradizionalmente fino ad ora: gli alti costi dei servizi legali tradizionali， che ha indotto le grandi aziende a rivolgersi a sistemi alternativi in grado di garantire il "più a meno" e i piccoli clienti a fare del tutto a meno dell'assistenza legale; l'ingresso della tecnologia， ivi inclusa l'intelligenza artificiale， che ha reso in parte obsoleta la componente intellettuale della professione; la diffusione di metodi alternativi per l'approvvigionamento delle conoscenze legali e per la risoluzione delle controversie。 Serviranno ancora gli avvocati？ No， secondo Susskind， o comunque in misura infinitamente più marginale di quanto non lo sia stato fino ad ora。 Certo， nell'ultima parte enuncia una serie di professioni di matura legale che potranno emergere e dare opportunità in chi abbia studi in queste materie。 Prospettive interessanti， ma non tali da annullare la sottile angoscia data dal pensare che in qualche modo ci stia sempre più allontanando da un mondo non a misura d'avvocato， ma proprio a misura d'uomo。 。。。more
Cem Ucan
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This is the only book that a law student or practitioner should read。 If you are not， you are stealing from your future。
Antonio Vasconcelos
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Very acute views on the profession， based on strong strategic thinking and deep knowledge of a sector in which Susskind is a top actor on president sting the future。 Also the robustness of having shown the future since 30 years ago on a consistent way。 Absolute must reading not only for legal but also strong analogies for professional services in general。
Pearl Alexandra Lee
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Important book。 Who will argue with that？
Mwangi J Mbogo
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Eye opening This is a fantastically well written book by someone who has clearly dedicated himself （9indeed his life） to understanding the future of our profession。 This is compulsory reading for all legal practitioners！
Adrian Halpert
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This a fantastic little book which would be of interest to anyone in the legal field or anyone interested in law and / or technology。The legal field has already been impacted by the growth of the internet and the availability of online legal resources， which encourages non-lawyers to look for free and easy legal answers online rather than consult expensive and sometimes hard to understand lawyers。 The huge growth of Self Represented Litigants is a good example of how these changes are impacting This a fantastic little book which would be of interest to anyone in the legal field or anyone interested in law and / or technology。The legal field has already been impacted by the growth of the internet and the availability of online legal resources， which encourages non-lawyers to look for free and easy legal answers online rather than consult expensive and sometimes hard to understand lawyers。 The huge growth of Self Represented Litigants is a good example of how these changes are impacting the profession。 Like it or not， many more changes are coming with the advent of AI， AR and VR。 At present， AI is already making a splash in a number of legal firms and can process more informaiton more accurately than a team of junior lawyers can。 VR is gaining use in the courtroom as a powerful new way of presenting evidence and AR， by overlaying data on top of the real world， has a wide range of applications in law。 One I can think of right off the top of my head is how useful it could be in on the ground legal training， where AI， communicating with its user through AR， could guide students or novice lawyers through their first cases， enabling them to experience learing in a whole new way。 What does this mean for the profession？ Susskind offers some ideas about the impact these technologies will have and some ways the legal profession can transofrm to thrive in this new environment。 As I'm sure this review is showing， this book has given me much food for thought and I'm quite enthusiastic about embracing some of the technological changes impacting the legal profession。 Many legal practitioners are not， and are even fearful of what these changes will bring。 However， we live in a world that is undergoing rapid changes socially and technologically， and ready or not， these changes are going to have a transformative impact on the law and the legal profession。 It's time to start thinking about how to cope with and thrive in this new environment。 Highly recommended！ 4。5/5 。。。more
Chad
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This is an excellent book if you are interested in how the practice of law is likely to （and hopefully will） change。 Susskind has studied the topic in great detail and provides a really clear case for what the future holds。 In consulting with some big law firms over the past few years， he seems to be spot on in his predictions。 I like how he is able to present an optimistic view of how legal practice will change and what that means for lawyers。 Obviously， plenty of lawyers fear change and deny a This is an excellent book if you are interested in how the practice of law is likely to （and hopefully will） change。 Susskind has studied the topic in great detail and provides a really clear case for what the future holds。 In consulting with some big law firms over the past few years， he seems to be spot on in his predictions。 I like how he is able to present an optimistic view of how legal practice will change and what that means for lawyers。 Obviously， plenty of lawyers fear change and deny any need for it。 But things are still changing。 The most promising part is the possibility of increasing access to quality legal services for all people。 As he notes， legal services are outside the means of so many people。 And this is in a world where I can go online and look up almost anything， teach myself anything by watching free videos， listen to music for free， etc。 Yet， many in the law seem fearful of losing a monopoly over legal knowledge， and thus have worked to squash efforts to provide free or low cost legal information and advice online， etc。 This book shows how we can do better。 。。。more
Mathieu
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Not an easy read - for all the author's criticism of lawyers， he lack a good sense of structure/coherent articulation a lawyer would have。 In spite of that， the author has very interesting insights into the future of the legal profession - with many changes already happening ot at their early stages。 Not recommended to any one but lawyers。 Not an easy read - for all the author's criticism of lawyers， he lack a good sense of structure/coherent articulation a lawyer would have。 In spite of that， the author has very interesting insights into the future of the legal profession - with many changes already happening ot at their early stages。 Not recommended to any one but lawyers。 。。。more
Alejandro Arrieta
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