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The Profession(s)’ Engagements with LawTech : Narratives and Archetypes of Future Law
Webley, Lisa Flood, John Webb, Julian Bartlett, Francesca Galloway, Kathrine Tranter, Kieran
Webley, Lisa
Flood, John
Webb, Julian
Bartlett, Francesca
Galloway, Kathrine
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.
Keywords
LawTech, Legal Profession, End of Lawyers, Disruption, Adaptive Professionalism
Date
2019
Type
Journal article
Journal
Book
Volume
1
Issue
1
Page Range
6-26
Article Number
ACU Department
Thomas More Law School
Faculty of Law and Business
Faculty of Law and Business
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Source URL
Event URL
Open Access Status
Open access
License
CC BY 4.0
File Access
Open
Notes
© 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.
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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.
Diamond Open Access.