Law Students

Link: Strategic Legal Technology :: The Future of Law Practice: Change or More of the Same?. Some traditions, such as the practice of law, seem capable of resisting changing more than others. But the keyword here is "resisting." What is driving change in knowledge based industries is a force that is inexorable, it eventually transforms everything in its path.

Yes, the "good old boy" network is still alive and well, but it is leaking and there are signs that it is a little ragged at the edges. Marc Chandler at Cisco may appear to be the exception, but more likely he is giving voice to what others are thinking but cannot articulate as well. In other words Marc "gets it" and part of what he gets, IMHO, is the generational divide. There are those that were "born digital" and the rest of us that either simply gravitated to the digital universe because of our experiences and inclinations, or will be brought there "kicking and screaming."

When the levee finally breaks (and it will) there will be plenty of folks struggling to swim in unchartered waters.