Reimagining Justice How to develop world-class digital justice products (or how to avoid Zombie products)
Jul 5, 2021
56:47
Episode no. 59 is with Nicole Bradick, Founder and CEO of Theory and Principle.
Our discussion covers:
- Nicole's journey from civil rights trial lawyer to CEO of a design and development company;
- Why 2018 was the right time to start Theory and Principle;
- Whether Theory and Principle responds to or creates a legaltech market;
- Why the Mission statement is to improve legal experience for all;
- Nicole's focus on deliverables rather than size of the company and what will enable scale given the large pipeline of work;
- How she manages a broad and diverse scope of work for legal tech companies, large law firms and non-profits;
- Current and forthcoming products Theory and Principle have built for clients and in-house (Map Engine and a project to leverage pro bono work);
- Keys to managing a multidisciplinary team of lawyers, engineers and designers;
- How they use workflows/standard operating procedures when the way they do things is constantly changing;
- How Theory and Principle creates efficiency while developing bespoke projects;
- When it's appropriate for a lawyer to design a product and when you need a specialist designer or UX expert;
- How building a digital product is difficult even if you've done it before;
- Theory and Principle's unique value proposition;
- What technology you should use to create an MVP and meet business goals;
- The limitations of grant funding for digital justice products;
- What will kill even the most phenomenal product;
- How Theory and Principle measures whether a product is successful;
- The relative importance of legaltech, legal aid and pro bono casework;
- A particularly exciting project looking at innovative ways to increase people's income;
- How to transform legaltech from being passive to proactive and reducing cycles of poverty;
- What bothers her most about the legaltech ecosystem in the USA;
- Which part of the legal sector is developing the best solutions;
- The biggest surprise that led her to success; and
- Nicole's definition of legal innovation!
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