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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Legal futurist Richard Susskind posits that the &amp;#8220;streamlined and technology-based&amp;#8221; 21&lt;sup&gt;st&lt;/sup&gt; Century will feature 5 types of lawyers:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;1.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&quot;Expert trusted adviser.&quot; The familiar provider of (increasingly rare) bespoke legal service. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;2.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&quot;Enhanced practitioner.&quot; Supports the delivery of commoditized legal services. (&amp;#8220;The crucial point here, though, is that the market will only tolerate this lawyer&#39;s involvement where legal experience is genuinely needed.&amp;#8221;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;3.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&quot;Legal knowledge engineer.&quot; Organizes the legal content and processes that will be distilled into standard working practices and computer systems.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;(&amp;#8220;It will be a central occupation for tomorrow&#39;s lawyers.&amp;#8221;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;4.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&quot;Legal risk manager.&quot; Helps clients identify and control legal risks.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;(&amp;#8220;In some ways more like a form of strategy consulting.&amp;#8221;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;5.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;#8220;Legal hybrid.&amp;#8221;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Combines legal practices with other disciplines, such as product management or management consulting.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Susskind&amp;#8217;s piece, in &lt;i&gt;The Corporate Counselor, &lt;/i&gt;contains plenty of speculation about the legal market&amp;#8217;s&amp;nbsp;likely&amp;nbsp;responses to ramped up client demands and disruptive technologies.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; -posted by brian&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

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