What if people really understood the documents they were signing? That was the challenge that South African lawyer Robert de Rooy set out to address with the Comic Contract that he developed for one of his clients, Clemengold Mandarin fruit supplier. As described here and here, the Comic Contract uses visualization, with the parties
Let’s say that you’re an attorney, duly licensed and happily practicing law in Colorado. One evening, your wife mentions that her parents in Minnesota are having a tough time resolving a dispute with a creditor, and asks if you could intercede on their behalf. Now, you’re well aware of the pitfalls of working for family
These days, the legal profession is obsessed with the future of law. Burning questions — like”Will robots will replace lawyers?” or ”Can big data can predict case outcomes?” or ”Are we ever going to even come close to ensuring access to justice?” — occupy thought leaders and academics and
Though sales of medical and dental practices are fairly common, as are buy-ins (such as a biglaw attorney purchasing a partnership stake in a firm), many state regulators prohibited lawyers from selling a law practice. In 1990, the quick-moving (ha!) ABA finally moved itself to action , with the adoption of Model Rule 1.17 that