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Maverick Law: The ABA Journal's 'Legal Rebels'

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The ABA Journal is kicking off a series on legal rebels. It’s not an oxymoronic phrase; there are innovators and mavericks all throughout our risk averse profession. Here’s what the publication is looking for:

Over the next three months, the Journal will profile 50 of the profession’s leading innovators on www.LegalRebels.com, with at least three profiles added every week. Each profile will include multimedia features like video interviews, audio podcasts, photo slideshows and live chats.
[T]he recession is totally changing the practice of law, and the Legal Rebels project is documenting the individual lawyers who are leading the changes.

But you don’t have to be featured by the ABA Journal to be a legal rebel. Check out the rebel manifesto, after the jump.


So you want to be a legal rebel? The ABA Journal has come up with this manifesto:

I am a proud member of America’s essential profession. Without lawyers and the rule of law, a free, fair and open society is not sustainable.
I recognize that the legal profession’s traditions – the world’s most respected legal education system, most successful law firms and fairest court system – were once radical innovations.
In this time of economic crisis, I am committed to improving those institutions and creating innovation in the practice of law. I will question and, when appropriate, change the status quo. And I will use technology to serve my clients and society.
I’ll help remake the profession I hold dear so it can continue to deliver on America’s promise.
I’m an innovator. A maverick. A pathfinder.
I am a Legal Rebel.

Do Above the Law readers want to offer an alternative Biglaw manifesto?
Legal Rebels [ABA Journal]
Legal Rebels Manifesto [ABA Journal]

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