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Top 5 Challenges Facing Lawyers Today
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1. Technology, The Internet And Clients

• We can all agree that technology helps in a lot
  of ways. It has made many aspects of both work
  and personal lives easier and more convenient.
  Technology has also changed the face of the way
  many industries operate.
• Access to the Internet provides potential clients
  with access to legal information at their
  fingertips. They are empowered by technology and
  today, they expect their attorneys will be
  proactive in finding ways to be efficient and
  offering options and solutions in terms of
  results.

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2. Low-Cost Legal Service Providers

• Technology has also allowed for the creation of
  legal service providers. They have cropped up all
  over the Internet, offering low-cost legal
  servicesa very attractive proposition for those
  seeking what they know can be costly services.
• Online legal services also make consumers feel
  empoweredthat they can get the documents they
  need at a lower cost than retaining an attorney.
  This poses a big issue for lawyers, as people
  migrating to using these services can chip away
  at your client base.

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3. Globalization/Competition

• In todays global economy, lawyers may face
  barriers in expanding practices overseas.
  Countries around the globe are asking themselves
  if easing rules for attorneys to practice in
  foreign countries is helpful or hurtful. Theres
  no clear answer, and countries are handling it in
  various ways.
• Canada, for example, allows lawyers from the U.S.
  and other countries to practice there relatively
  easily. Lawyers from other countries may also be
  able to take advantage of regulatory changes in
  the U.K., Singapore and Australia, as well.

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4. Regulation

• Technology, globalization and competition all
  play into the regulatory environment of the legal
  profession.
• Traditional ethical rules and regulations need to
  be looked at closely. But at the same time, as
  lawyers seek more flexibility with technology and
  globalization in the industry, they also face
  attempts to make them subject to broader
  regulation like new regulations from the
  Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in England
  and Wales.

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5. New Lawyer Development

• Lawyers in all stages of their careers face these
  challenges. But newly qualified lawyers entering
  the field must, in addition, differentiate
  themselves from others in the market. They need
  to develop traits that set them apart from their
  peersand this isnt easy when first entering a
  profession.
• The younger generation already has less of a
  learning curve when it comes to technology, so
  this challenge will be about finding the best
  ways to use new technology to their advantage.

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