In this podcast, the sixth episode of eight in the CLI’s Women Legal Business Founders and Leaders Series offered through our Legalpreneurs Lab, Women Legalpreneurs Special Interest Group, Melissa Lyon, Executive Director and Experience Designer, Hive Legal facilitated a discussion focusing on the journey from Lawyer to NewLaw Careerist with three outstanding women founders and leaders from Australia:

Liz Fernando, Head of Legal Project Management, Allens
Kate Greenwood, National Innovation Manager Family & Relationship Law, Lander & Rogers
Katherine Thomas, Managing Director, Katherine Thomas Consulting and CEO, Free Range Lawyers

Topics covered in this session included:

What is (and isn’t) a NewLaw career
How different paths to NewLaw careers are possible, probable, and positive
The need for and importance of diversity and inclusion in NewLaw careers
What’s next for NewLaw careers – evolution, journeys, paths and capabilities
How NewLaw careers are shaping/contributing to the transformation of legal practice

If you would prefer to watch rather than listen to this episode, you’ll find the video in our CLI-Collaborate (CLIC) free Resource Hub here.

Episode 162: From Lawyer to NewLaw Careerist – How to crush the transition!