Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Mar. 22, 2021
The legal system is broken; it's time for change
Arash Homampour's recent op-ed opens with the phrase, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Well, the legal system is broken. Disgracefully broken. And in grave need of fixing.
Ralph Baxter
Ralph is a strategic advisor to law firms, legal technology companies, and corporate law departments, and the former chairman and CEO of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.
Zachariah DeMeola
Director
Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System
IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, a national, independent research center at the University of Denver dedicated to facilitating continuous improvement and advancing excellence in the American legal system.
Arash Homampour's recent op-ed opens with the phrase, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." ["A regulatory 'sandbox' that will turn to quicksand," Feb. 26, 2011]. Well, the legal system is broken. Disgracefully broken. And in grave need of fixing.
The system may work well for some lawyers, but it is broken for nearly everyone els...
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