Transforming the Law

Essays on Technology, Justice and the Legal Marketplace

Richard Susskind

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Leading lawyers and commentators give their views on Richard Susskind's latest book:

'Richard Susskind is my official adviser on IT matters and, as such, provides me with extremely valuable assistance in this important area. I am sure that this book, like his last, will be invaluable to those interested in the way in which IT is transforming the legal market place.'
The Rt Hon the Lord Woolf, the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales

'For many lawyers, the Internet is still unchartered territory. This book provides a necessary roadmap to help law firms and legal departments drive their businesses forward, so they can thrive in the new economy. And who better to explain this than Professor Richard Susskind, the world's leading expert on technology and law.'
Elizabeth Broderick, Partner, Blake Dawson Waldron, Australia

'This book is full of essential analysis and thoughtful insights. No lawyer with an eye on the future can afford to ignore them.'
Garth Pollard, Chief Operating Officer, Clifford Chance

'At the intersection of law and information technology - a place of both opportunity and risk - no one sees as clearly, thinks as cleverly, or writes as compellingly as Richard Susskind. Transforming the Law is a masterful guide to this challenging landscape.'
Michael Mills, Director of Professional Services & Systems, Davis Polk & Wardwell

'Any managing partner who is not urgently addressing the issues raised by Richard Susskind should be counting on early retirement.'
Tony Williams, Worldwide Managing Partner, Andersen Legal

'Richard Susskind's last book compelled the legal world to radically reconsider the traditional role of lawyers and law firms in the provision of legal services to society at large. This new collection of essays continues the story into the e-commerce era and should guarantee that the 'Susskind Grid' and 'eight strategies for the future' become the standard methodology for any law firm planning to deliver legal services online.'
Charles Christian, editor of Legal Technology Insider

'Another stimulating and provocative work from Richard Susskind. Mandatory reading.'
David Maister, co-author, The Trusted Advisor

About the Author

Richard Susskind is an independent adviser to global professional firms and to national governments. He is IT Adviser to the Lord Chief Justice of England, Gresham Professor of Law and a member of the Court of the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists. He lectures internationally, has sat on numerous government reviews and, since 1990, has been Visiting Professor of Law at the Centre for Law, Computers and Technology at Strathclyde University.

His previous books include Expert Systems in Law (OUP, 1987) and The Future of Law (OUP, 1996). A regular columnist for The Times and the Financial Times, he is also a founder and General Editor of the International Journal of Law and Information Technology (OUP).

Richard has a First Class Honours Degree in law from Glasgow University and a doctorate in law and computers from Balliol College, Oxford. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and a Fellow of the British Computer Society. He was awarded an OBE in the Millennium New Year's Honours List for services to IT in the Law and to the Administration of Justice.

In 1996, in his award-winning book, The Future of Law, Richard Susskind claimed that the law would be transformed by IT. The book generated enormous interest and influenced public policy-makers and strategic planners in law firms around the world. Many of its predictions have already come to pass.

About the Book

Now available in a paperback edition, law and technology guru Richard Susskind brings together in one volume thirteen significant essays on the application of IT to legal practice and the administration of justice, including key topics such as knowledge management and the impact of e-commerce and electronic government. This edition includes a brand new Preface.

Part One focuses on the way in which the Internet is transforming the delivery of legal services. Weaving together his thinking on electronic commerce and on knowledge management, Susskind introduces two innovative models - The Grid and the Client Service Chain - to help lawyers and clients plan for the future.

In Part Two, Susskind revisits The Future of Law, summarising its central arguments, updating the main themes, clarifying the impact of his ideas on lawyers and responding to key objections by critics.

In response to the current upsurge of interest in commercially exploiting expert systems in law, Part Three re-presents Susskind's original research and development work in this area.

In the final part of the book, Susskind looks beyond legal practice to the justice system more generally, concentrating on the impact of IT on judges, the courts and society.

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