Rethinking the lawyers' monopoly : access to justice and the future of legal services / edited by David Freeman Engstrom, Nora Freeman Engstrom.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Engstrom, David Freeman, editor.

Engstrom, Nora Freeman, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Legal services--United States.

Legal services.

Practice of law--United States.

Practice of law.

Due process of law--United States.

Due process of law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 420 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

"For decades, American lawyers have enjoyed a monopoly over legal services, built upon strict unauthorized practice of law rules and prohibitions on nonlawyer ownership of law firms. Now, though, this monopoly is under threat-challenged by the one-two punch of new AI-driven technologies and a staggering access-to-justice crisis, which sees most Americans priced out of the market for legal services. At this pivotal moment, this volume brings together leading legal scholars and practitioners to propose new conceptual frameworks for reform, drawing lessons from other professions, industries, and places, both within the United States and across the world. With critical insights and thoughtful assessments, Rethinking the Lawyers' Monopoly seeks to help shape and steer the coming revolution in the legal services marketplace"-- Publisher's description.

Contents:

Justice futures : access to justice and the future of justice work / Rebecca L. Sandefur and Matthew Burnett

Race and the political economy of civil justice / Brian Libgober

The hypocrisy of attorney licensing / Rebecca Haw Allensworth

The case for the traditionalists / W. Bradley Wendel

What can legal services reformers learn from court efforts to assist self-represented litigants / Carolyn B. Kuhl

Civil (justice) engineering : leveraging the tools of community, research, and fiscal impact to build bridges to justice / Neil Steinkamp and Samantha DiDomenico

Beyond access to justice : power, organizing, and civil legal inequality / Jamila Michener

The puzzle of anemic "legal tech" and the future of legal services / David Freeman Engstrom and Jess X. Lu

How power undermined the medical profession / Allison K. Hoffman

Lessons from medicine's experiment with nurse practitioners and physician assistants / Philip G. Peters, Jr.

The statutory influence of tribal lay advocates / Lauren van Schilfgaarde

Necessary but insufficient? : reforms to legal services regulation, technology, and the role of the courts in increasing access to justice in England and Wales / Natalie Byrom

Legal tech companies and access to justice in Germany / Gisela Rühl

Professional speech, the Lochnerized First Amendment, and the unauthorized practice of law / Geneieve Lakier

Rethinking "our bar federalism" / David Freeman Engstrom and Daniel B. Rodriguez

Access to advice as a linchpin of family justice / Rebecca Aviel

Putting railroad justice back on track / Samuel Issacharoff and Beverly B. Martin.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 15, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Rethinking the lawyers' monopoly

ISBN:

9781009528535

100952853X

9781009528528

1009528521

OCLC:

1482533836

Publisher Number:

CIPO000251874

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license

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