Utah and Arizona both passed ambitious programs to allow lawyers to participate in businesses with others not holding law licenses that delivered legal services to the public. Five years is good time to assess the results and the impact on Access to Justice, particularly where this Stanford study found that the states’ different approaches impacted
“Officially” Under New Management
As those of you who follow this blog know by now, I have retired from my position with the Oklahoma Bar Association after 28 years.
Going forward, no one is responsible for my posts going forward but me. And, as my inner lawyer might observe, there most probably wasn’t any realistic responsibility before. You can
Legal Service Productization for Lawyers
Law practice is a service, not a product, right? Decades ago that would have been universally considered to be correct by practicing lawyers.
Today, however, many believe that some legal services may be better delivered as legal products. The latest episode of the Digital Edge
Oklahoma Limited Scope Legal Services Resources
I’m back from ABA TECHSHOW 2023 with lots of ideas and inspiration.
Providing Limited Scope Legal Services is one way lawyers can provide legal services more inexpensively. Of course, to be profitable, it is important to make great use of automation to produce the work and online marketing to acquire the clients.
Our OBA MAP
Digital Edge podcast- The Southern Poverty Law Center: A View From the Inside
Known nationwide for her technology and legal management expertise, Natalie Kelly has recently brought her skills to the Southern Poverty Law Center to help them modernize their legal department operations. Sharon Nelson and Jim Calloway talk with Natalie about her new role and the work done by the center to advance civil rights and racial
Pay Attention to Changes in Lawyer Regulation (September 1, 2020)
There was big news in lawyer regulation in August. I think it is fair to say that many lawyers would disapprove of many of these developments. Lawyers who have been studying Access to Justice issues for years will likely have a different point of view.
Bob Ambrogi has been covering the legal profession and Access
Listen to Professor Richard Susskind’s Thoughts on Online Courts (May 19, 2020)
Future Proofing Your Practice – Scoping Out Limited Scope Representation
The September/October 2019 Issue of Law Practice Magazine is out and one of the features is Scoping Out Limited Scope Representation. For the Future Proofing Your Practice column by Dan 
Pinnington and Reid Trautz, they interviewed me about recent changes in limited scope practice rules in Oklahoma. We also cover developing a business plan