You’re invited to an online meeting of some of the most creative minds in the legal profession. We’ve asked them to answer the question:
How does the practice of law need to change in the next five years?
They’ve done more than just describe what needs fixing – they’ve offered solutions you can put into practice in your professional life. And you can participate in the conversation, through webinars, online radio shows and live chats.
24 Hours of Rebels has concluded. For an archive of essays and events posted during 24 hours on Oct. 14 and 15, click on the links on the below schedule:
OCTOBER 14
8 a.m.
Essay: The Legal Landscape in 2011
Paul Lippe, founder of Legal OnRamp
9 a.m.
Essay: Disaster Ahead for Lawyers Unwilling to Change
Richard Susskind, author of End of Lawyers?
10 a.m.
Live Debate: Twitter: Waste of Time or Marketing Goldmine?
Rex Gradeless, founder of Social Media Law Student
Larry Bodine, founder of Larry Bodine Marketing
11 a.m.
Essay: Ethics Rules Are Spinning BigLaw Into ‘Death Spiral’
Larry Ribstein, professor, University of Illinois College of Law
12 p.m.
Live Webinar: Why Twitter Matters to Lawyers
Essay: Smart Lawyers Will Use Twitter for Client Development
Kevin O’Keefe, founder of LexBlog
1 p.m.
Essay: State Bar Admission is Irrelevant
Bob Ambrogi, founder of LawSites
2 p.m.
Live Radio Show: Putting Value Into Practice
Paul Lippe, founder of Legal OnRamp
3 p.m.
Essay: Bring 3Ls on as Unpaid Interns Doing Real Work
Rob Bodine, contributor to What About Clients
4 p.m.
Live Twitterview: Lawyers & Social Media
Nicole Black, founder of lawtech Talk.
4:30 p.m.
Essay: The Bar is Failing to Offer Solos Clear Ethics Guidance
Carolyn Elefant, the founder of MyShingle
5 p.m.
Essay: Profession Needs to Clean Up After the Boomers to Move Forward
Mazy Hedayat, founder of Practice Hacker
6 p.m.
Essay: Work-Life Balance Lessons for (and from) Micro-Firm Lawyers
Lisa Solomon, founder of Lisa Solomon Esq., Legal Research & Writing
7 p.m.
Essay: The Billable Hour is a Disservice to Lawyers, Clients and Justice
Mike Skoler, CEO of Sokolove Law
OCTOBER 15
8 a.m.
Audio Chat: Working Collaboratively Works Best
Tom Mighell & Dennis Kennedy, co-authored Lawyer’s Guide to Collaboration Tools and Technology
9 a.m.
Essay: Charon QC: Education Costs Money, But Then So Does Ignorance
Charon QC
10 a.m.
Audio Q&A: Mendelson Knew His Law 2.0 Series Struck a Nerve When a Friend E-Mailed, ‘You’re Dead to Me’
Jason Mendelson, Mendelson’s Musings
11 a.m.
Essay: ‘We Don’t Run This Show Anymore’
Jordan Furlong, Law21
12 p.m.
Essay & Audio Q&A: Students Need to Learn to Become ‘Whole Lawyers’
Max Miller, director, Innovation Practice Institute, University of Pittsburgh law school
12:30 p.m.
Essay: Students Need to Learn About The Profession They’re Joining
Ann Southworth, professor, UC Irvine
1 p.m.
Blog Talk Radio: Why Openness & Transparency at Law Firms Matters
David Lat, founder, AboveTheLaw.com
2 p.m.
Essay: It’s Time to Abolish the Role of the State Bar
Bruce MacEwen, founder of Adam Smith, Esq.
3 p.m.
Blog Talk Radio: Why Are Lawyers So Tech Shy?
Denise Howell, This Week in Law
4 p.m.
Essay: Lawyers Must Evolve or Face Extinction
Sam Glover, co-founder of Lawyerist
5 p.m.
Essay: Improve Legal Education Via Technology & Online Learning
Audio Q&A: Aren’t There Already Too Many Lawyers?
Barry Currier, Dean of Kaplan’s Concord Law School
6 p.m.
Essay: Trust Young Lawyers & They Won’t Let You Down
Jay Edelson, partner KamberEdelson
7 p.m.
Live Chat: Law Practice Plus: Solos and Entrepreneurship
Carolyn Elefant, MyShingle
Lisa Solomon, Legal Research & Writing Pro
Photo credit for 24 Hours of Rebels: iStockphoto.com
Law Practice Plus: Solos & Entrepreneurship (Live Chat)
24 Hours
On Oct. 15 during 24 Hour of Rebels, Carolyn Elefant and Lisa Solomon joined us for a live chat.
Jay Edelson: Trust Young Lawyers & They Won’t Let You Down
24 Hours
Law firms are notoriously bad at training newly-minted attorneys and developing them into meaningful contributors.
Barry Currier: Improve Legal Education Via Technology & Online Learning
24 Hours
I am a career-long legal educator who knows that the law school experience that I loved and that has served the profession well for decades, while not broken, is cracked in places.
Sam Glover: Lawyers Must Evolve or Face Extinction
24 Hours
Today, the Internet-informed public needs lawyers less, but there are more lawyers than ever, and most of them are fighting for the same positions in a quickly-shrinking legal job market.
Why Lawyers Are So Tech Shy (Live Call-In Show)
24 Hours
Join us at 3 p.m., CT, Oct. 15 for a live Web call-in show with This Week In Law host Denise Howell.
Bruce MacEwen: It’s Time to Abolish the Role of the State Bar
24 Hours
Where are you admitted to practice?
Why Openness & Transparency at Law Firms Matters (Live Call-In Radio Show)
24 Hours
On Oct. 15, 24 Hours of Rebels featured a live Web chat with Above the Law founder David Lat.
Ann Southworth: Students Need to Learn About The Profession They’re Joining
24 Hours
Most law schools do too little to educate their students about the legal profession and to help them find their places within it.
Max Miller: Students Need to Learn to Become ‘Whole Lawyers’
24 Hours
The practice of law is a service industry, and yet the law school experience gives no substantive focus on the operations of a service industry, and more importantly, on what drives the value of a service in the marketplace.
Jordan Furlong: ‘We Don’t Run This Show Anymore’
24 Hours
The single biggest challenge facing lawyers today is dealing with loss of control. The profession’s future success depends on how well lawyers adapt to that loss and adjust our expectations and behavior.
