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Hitting the Reset Button 1:30-2:30 Friday, October 22 at AU. Knowledge tools, elawyering , unbundling and more…technology lets lawyers work smarter, find and serve new markets and expand access to justice for real people and organizations.
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Hitting the Reset Button1:30-2:30 Friday, October 22 at AU • Knowledge tools, elawyering, unbundling and more…technology lets lawyers work smarter, find and serve new markets and expand access to justice for real people and organizations. Moderator: Ron Staudt, Center for Access to Justice & Technology; Marc Lauritsen, “The Lawyer’s Guide to Working Smarter with Knowledge Tools; Will Hornsby, ABA Standing Committee on Delivery of Legal Services
Knowledge tools, elawyering, unbundling and more…technology lets lawyers work smarter, find and serve new markets and expand access to justice for real people and organizations. Will Hornsby ABA Standing Committee on Delivery of Legal Services
Bower Presentation on the Future of the Profession High regulation Low regulation
Tech Outpaces Policy • Definitions of the practice of law • Vary state-by-state • Includes the selection of forms in some states • Dacy to Parsons to Reynoso • Ethics Rules • New York Advertising Rules • Florida Rules Re Web Site
Policies that Advance the Practice of Law • Texas definition of the Practice of Law • Limited Scope of Representation • Model Rule 1.2(c) • Reasonable under the circumstances • Informed consent
Issue Is Not High Regulation/Low Regulation • Need to facilitate regulation that responds to • Use of technology • Needs of clients • Equally valid for both hemispheres