Want to think about the future of law?
If you want to stimulate your mind to think about the future of the practice of law, read (or listen, as I am) What Would Google Do? by Jeff Jarvis who also writes the blog, Buzz Machine. And if you really want to expand your mind, read Small Is The New Big by Seth Godin right after.
Jarvis' thesis is that Google succeeds because it shares everything and builds platforms for people to do stuff more easily, making the Google base more essential. It is interesting to noodle about how one (or even groups of firms) could benefit by enabling their clients. More to come on the ideas spawned by these two books, to be sure.