# Professor Arun Sundararajan discusses how professional services will become a key element of the sharing economy in the coming year

1 Faculty News January 12, 2018 ![U.S. News and World Report logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_030501.jpg?itok=1EF-s0wb)>

Excerpt from [U.S. News & World Report](https://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/earning/articles/2018-01-12/7-side-hustles-that-could-be-big-in-2018) -- "'I think a lot of people are surprised when I say law,' [Sundararajan](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/arun-sundararajan) says. 'You think of this as a staid, full-time profession.' However, online platforms like UpCounsel allow lawyers to provide a variety of legal services on demand. Sundararajan sees the gig economy heading in a direction to allow professionals to create their own businesses and market them entirely online."

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