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Government

Nov. 24, 2016

Trump and the legal profession

It's upsetting that this election appears to have resulted in the elimination of many of the normal breaks that our Constitution puts on the exercise of political power. By Reuel Schiller

Reuel Schiller

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By Reuel Schiller

The assertion that the legal profession is in the midst of a dramatic transformation is so common as to have become a cliché. We all know the story: Dramatically increased economic pressures brought about by globalized competition and dizzying technological change have led to a legal profession subjected to the discipline of the market like never before. This pressure to cut costs has led to a substantial "unbundling" of the work...

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