ABA Committee on Research About the
Future of the Legal Profession
Reading List
There is no one answer to the future. There are, however, many views of what the future might hold and how we might begin to visualize what possible future scenarios might include. The Committee's focus is on the future of the legal profession but that is impacted by many factors. This reading list brings together books that discuss scenario building and visions of the future that are not necessarily focused on the legal profession.
We have linked to book reviews on Amazon.com, the NY Times, and other resources to give you additional information about each book. Check your local public library or favorite book store for a copy.
- • Transforming the Law: Essays on Technology, Justice, and the Legal Marketplace
- by Richard Susskind
- March 2001. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 0198299222
- Review: Journal of Information, Law, and Technology
- March 2001. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 0198299222
- • A Future Perfect : The Challenge and Hidden Promise of Globalization
- by John Micklethwait and Adrian Woolridge
- May 2000. Times Books. ISBN: 0812930967
- Review: Amazon.com
- May 2000. Times Books. ISBN: 0812930967
- • Digital Capital: Harnessing the Power of Business Webs
- by Don Tapscott, David Ticoll, Alex Lowry
- May 2000. Harvard Business School Press. ISBN: 1578511933
- Review: Amazon.com
- May 2000. Harvard Business School Press. ISBN: 1578511933
- • The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
- by Malcolm Gladwell
- February 2000. Little Brown & Company. ISBN: 0316316962
- Review: New York Times
- February 2000. Little Brown & Company. ISBN: 0316316962
- • Technofutures: How Leading Edge Technology Will Transform Business in the 21st Century
- by James Canton
- Setptember 1999. Hay House. ISBN: 1561706531
- Review: Amazon.com
- Setptember 1999. Hay House. ISBN: 1561706531
- • The Future of the Law: Facing the Challenges of Information Technology
- by Richard Susskind
- April 1998. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 0198764960
- Review: Journal of Information, Law, and Technology
- April 1998. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 0198764960
- • Bold New World : The Essential Road Map to the Twenty-First Century
- by William Knoke
- August 1997. Kodansha International. ISBN: 1568361807
- Review: Amazon.com
- August 1997. Kodansha International. ISBN: 1568361807
- • Rethinking the Future: Rethinking Business, Principles, Competition, Control & Complexity, Leadership, Markets, and the World
- by Rowan Gibson, Alvin Toffler, Heidi Toffler
- April 1997. Nicholas Brealey. ISBN: 1857881036
- Review: Amazon.com
- April 1997. Nicholas Brealey. ISBN: 1857881036
- • 2025 : Scenarios of US and Global Society Reshaped by Science and Technology
- by Joseph F. Coates, John B. Mahaffie, Andy Hines
- September 1996. Oakhill Press. ISBN: 1886939098
- Review: Amazon.com
- September 1996. Oakhill Press. ISBN: 1886939098
- • The World in 2020 : Power, Culture and Prosperity
- by Hamish McRae
- September 1996. Harvard Business School. ISBN: 0875847382
- Review: Amazon.com
- September 1996. Harvard Business School. ISBN: 0875847382
- • The Art of the Long View : Planning for the Future in an Uncertain World
- by Peter Schwartz
- May 1996. Doubleday. ISBN: 0385267320
- Review: Amazon.com
- May 1996. Doubleday. ISBN: 0385267320