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Richard susskind champions entirely new lawmaking process, then tells lords im not as radical as you might think the legislature is not broken but could be. A revised and updated vision of the future, by one of the worlds leading experts whose past predictions for the law have generally come to pass. His main area of expertise is the future of professional service and, in particular, the way in which it and the internet are changing the work of lawyers. Legal rebels podcast richard susskind sees rosy future for lawif it embraces technology podcast july 12, 2017, 11. Appetite for disruption in the legal world us version.
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How technology will transform the work of human experts, is a fascinating and very thoughtprovoking book jonathan westover, utah valley university, sociological research online an act of delicious iconoclasm prospect magazine in the future of the. He identifies key drivers of change, such as the economic downturn, and considers how. The future of the professions how technology will transform the work of human experts richard susskind and daniel susskind. New books in the library middle temple library blog. He has worked on legal technology for over 30 years. This time the book tomorrows lawyers by richard susskind will be presented. Richard susskind how technology will change justice. In an internet society, according to richard susskind and daniel susskind, we will neither need nor want doctors, teachers, accountants, architects, the clergy, consultants, lawyers, and many others, to work as they did in the 20th century.
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Online courts and the future of justice richard susskind isbn. Follow to get new release updates and improved recommendations. It describes the dissemination of knowledge, as well as how the global economy will develop. Help us create the kind of literary community youve always dreamed of. His research interests include string theory, quantum field theory, quantum statistical mechanics and quantum cosmology. A critical perspective on the potential of the internet at the margins of the global economy. Your hosts, both legal technologists, authors and lecturers, invite industry professionals to discuss a new topic related to lawyers and technology. The first is an updated restatement of richard susskinds views on the future of legal services, as laid out in his previous bestselling works, the future of law, transforming the law, and the end of lawyers.
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