Richard Susskind published a book called TOMORROW’S LAWYERS (Oxford U.P.*2003). He predicted that there would be more in-house counsel in the future.  He appears to have been right as of now (10/15/14). At the same time, when he made that prediction in 2003, he had a number of nasty things to say about company Legal Departments before that time. (“They need vast improvement.”) He was wrong.  He was full of shit, to use the language of the “Street.” Which “Street”?  This blog is nothing more than a bibliography of some works showing how blurred his vision was and is. . .how one of the leading self-proclaiming narcissists of the world–finishing not far behind Ralph Lauren–should either punish himself or open his mind.  Me? I say he should just bang his head against the nearest wall. (*As for Oxford U.P., it used to me one of the leading academic publishers around. That has changed.  It has cheapened itself horribly.)

Bamberger, Kenneth A., Technologies of Compliance: Risk and Regulation in a Digital Age. Texas Law Review, Vol. 88, p. 669, 2010; UC Berkeley Public Law Research Paper No. 1463727. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1463727

DeMott, Deborah A., The Discrete Roles of General Counsel, 74 FORDHAM L. REV. 955 (2005).

 Galanter, Marc S. and Henderson, William D., The Elastic Tournament: The Second Transformation of the Big Law Firm. Stanford Law Review, Vol. 60, 2008; Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 108; Univ. of Wisconsin Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1058. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1104711

Lipson, Jonathan C., Who’s in the House? The Changing Role and Nature of In-House and General Counsel (November 1, 2011). Wisconsin Law Review, Vol. 2012, No. 2, 2012; Univ. of Wisconsin Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1197. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2077854

Langevoort, Donald C., Getting (Too) Comfortable: In-House Lawyers, Enterprise Risk and the Financial Crisis (November 22, 2011). Georgetown Law and Economics Research Paper No. 11-27; Georgetown Public Law Research Paper No. 11-135. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1932398

Nelson, Robert, L., & Nielsen, Laura B., Cops, Counsel, and Entrepreneurs: Constructing the Role of Inside Counsel in Large Corporations, 34 L. & SOC’Y REV. 457,487 (2000).

Omari Scott Simmons, Omari S. and  Dinnage, James D.,  Innkeepers: A Unifying Theory of the In-House Counsel Role, 41 SETON HALL L. REV. 77, 79 (2011).

Parker, Christine, Gordon, Tahlia Ruth and Mark, Steve A., Regulating Law Firm Ethics Management: An Empirical Assessment of an Innovation in Regulation of the Legal Profession in New South Wales. Journal of Law and Society, Vol. 37, Issue 3, pp. 466-500, September 2010. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1667636 or http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6478.2010.00515.x

Rhode, Deborah L. (2011) “What Lawyers Lack: Leadership,” University of St. Thomas Law Journal: Vol. 9: Iss. 2, Article 3. Available at: http://ir.stthomas.edu/ustlj/vol9/iss2/3

Schwarcz, Steven L., To Make or to Buy: In-House Lawyering and Value Creation. Journal of Corporation Law, Vol. 33, No. 2, 2007; Duke Law School Legal Studies Paper No. 133. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=941135

Simon, William H., Where is the ‘Quality Movement’ in Law Practice? (April 4, 2012). Wisconsin Law Review, Forthcoming; Stanford Public Law Working Paper No. 2034503; Columbia Public Law Research Paper No. WP 12-303. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2034503

Wilkins, David B., Is the In-house Counsel Going Global? Assessing the Role of Internal Counsel in Emerging Economies, 2012 WIS. L. REV. 251.