Natalie Knowlton: The Changing Legal Field and Why Lawyers Should be Paying Attention

In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Natalie Knowlton discuss:

• The growing number of people DIYing their legal needs and why lawyers should be concerned. 
• Non-lawyer ownership of law firms. 
• Why lawyers should embrace thoughtful legal regulatory reform. 
• Emerging business models in the practice of law. 

Key Takeaways:

• Law is both a profession and a business. Your law firm should be running as an actual business that provides legal services. 
• Consumers are responding to the commoditization of the law - it is a way that consumers recognize and understand how to use. 
• You can monetize legal information. There is a level of legal information you can package and sell that the average person just doesn’t know. 
• Technology is causing a disruption and a change in the legal industry. That technology, such as AI, is likely here to stay and is only going to get more sophisticated. 

"Regulatory reform is here to stay. I think the level of opposition we are seeing is a testament to the fact that it is here to stay." —  Natalie Knowlton

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About Natalie Knowlton: Natalie Anne Knowlton is the Founder of Access to Justice Ventures, empowering entrepreneurs who are developing scalable access to justice solutions. She is a 2023 ABA Journal Legal Rebel and is listed among the ABA Legal Technology Resource Center’s 2022 Women of Legal Tech.

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Website: https://a2jventures.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalieanneknowlton/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/natalalleycat  

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