Future of the Profession Report Released

A joint Missouri Bar – Supreme Court task force reviewing key issues likely to face the legal profession in the coming years recently released a report of its findings and issued recommendations designed to help lawyers better address the challenges and opportunities ahead.

The Joint Task Force on the Future of the Profession was created when then-Chief Justice Mary Russell invited the Board of Governors of The Missouri Bar to join the Supreme Court in creating a task force dedicated to examining issues facing the legal profession in the near future. Through its subcommittees, the task force focused on the future of the profession from four diverse perspectives: legal education and entry into the profession; leaving or limiting the practice of law; the impact of technology on Missouri’s lawyers and courts; and increasing accessibility of legal services and the sustainability of law practice.

The task force was co-chaired by Judge Paul C. Wilson of the Supreme Court and attorney William R. Bay of St. Louis.

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