Ethics 20/20 -- Globalization, Technology and Transforming the Practice of Law (2011): Part 1

Part one of the Ethics 20/20 conference held on April 8, 2011includes introductory remarks by Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker, dean of the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, a keynote address titled "Law for a Flat World: Legal Infrastructure and the New Economy" by Gillian Hadfield, Richard L. and Antoinette S. Kirtland professor of law and economics at USC Gould School of Law, and a presentation titled "Democratizing the Delivery of Legal Services: On Corporate Ownership of Law Firms" by Renee Newman Knake, assistant professor at Michigan State University College of Law. The symposium was chaired by Paul Paton, professor of law and director of the Ethics across Professions Initiative at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. The symposium brought together experts in the academy, regulatory and practice environments for a dialog on issues such as the role of technology and the rise of the "virtual law office"; the competitive challenges to lawyers of alternative providers and client self-help; the constitutional and ethical implications of passive and corporate investment in law firms; and the market for law in the new global economy.

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