Top 10 New Trending Topics in Law Practice for 2024

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Overview

An all-new 2024 edition of our annual look at some of the biggest new trends in the law & law practice!  Presented in a fast-paced manner, with an emphasis on "what you need to know."  

A variety of topics will be covered, including new developments in litigation practice, transactional law practice, and ethics.  This includes an update on the current trends, legal restrictions, and ethics considerations surrounding the use of artificial intelligence in law practice.

Level of Instruction

Intermediate

Speaker(s)

William R Newman of The University of Southern Mississippi

Meeting Site

Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum

1152 Lakeland Drive (Just off I-55)

Jackson, MS  39216

Agenda for Friday, the 13th of September 2024

(Agenda is approximate and tentative)

8:30am - 9:00am - Registration

9:00am - 10:25am:  #1) No future for non-competes? New federal regulation would ban most non-compete agreements, #2) Judgment Preservation Insurance. A new safety net for Plaintiffs? #3) The rise of the paralegal practitioner (update). The legal profession is taking a cue from the medical profession and giving paralegals more authority.

10:25am - 10:40am:  Break

10:40am - 12:15pm:  #4) Major changes in family law (update). Long-standing norms in domestic relations are quickly changing. #5) Alternative paths for becoming a lawyer. The next young lawyer you hire will likely come from a very different training experience than you had. Big changes are pending for law school admissions, law school curriculum, and attorney licensing requirements.  #6) Potential pitfall for business clients. The new Corporate Transparency Act:  the most important new law your clients probably don't know about.

12:15pm - 1:30pm:  Lunch Break (on your own)

1:30pm - 2:45pm:  #7) The new law office workplace. The 4-day workweek is gaining steam. Working-from-home hits a snag. #8) Bigger role for lawyers in real estate sales? This year's class action settlement with the realtors is setting up some major changes in the real estate world.

2:45pm - 3:00pm:  Break

3:00pm - 3:45pm:  #9) The Tax Man Cometh. Rigorous new audit rules and big tax changes for clients and lawyers.

3:45pm - 4:45pm:  #10) The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in Law Practice.  OK, it's been almost two years now.  Is ai really going to change everything for lawyers?  (ethics credit)