Ethics 20/20 -- Globalization, Technology and Transforming the Practice of Law (2011): Part 2

Part two of the Ethics 20/20 conference held on April 8, 2011includes a panel discussion titled "The Promise of Technology: New Challenges and Opportunities for Delivering Legal Services." Panelists were Chas Rampenthal, vice president and general counsel at LegalZoom, Dave Bilinsky, practice management advisor and staff lawyer at the Law Society of British Columbia (Canada) and chair of the Pacific Legal Technology Conference, Michael P. Downey, partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, and former chair of the Ethics & Technology Committee, ABA Center for Professional Responsibility. 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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