Bloomberg Law
Oct. 8, 2019, 2:01 PM UTC

Penn Law Announces New Future of Legal Profession Initiative

Sam Skolnik
Sam Skolnik
Reporter

The University of Pennsylvania Law School has announced a new program focused on what’s next for legal practice in an effort to support legal tech innovation and entrepreneurship, as well as to prepare students for a changing landscape.

The Future of the Profession Initiative has several projects already in the works. It will support career acceleration of Penn Law graduates through its “Five-Year-Out-Academy,” sponsor a Dean’s Innovation Prize competition to support legal service delivery advancements, and establish an entrepreneurs-in-residence program.

“Change in the legal field is accelerating as technology evolves, new entrants join the industry, the practice of law becomes ...

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