Part I. The opposition to alternative structures
Alternative structures will undermine professionalism and ethics
There is no way to regulate alternative structures
The adoption of alternative structures will jeopardize self-regulation of the profession
There is no demonstrated need, demand, or problem
New delivery models can be developed without changing Rule 5.4
The payment of salary is adequate compensation for nonlawyers
No one in their right mind would want to invest in a law firm
Alternative structures will lead to a consolidated market controlled by large law firms
Alternative structures cannot help those who cannot pay for legal services
Alternative structures will make things harder for un- and underemployed lawyers
The burden of proof has not been met
Part II. The opportunities offered by alternative structures
Opportunities for legal aid
Opportunities for downstream markets and the economy as a whole
Opportunities for lawyers
Opportunities for in-house legal departments in the private and public sectors
Opportunities for an improved regulatory approach
Opportunities for failure
Part III. Access to justice
Unacknowledged complexity
Access to justice comes in all shapes and sizes, sometimes obvious and sometimes not
Unmet need as human rights crisis
Part IV. The (non) regulation of legal services and the world stage
Abdication of regulatory power
International obligations and commitments
Endless objections and calls for evidence and the lawyer monopoly on legal services (or, having your cake and eating it, too)
Good governance requires ... actual governance
Letting the old lady scream.