The Globalization of Legal Practice in the Internet Age

The Internet’s global reach has had a significant impact on the legal profession. This essay explains a few of the key developments in this area, including: competition fueled by outsourcing legal work to lower-wage earning lawyers around the world, “virtual work” changing client interaction and attorney work schedules, law firm reputation as a result of information availability on the Internet, work-product monitoring and the commoditization of legal services, and workforce diversity spurred by the influence of international clients.