Area of Interest Legal Profession and Ethics

What are a lawyer’s ethical obligations to their clients, courts, and society? How is the legal profession evolving to meet the needs of our ever-changing world? Learn from top experts in courses on professional responsibility, ethics, and practice, including researchers and scholars at the Center for the Legal Profession and more.

From Harvard Law Today

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The legal profession in 2024: Democracy, salary and hiring, general counsels, and legal education

David Wilkins explains how a host of contentious new issues that are increasingly landing on lawyers’ desks are transforming the practice of law.

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Harvard Law expert explains how AI may transform the legal profession in 2024

Harvard Law School’s David Wilkins says that generative artificial intelligence has the potential to transform the practice of law.

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Experts discuss how AI might disrupt access to justice challenges

Harvard Law’s Center on the Legal Profession co-hosts the International Legal Aid Group's 14th biennial conference.