Who's a Legal Rebel?
In these times of great economic chaos lies great opportunity.
The legal profession is not just struggling through a recession, but also undergoing a structural break with the past. There is a growing consensus that the profession that emerges from the recession will be different in fundamental ways from the one that entered it.
Dozens of lawyers nationwide aren't waiting for change. Day by day, they're remaking their corners of the profession. These mavericks are finding new ways to practice law, represent their clients, adjudicate cases and train the next generation of lawyers. Most are leveraging the power of the Internet to help them work better, faster and different.
The Legal Rebels project will profile these innovators and describe the changes they are making. It will tell their stories in the ABA Journal, on this website and through a variety of social media channels using text, pictures, audio and video. The first of these profiles will appear here on August 25. Several will be added weekly through the end of November.
Readers can participate as well as observe. You can suggest Rebels we should profile. You can use our wiki to help draft the Legal Rebels Manifesto, and starting Aug. 25, you'll be able to sign the Manifesto to show you're part of the Rebels movement.
And this fall, you'll be able to take part in several unprecedented live and virtual events showcasing the profession's most creative minds.
Join the innovators who are remaking the legal profession. The revolution is in your head.
Learn more about the Rebels project from Edward Adams, the ABA Journal's editor and publisher:
Photo credits for Who's a Rebel?: iStockphoto.com, The Kobal Collection, Tim Wright
