For reprint rights or to purchase a copy of your Daily Journal photo, email jeremy@reprintpros.com for prices or call 949-702-5390.

To buy more copies, call 866-531-1492 or email subscribe@dailyjournal.com
This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Perspective

Nov. 26, 2013

Course correction: fixing the legal profession

In "The Legal Profession: What Is Wrong and How to Fix It," author Sheldon Krantz discusses the looming crisis the legal industry is facing.


In "The Legal Profession: What Is Wrong and How to Fix It," author Sheldon Krantz discusses the looming crisis the legal industry is facing. Krantz takes a holistic approach in dissecting the causes of the crisis, citing issues ranging from law schools' failure to teach practical skills, to lawyer greed in the upper echelons of BigLaw. The following is an excerpt focusing on billing practices in America's biggest firms. Also included are a few course c...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up



By using our website, you agree to our use of cookies in accordance with our cookie policy. You can learn more about how we use cookies by reviewing our Privacy Policy here.