E-lawyer : a guide to legal practice leadership in the Internet age /
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| Author / Creator: | Newhouse, Adam, author. |
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Imprint: | Chicago, Illinois : American Bar Association, Section of International Law, [2016] ©2016 |
| Description: | xviii, 184 pages ; 23 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10835080 |
Table of Contents:
- The Digital Age: Lawyers' Nightmare or Dream Come True?
- Part 1. Pre-Digital Lawyers' Story
- Overview of Part One for the Busy Lawyer
- Chapter 1. Lawyers in Recession-Where Did We Go Wrong?
- It's All in the Story
- Historical Setting-Eight Centuries of Lawyer Bashing
- Our Story of Discontent and Alienation in Three Subplots
- Chapter 2. Story of Law as Show Business
- Days of the Demure Lawyer-Lawyers in Paradise
- Days of a Showman-Paradise Lost
- Chapter 3. Story of Don't Ask, Don't Tell
- Perennial Business-Law Disconnect
- Lawyers as Brokers of Legal Knowledge
- Chapter 4. Story of Perennial Followers
- Lawyer-Come-Lately Tragedy
- Always Too Little, Too Late
- Rocket to Cyberspace with No Lawyers on Board
- Social Media Network Rebuff
- Part 2. Lessons Learned-Immutable Attributes of Good Lawyering
- Busy Lawyer Overview of Part Two
- Chapter 5. Unraveling the Failed Story-What's It All About?
- "Earn Less" Fallacy
- Why Us?-Self-Diagnosis
- Chapter 6. It's About the Client
- Knowing the Client-Context Is Everything
- Thinking Like Owners-Undivided Devotion to Serve Clients' Interests
- Personalizing Our Services-Not Making Ourselves Fungible
- Getting to Know Each Other-Symbiotic Partnership Between Law and Business
- Focusing on Clients' Needs, Not Our Technical Competencies
- Chapter 7. It's About Adding Value
- What Business Are We Really In?
- Leaving Clients Better Than We Found Them
- Giving Clients Peace of Mind-Legal Services as Business Insurance
- Being Constructive-Curiosity in Action
- Being a Businessperson First and Then a Lawyer
- Part 3. Are We Relevant Today?
- Overview of Part Three for the Busy Lawyer
- Chapter 8. The Good News: Yes, We Are Still Relevant
- Is Law a Commodity?
- Lawyers' Secret
- The Law Schools Are Not to Blame
- Commoditize That!
- Chapter 9. The Bad News: Being Relevant Today Is Not Enough
- Lawyers Reinventing Themselves-Rethinking the Cravath Model
- We Need a Story for Tomorrow
- Part 4. Rise of the Digital Lawyer
- Overview of Part Four, for the Busy Lawyer
- Chapter 10. New Legal Landscapes-A Rude Awakening
- Democratization Among Legal Service Providers-Right to Be Digitally Equal
- Global Mind-Set
- Chapter 11. Birth of Digital Mentality
- Roaming for Identity
- Avatars Are Coming-Building a Better World in Cyberspace
- Let's-Meet-Online Mentality
- I Want It, and I Want It Now
- Chapter 12. Digital Values-Ingredients for Our New Story
- Digital Virtues-Code of Ethics of Digital Natives
- Digital Culture-Blessing or Curse?
- Go Digital or Not-That Is the Trick Question
- Chapter 13. New Paradigm of Legal Practice-We Are of Cyberspace
- Birth of the Digital Law Firm
- Website-The Alter Ego of the Digital Law Firm
- Rise of Digital Lawyers
- Online Reputation-The Name of the Game
- Interactive Global Legal Theatre of Internet
- Billing Matters
- Part 5. Lawyers as Leaders in the Digital Age
- An Overview of Part Five for the Busy Lawyer
- Chapter 14. The "L" in "Law" Stands for Leadership
- Being a Good Lawyer Is Never, Ever Enough
- How Do You Spell "Digital Lawyer"? "L-e-a-d-e-r"
- Learning to Fly
- Chapter 15. Leading in the Digital Age
- Magic of Digital Relationship Building
- Soft Powers of Attraction and Quiet Empowerment
- Invisible Leadership-Engaging Clients in Legal Process
- Long-Term Digital Mentality
- Chapter 16. Ethics-The Stuff of Which Digital Lawyers Are Made
- Primacy of Ethics to Digital Lawyers
- No Excuses-Courage to Say No
- Pro Bono Mind-Set-True Colors of a Leader
- Conclusion
- Glossary of Key Terms
- Index
