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sipho_md 's review for:
Tomorrow's Lawyers: An Introduction to Your Future
by Richard Susskind
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.
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.