Resolution 105, Lateral Moves Guide, Charlie Munger, the Markets

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ABA Resolution 105 begins the framework for defining the objectives for identifying and implementing regulations for “non-traditional legal service providers” and “non-lawyer ownership of law firms,” which then will be determined by each state ABA chapter in the United States.

“Non-traditional legal service providers” are NOT coming. They are here.

In Case You Missed It: A Mistrial Was Declared during October 2015

Deep Work — if you only read one article this week, dig into Cal Newport’s piece on Adam Grant. Author of another huge hit already in 2016, Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World, Georgetown University’s Newport concludes that the key to peak productivity is batching. There is no way around it – you have to find chunks of uninterrupted time to work on important things. This is THE routine that sets you free. 90 minutes here and there is key. John D. Rockefeller set aside several hours each morning. Others take a day-a-week or 90 minutes each day. For Grant, he only lectures one semester, so he can focus on his teaching – and he’s the top rated teacher at Wharton. Then he takes the other semester to research/write – and he became the youngest tenured professor in history. Take 2 minutes to read this article.

by Verne Harnish of Gazelles

  “non traditional legal service providers are now a significant economic force”

                                                                                            (paraphrased)

Judy Perry Martinez

ABA chair of the Commission on the Future of Legal Services