Legal Rebels

The ABA Journal has started a new feature they're calling Legal Rebels. Their intent is to shine a light on the current transformation taking place in the business of the legal profession.

Obviously, they're preaching to the choir, as far as we're concerned.

The opening paragraphs from their new website frame it nicely:

In these times of great economic chaos lies great opportunity.

The legal profession is not just struggling through a recession, but also undergoing a structural break with the past. There is a growing consensus that the profession that emerges from the recession will be different in fundamental ways from the one that entered it.

Dozens of lawyers nationwide aren't waiting for change. Day by day, they're remaking their corners of the profession. These mavericks are finding new ways to practice law, represent their clients, adjudicate cases and train the next generation of lawyers. Most are leveraging the power of the Internet to help them work better, faster and different.

The Legal Rebels project will profile these innovators and describe the changes they are making. It will tell their stories in the ABA Journal, on this website and through a variety of social media channels using text, pictures, audio and video. The first of these profiles will appear here on August 25. Several will be added weekly through the end of November.

We're looking forward to keeping an eye on the Legal Rebels project.