CCBJ November-December 2021

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Front Farther, Faster, Together This piece, posted on the Legal Evolution blog (#277), is from Jason Barnwell, an attorney in Microsoft's Corporate, External, and Legal Affairs department and leader of its Modern Legal team. Barnwell provides food for thought for anyone interested in the challenges confronting the profession. "This post is part of a series that reflects my legal industry learning journey, building upon my career journey (080), professional evolution (142), focus on knowledge work (159), and future practice design theory (210).

This installment examines the changes happening now that require us to evolve to serve a civilization experiencing exponential change powered by the fourth industrial revolution and how we might get there faster, together. The College of Law Practice Management Futures Conference strongly influenced the thesis presented here: that we are experiencing accelerating change as a secular trend. My tentative solution is, in part, to invert the law’s traditional pyramid structure.

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