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    2019 Predictions!
    Monday, November 26th, 2018

    ♫ Open up your eyes now, tell me what you see..♫

    Lyrics and music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, recorded by The Beatles.

    gaze

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    After too long a layover, I am bringing back the Legal New Year Predictions!

    This year we are going to look at 16 different categories that seek to cover the bigger issues in law, education, access to justice, technology and what the future may hold. This is your chance to add your voice to what lies ahead for the legal profession in 2019.  I will also be asking past and new contributors to chime in.  I am hopeful that we can generate some interesting insights into where you see change happening in the legal profession and have some fun in the process.

    Here are the categories:

    2019 Prediction Categories

    1. AI in the law firm environment
    1. Alternate legal service providers
    1. Alternate business structures
    1. Law school education
    1. Post call legal training
    1. Blockchain and smart contracts
    1. Legal service regulation
    1. Practice management
    1. Legal technology
    1. Online justice/online dispute resolution/access to justice
    1. Law, ethics and technology
    1. Cybersecurity
    1. Risks and speed bumps ahead for lawyers
    1. Strategic goals and planning for law firms
    1. The future of the legal profession
    1. Something you will be working on or thinking about in 2019

    Send me your thoughts at daveb@thoughtfullaw.com. I will be publishing these starting mid-December, 2018.

    So gentle reader – tell me what you see!

    Posted in Change Management, Firm Governance, Fraud and theft, humour, Issues facing Law Firms, Law Firm Strategy, Leadership and Strategic Planning, Make it Work!, Technology, Tips, Trends | Permalink | 1 Comment »
    Back in the Saddle Again!
    Saturday, November 3rd, 2018

    ♫ I’m back in the saddle again
    I’m back
    I’m back in the saddle again
    I’m back…♫

    Lyrics and Music by Aerosmith.

    roses

    CC  Used with permission.

    For the last two years or so, I have been sidelined by a heart / health condition that resulted in some major life-changing events.  One of those events was being told to stop virtually all “work” and just – well – rest and smell the roses.  While not “cured”, I am at least “stable”, in the sense of being put out to pasture.  But paired with being “stable-ized” is the request from my MD’s to keep my mind active, I guess to avoid it going to seed along with the rest of me.

    So that brings me back to the present. In the quest for the correct balance of inhaling roses vs other mind-activities, I am resuming my blog and seeing how all that goes.  Wish me luck!

    Posted in personal focus and renewal | Permalink | 6 Comments »