Title: Multidisciplinary practice : staying competitive and adapting to change /
Authors: Munneke, Gary A.; MacNaughton, Ann L.; American Bar Association.
Publisher: Law Practice Management Section, American Bar Association,
Year: 2001
Subjects: Practice of law United States.; Law offices United States.; Law firms United States.
Contents: 1. A multidisciplinary practice in your future? / Gary A. Munneke -- 2. Multidisciplinary trends in an evolving marketplace : practicing with other professions / Ann L. MacNaughton -- 3. Multijurisdictional practice by transactional lawyers : why the sky really is falling / Anthony E. Davis -- 4. Legal initiatives of major accounting firms in Europe and the United States / Mary C. Daly -- 5. Is it the end of the legal world as we know it? / Charles L. Brieant -- 6. The argument for change / M. Peter Moser -- 7. The case of MDPs : should multidisciplinary practices be banned or embraced? / Ward Bower -- 8. Putting clients' needs first / Thomas S. Clay -- 9. Multidisciplinary firms : why global firms need to provide much more than legal advice / Chris Arnheim -- 10. Multidisciplinary practice : what will it mean for the smaller firm? / Norman K. Clark -- 11. Law and finance under one roof / Ritchenya A. Shepard -- 12. A model MDP-environmental practice / Ira Feldman and Ann L. MacNaughton -- 13. How should law firms respond to new forms of competition? / Stephen P. Gallagher -- Appendixes. (1) Hypotheticals and models / Mary C. Daly -- (2) An "issue checklist" for the ABA Commission on Multidisciplinary practice / Laurel S. Terry -- (3) Federation of Law Societies of Canada Multidisciplinary partnerships : report to delegates / National Multidisciplinary Partnerships Committee; V. Randall J. Earle.