Thoughts on the Future of Law and Legal Education

William D. Henderson

The Expert Trusted Advisor

The Enhanced

Practitioner

The Artisan Lawyer

1. Legal Knowledge Engineer

2. Legal Technologist

5. Legal Project

Manager

3. Legal Hybrid

4. Legal Process Analyst

6. ODR Practitioner

7. Legal Management

Consultant

8. Legal Risk Manager

1. Global Accounting

Firms

2.Major Legal Publisher

5. Legal Leasing

Agencies

3. Legal Know-How Providers

4. Legal Process

Outsourcers

6. New-Look Law Firms

7. Online Legal Service

Providers

8. Legal Management Consultancies

Tomorrow’s Employers

New Jobs for Lawyers

A useful metaphor …

Production of Ford Model A

The Expert Trusted Advisor

The Enhanced

Practitioner

The Artisan Lawyer

1. Legal Knowledge Engineer

2. Legal Technologist

5. Legal Project

Manager

3. Legal Hybrid

4. Legal Process Analyst

6. ODR Practitioner

7. Legal Management

Consultant

8. Legal Risk Manager

1. Global Accounting

Firms

2.Major Legal Publisher

5. Legal Leasing

Agencies

3. Legal Know-How Providers

4. Legal Process

Outsourcers

6. New-Look Law Firms

7. Online Legal Service

Providers

8. Legal Management Consultancies

Tomorrow’s Employers

New Jobs for Lawyers

“This is legal work.”-- Professor Oliver Goodenough,

walking floor at 2013 NYC LegalTech

Counting …

• 227 Exhibitors– 81% privately held– 19% publicly held– 1% non-profit

• Offerings– 35% Services– 49% Products– 13% Both

• Employees– Average = 10,733– Median = 125– Minimum = 2

• Locations– 12% Foreign-based– 2/3 have foreign

locations

Counting …

• Target Clientele– 1% law firms– 1% legal departments– 90% law firms & legal

departments– 8% law firms, legal

departments, and government agencies

• 59% make software

Example

1. Legal Knowledge Engineer

2. Legal Technologist

5. Legal Project

Manager

3. Legal Hybrid

4. Legal Process Analyst

6. ODR Practitioner

7. Legal Management

Consultant

8. Legal Risk Manager

1. Global Accounting

Firms

2.Major Legal Publisher

5. Legal Leasing

Agencies

3. Legal Know-How Providers

4. Legal Process

Outsourcers

6. New-Look Law Firms

7. Online Legal Service

Providers

8. Legal Management Consultancies

Tomorrow’s Employers

New Jobs for Lawyers

Where to start?

• Visit new legal entrepreneurs …• Collaborate …• Modularize

Questions