UBC Press The New Lawyer, Second Edition: How Clients Are Transforming the Practice of Law (Law and Society)

The New Lawyer analyzes the profound impact changes in client needs and demands are having on how law is practised. Most legal clients are unwilling or unable to pay for protracted litigation and count on their lawyers to pursue just and expedient resolution. These clients are transforming the role of lawyers, the nature of client service, and the principles of legal practice. In this fully revised edition of the now classic text, Julie Macfarlane outlines how lawyers can meet new expectations by committing to lawyer-client collaboration, conflict resolution advocacy, and revised financial structures so that the legal profession can remain relevant in this rapidly changing environment. Review A provocative and hopeful vision of the ‘new lawyer’ who has chosen to embrace a more inclusive calling ... With Macfarlane’s guidance, it may be possible to reclaim the pragmatic nobility of the legal profession. Author: Nancy A. Welsh, Professor of Law, Dickinson School of Law, Pennsylvania State University; chair of the Section of Dispute Resolution of the American Bar Association, 2016–17 For anyone who is considering going to law school, who is presently in law school, or who is already in legal practice, The New Lawyer is a must-read. Dr. Macfarlane paints a compelling picture of the future of lawyering and the significant role of legal education in helping create that picture. If the experience of my students reading the book at the University of Victoria is any indicator, Macfarlane’s description of the new lawyer will resonate with all persons interested in a progressive and honourable legal profession. The book might even signal an end to lawyer jokes! Author: Andrew Pirie, professor, University of Victoria Law School This book is brilliant! Professor Macfarlane analyzes the changes in the legal profession as fewer and fewer cases go to trial and legal information (and misinformation) abounds on the internet. The New Lawyer is a fascinating analysis of the shifting public perception and expectations of lawyers as well as ways that the practice of law has changed in recent years ... This is an extraordinary research-based analysis of the past, present, and future of the role of lawyers in our society. Thought-provoking for anyone interested in the future of the legal profession. Author: Susan Hansen, Hansen & Hildebrand, Milwaukee; past president, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals This is a remarkable book. I recommend it to all as a profound explanation of the somewhat glacial revolution in legal services that began in the 1970s. It is a landmark book that speaks to the entire legal profession about itself. Professor Macfarlane’s empirical research and laser-like observations show how the distinctive threads of legal and facilitative approaches to conflict interrelate and form the fabric that is emerging from their confluence. A real-life vision of a changing landscape. Author: Chip Rose, lawyer and mediator; director, The Mediation Center, Santa Cruz Building on her cutting edge research on lawyering, with The New Lawyer Professor Macfarlane has established her place as a leading thinker in the areas of legal access, negotiation, and dispute resolution. With an easy-to-read style breaking down complex and nuanced issues and the use of interviews with practising lawyers, Macfarlane eloquently educates the reader on the problems facing legal services and proposes workable solutions for the future. This book should be required reading for law students, practising lawyers, and policy makers in legal education and the organized bar. Author: Forrest (Woody) Mosten, collaborative lawyer and mediator; adjunct professor at UCLA School of Law; author of Collaborative Divorce Handbook (2009) The legal profession needs a wake-up call, and The New Lawyer resoundingly provides it. Macfarlane persuasively critiques the outmoded habits of the profession and lays the foundation for the new settl