Special panel event presented by the International Bar Association (IBA) Bar Issues Commission (BIC) as part of the IBA 2013 Annual Conference
The session will explore the future of the global legal profession as it relates to three separate areas: structures (eg ABSs, virtual law frms etc); technology (eg outsourcing, cloudcomputing etc); and regulation of lawyers (eg entity regulation, the split between regulatory and representative etc).
Session outline:
- Welcome: Martha Minow, Dean of Harvard Law School
- Introduction: Horacio Bernardes Neto, Chair of the Bar Issues Commission
- Keynote Speech: David Wilkins, Lester Kissel Professor of Law, Director, Program on the Legal Profession, Vice Dean for Global Initiatives on the Legal Profession
- Panel Presentations and Discussion: Panelists will discuss the three pillars of the keynote speech, developing the themes further, ie structures, technology and regulation.
- Q&A moderated by the chair of the Bar Issues Commission
- Reception to follow
Members of the Harvard community should RSVP by emailing us.
IBA conference attendees should register on the IBA website.
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