GPSolo eReport June 2019

    Volume 8, Number 11   June 2019

    Practice Technology

    Automate Now. Thank Me (and Avoid the Coming Legal Robot Apocalypse) Later

    By Dan Lear

    Instead of asking “Will a robot take my job?” try: “How much of what I’m doing now would best be left to robots?”

    Practice Management

    Technology

    Substantive Law

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    GPSolo Division Delegates to the ABA House of Delegates Election

    The 2019–2020 Division Council will elect two new Division Delegate seats to fill a vacant one-year term, which will conclude at the 2020 ABA Annual Meeting, and to fill a three-year term, which will conclude at the 2022 ABA Annual Meeting. The election will be held on Saturday, August 10, 2019, from 12:15 P.M. to 2:00 P.M. at the Grand Hyatt. Nominations must be received by the Division Secretary, Stephen J. Curley, by July 26, 2019, via e-mail at gpsolo@americanbar.org. No special form of nomination is required, and self-nominations are acceptable.

    Notice of Bylaws Revisions

    The ABA Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division hereby provides notice of its intent to change its bylaws, which will be considered and, hopefully, approved by its membership at the Annual Meeting of the Division Membership (see above). In addition, the ABA Board of Governors will also consider and, hopefully, approve the changes. The Division’s Council approved the proposed bylaws changes at its Spring Meeting on May 4, 2019. The changes include allowing the Budget Officer to be a voting member; outlining the term of the Budget Officer, which will be three Association years, beginning with the adjournment of the Annual Meeting one year after the Budget Officer is elected (at the adjournment of the Annual Meeting in which the Budget Officer is elected, he/she shall serve as Budget Officer-Elect unless such person has previously served as Budget Officer, in which case his/her term shall commence immediately after the adjournment of the Annual Meeting in which he/she is elected); and allowing the Secretary in his/her sole discretion to excuse a Council Member-at-Large’s absence from a meeting of Council upon written prior request and for good cause. Please e-mail gpsolo@americanbar.org with any questions or concerns regarding these changes.

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