Ahead of the Curve
December 2020
PURPOSE
The Professional Development Advisory Committee’s (PDAC) purpose in providing you this communication is to further its goal of periodically sharing topical information regarding the legal industry. Our hope is that one or more of the updates will provide a spark of insight to assist with your work on behalf of ALA as well as within your firm or legal department.
Past Issues
"A BREAK DOWN OF THE CPRA"
Here's a good breakdown of the new California consumer privacy ballot initiative, Proposition 24. It was officially certified on December 16, 2020. For the most part, it will not become effective until January 1, 2023 but some sections were effective immediately.
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Resource: Irene Jan, Irene Mo, and Jonathan Tam, Law.com (requires a free subscription)
"DELOITTE IS MONITORING REGULATORY REFORMS BUT IS FOCUSED ON GROWING NEW PRACTICE"
This article includes the link to the Legal Rebels podcast and interview along with information about the Deloitte's 2020 legal department strategy survey.
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Resource: Lyle Moran, ABA Journal
"TECHNOLOGY-RELATED LEGAL JOBS SHOULD SOAR IN POST-COVID ENVIRONMENT"
This article explains how technological advancements in legal tech will create post-COVID demand for jobs in these three areas: finance-related legal tech, legal innovation, and marketing and business development.
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Resource: Steve Nelson, Attorney at Work
"HOW CAN THE LEGAL SECTOR HAVE A MORE MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION ABOUT RACE"
The process may be difficult for some, but the conversations need to happen — the days of sitting back and maintaining a desensitized outlook on this problem must end. So how do legal professionals discuss race and social justice in these trying times? The answer is to listen to those with experience and those affected.
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Resource: Steven Andersen and Jamie Diaferia, Law Practice Today
"LAW IS NOT READY FOR AMAZON. IS AMAZON READY FOR LAW?"
The question is not whether Amazon will continue its expansion into new sectors but which ones and when.
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Resource: Legal Mosaic
"SUDDENLY, A MULTIPLICITY OF LEGAL TECH MARKETPLACES"
Read about these three options to help the legal industry sort through and even test out various legal technology applications.
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Resource: Robert Ambrogi, Above the Law
"BIG FOUR PRIMED FOR NEW AUDIT RULES TO SPEED LEGAL PUSH"
Change has been slow, but by 2025, expect the Big Four to be on the global league table of leading law firms.
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Resource: Tabby Kinder, Financial Times
