Conceptual analysis uncovers changing information consumption across legal practice, indicating an urgent need for synthesis and ethical management skills.
This article examines the growing shift towards condensed legal content and the technological, cognitive and generational factors driving changes in how legal information is consumed. It explores how these developments are reshaping legal practice and client expectations, and analyses the emerging challenges and responsibilities for legal information professionals. The article argues that skills in evaluation, synthesis and ethical information management are becoming central to the future role of law librarians and knowledge specialists.
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