The Practice Magazine
Our bi-monthly magazine showcases the latest academic research on the legal profession. Each issue explores a specific theme and features the latest scholarship and original analysis. Written for busy practitioners and those interested in the global legal profession.
Transformation in the Latin American Legal Market
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May/June 2025
How are lawyers and legal institutions in the Latin American legal market transforming to survive and navigating uncertainty?

May/June 2025
Introducing the May/June 2025 Issue
How do lawyers and institutions transform in the face of uncertainty? Featuring stories and research rooted in Latin America.
Surviving the Legal Market's Most Dangerous Trap
Firms that try to be everything to anyone end up being nothing to everyone. The real danger isn’t external competition or technological disruption. It’s the failure to define who you are, what you offer, and how you deliver value.
Reimagining Legal Education
The pandemic, along with other transformative events like the emergence of generative AI, have called for new ways of thinking about the way we train lawyers. In this story, we speak to three individuals about how—and why—legal education is evolving in different Latin American settings.
In-House Counsel Adapt and Advise
For the last two decades, the Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession has been studying the transformative role of the general counsel in the United States and around the world. In this story, we continue our examination of the role of in-house counsel from around the world by speaking with two Mexico-based lawyers who work for international companies and have responsibilities and directives covering Latin America.
Resilience and Reinvention in the Latin American Legal Market
"Latin America as a single market is a construct," says Ignacio Abella, head of research for Latin Lawyer. "In each country [you] need to understand the specifics of that particular market. There are some similarities across the markets, but the legal landscape in each is quite different."
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