The Profession(s)’ Engagements with LawTech : Narratives and Archetypes of Future Law

Journal article

Webley, Lisa, Flood, John, Webb, Julian, Bartlett, Francesca, Galloway, Kathrine and Tranter, Kieran. (2019). The Profession(s)’ Engagements with LawTech : Narratives and Archetypes of Future Law. Law, Technology and Humans. 1(1), pp. 6-26. https://doi.org/10.5204/lthj.v1i0.1314
AuthorsWebley, Lisa, Flood, John, Webb, Julian, Bartlett, Francesca, Galloway, Kathrine and Tranter, Kieran
Abstract

This article argues that there are three narratives to technology’s role in augmenting, disrupting or ending the
current legal services environment—each of which gives life to particular legal professional archetypes in how lawyers react to LawTech. In tracing these influential narratives and associated archetypes, we map the evolving role of LawTech, the legal profession and legal services delivery. The article concludes by proffering a further narrative of technology’s role in law known as ‘adaptive professionalism’, which emphasises the complex,
contextual nature of the legal professional field. Through this normative rather than descriptive account it is suggested that the profession may access the benefits of technological developments while holding on to essential notions of ethical conduct, access to justice and the rule of law.

KeywordsLawTech; Legal Profession; End of Lawyers; Disruption; Adaptive Professionalism
Year01 Jan 2019
JournalLaw, Technology and Humans
Journal citation1 (1), pp. 6-26
PublisherQueensland University of Technology
ISSN2652-4074
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.5204/lthj.v1i0.1314
Web address (URL)https://lthj.qut.edu.au/article/view/1314
Open accessOpen access
Research or scholarlyResearch
Page range6-26
Publisher's version
License
File Access Level
Open
Output statusPublished
Publication dates
Print25 Nov 2019
Publication process dates
Deposited26 Jun 2024
Additional information

© The Author/s 2019

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence. As an open access journal, articles are free to use with proper attribution.

Place of publicationAustralia
Permalink -

https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/90q33/the-profession-s-engagements-with-lawtech-narratives-and-archetypes-of-future-law

Log in to edit

Download files

Publisher's version
OA_Galloway_2019_The_Professions_Engagements_with_LawTech_Narratives.pdf
License: CC BY 4.0
File access level: Open

  • 4
    total views
  • 1
    total downloads
  • 4
    views this month
  • 1
    downloads this month
These values are for the period from 19th October 2020, when this repository was created.

Export as

Related outputs

Toward a New Legal Common Sense
Galloway, Kathrine. (2023). Toward a New Legal Common Sense. In Leading Works on the Legal Profession pp. 22-37 Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003253778-3
Constitutionally entrenched Voice to Parliament : Representation and good governance
Larkin, Dani and Galloway, Kathrine. (2021). Constitutionally entrenched Voice to Parliament : Representation and good governance. Alternative Law Journal. 46(3), pp. 193-198. https://doi.org/10.1177/1037969X211019807
Fractionalised land interests : More questions than answers
Cantatore, Francina, Galloway, Kathrine and Parsons, Louise. (2020). Fractionalised land interests : More questions than answers. Australian Property Law Journal. 28(2), pp. 39-58.
The COVID cyborg : Protecting data status
Galloway, Kathrine. (2020). The COVID cyborg : Protecting data status. Alternative Law Journal. 45(3), pp. 162-167. https://doi.org/10.1177/1037969X20930431
Teaching property law in a changing world : A longitudinal study 2011–19
Carruthers, Penny, Galloway, Kathrine and Skead, Natalie. (2020). Teaching property law in a changing world : A longitudinal study 2011–19. Australian Property Law Journal. 28(3), pp. 123-148.
Gifts : Conditional or Not? - Flourentzou v Spink
Galloway, Kathrine. (2020). Gifts : Conditional or Not? - Flourentzou v Spink. Australian Law Journal. 94, pp. 323-326.
The Role of Pateman’s Sexual Contract in Beneficial Interests in Property
Galloway, Kathrine. (2019). The Role of Pateman’s Sexual Contract in Beneficial Interests in Property. Feminist Legal Studies. 27(3), pp. 263-285. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10691-019-09413-2
Towards a taxonomy of legal education research
Galloway, Kathrine, Castan, Melissa and Steel, Alex. (2019). Towards a taxonomy of legal education research. In In Golder, Ben, Nehme, Marina, Steel, Alex and Vines, Prue (Ed.). Imperatives for legal education research : Then, now and tomorrow pp. 120 - 140 Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429426070-7
One tale of property, in my own words
Galloway, Kathrine. (2018). One tale of property, in my own words. Griffith Law Review. 27(1), pp. 157-169. https://doi.org/10.1080/10383441.2018.1443385
Uluru Statement from the Heart : Australian Public Law Pluralism
Larkin, Dani and Galloway, Kathrine. (2018). Uluru Statement from the Heart : Australian Public Law Pluralism. Bond Law Review. 30(2), pp. 335-345. https://doi.org/10.53300/001c.6796