The Legalpreneurs Sandbox

Digital Transformation, Law Firms and Culture – independent and siloed or inextricably intertwined? That’s the question Isabel Parker answered in her recently published book: Successful Digital Transformation in Law firms A Question of Culture.  Change is never easy. Changing an industry that is financially secure, comfortable with the status quo, risk adverse, and built on precedent, is even harder. But, that change is also inevitable in our VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) world.  In this podcast in the Future 50 Series of the CLI Legalpreneurs Spotlight, we chatted with Isabel about her book. We discussed the changing legal ecosystem and, in particular, the meaning of culture; the link between digital transformation and culture; the importance of building buy-in for sustainable change; and where/how law firms can start their transformation journey.  Isabel has had an amazing career in law firms, starting out as a practising lawyer, moving into the role of Chief Innovation Officer, and now as Executive Director of the Digital Legal Exchange. The candid, practical, and real-world commentary, observations, and advice throughout the book and this video, reflect her deep, lived experience in the subject matter. If you would prefer to watch rather than listen to this podcast, you’ll find the video here. About the Future 50 Series In the Future 50 Series we’re chatting with legalpreneurs who, through their ideas and actions, are challenging and transforming legal BAU all around the world.  If you would like to recommend people for this Series, please contact us at: CLI@collaw.edu.au.

Can technology help to close the access to justice (A2J) gap? That’s the question the recently launched Justice Technology Association (JTA) is hoping to answer with guidance from its Advisory Board, and the shared experience of its Directors and co-founding organisations (Courtroom 5, EasyExpunctions, HelloDivorce and PeopleClerk), in collaboration with the A2J sector in the US and around the world. JTA is providing a focus and a place for stakeholders to come together and explore/deliver ways technology can do more and do good. And, along the way it also has the real possibility of positively reframing and solving a long-standing crisis.  In this podcast in the Future 50 Series of the CLI Legalpreneurs Spotlight, we chatted with Maya Markovich, the Executive Director of JTA and CLI Advisory Board member, based in the USA. Maya has a distinguished career in legal innovation and legal technology. In her role at JTA she brings that to the forefront and combines it with her passion for, and commitment to, improving A2J. We’re delighted to welcome JTA to our Network as a friend of CLI. If you would prefer to watch rather than listen to this podcast, you’ll find the video here. About the Future 50 Series In the Future 50 Series we’ll be chatting with legalpreneurs who, through their ideas and actions, are challenging and transforming legal BAU all around the world. If you would like to recommend people for this Series, please contact us at: CLI@collaw.edu.au.

So, you thought comic books were all about entertainment, right? What if they were also a way to communicate legal concepts, rights, and responsibilities so that everyone understood them and knew exactly what they were agreeing to? That’s the remit and mission of the comic book contracts (and visual contracts) movement! It’s established a new way to conceive and create legally binding contracts. It’s already positively impacting access to justice around the world and even given rise to a whole new area of law called graphic justice! In this, our inaugural podcast in the Future 50 Series of the CLI Legalpreneurs Spotlight, we chatted with Professor Camilla Baasch Andersen. Camilla leads the Comic Contracts Team at the University of Western Australia Law School. The Team is undertaking groundbreaking research in, and applying it to, the design and use of comic book contracts in all types of business settings. They’re also connecting to and connected with this amazing initiative all around the world.  If you would prefer to watch rather than listen to this podcast, you’ll find the video here. About the Future 50 Series In the Future 50 Series we’ll be chatting with legalpreneurs who, through their ideas and actions, are challenging and transforming legal BAU all around the world. This is the first of 50 - enjoy!  If you would like to recommend people for this Series, please contact us at: CLI@collaw.edu.au.

In this podcast, Terri Mottershead, Executive Director, CLI facilitated a discussion about how to start your NewLaw career journey with NewLaw careerists who have been there and done that! The panellists shared their experience and practical, candid insights into what you need to consider, where you can find the information you need, pitfalls to avoid, and people you should chat with along the way: Minnie Hannaford, Associate, Advance Delivery Services, Ashurst Advance, Ashurst Matt Hollings, Head of Business Development, Sky Discovery Rose Inglis, Founder, Rose Tinted Law Christine Zhong, Co-Founder and Managing Director, BotL and CLI Emerging Leaders Advisory Board member This podcast was part of the COL-CLI NewLaw Careers Summit 2022 program on 17 May 2022. If you would like to know more about the other sessions at the Summit and the NewLaw Careers Series, you will find information here. If you would prefer to watch rather than listen to this podcast, you’ll find the video in our CLI-Collaborate (CLIC) free Resource Hub here.

Legal project managers are delivery specialists - they sit at the crossroads between the client, the legal team, and other support functions (such as marketing, finance and pricing, L&D and IT). Their role is to help ensure that legal services are delivered in a way that meets (and preferably exceeds!) the client's cost, time and quality expectations – all the while enabling a law firm's/legal department’s commercial objectives, driving technology-enabled transformation, and maintaining the mental well-being of its lawyers. Legal project managers have a lot on their plate - it's a good thing that they're organised! In this podcast, Peter Dombkins, Director, NewLaw, PwC Australia discussed how legal project managers make all the pieces fit together, with these fabulous specialists: Linda-Rose Daya, Head of Legal Project Management and Design, Gilbert + Tobin Liz Fernando, Head of Legal Project Management, Allens Joanne Rees, CEO, AllyGroup Kerryn Underwood, Head of Legal Project Management, King & Wood Mallesons This podcast was part of the COL-CLI NewLaw Careers Summit 2022 program on 17 May 2022. If you would like to know more about NewLaw Careers, you’ll find loads of information in our NewLaw Careers Series here. If you would prefer to watch rather than listen to this podcast, you’ll find the video in our CLI-Collaborate (CLIC) free Resource Hub here.

What do consultants, consult about? It’s a great question and the answer isn’t what it used to be! Sharing expertise and knowledge is no longer confined to LEGAL expertise and knowledge in law firms, legal departments, CLCs, or ALSPs. These organisations are increasingly required to solve problems holistically, use the expertise of “all” their specialists for the benefits of clients in a growing number of areas like technology, risk management, innovation/transformation, ESG and many more – “consultancy” is being redefined and reinvented in the legal world! In this podcast, Alison Laird, Senior Director, Legal Business Advisory, Morae Global and CLI Advisory Board member explored the role of a consultant with these gurus: Joel Kennedy, Head of Client Projects, Lander & Rogers Beth Patterson, Director, ESPconnect Emma Peters, Special Counsel, Cowell Clarke Mick Sheehy, Partner, NewLaw, PwC Australia This podcast was part of the COL-CLI NewLaw Careers Summit 2022 program on 17 May 2022. If you would like to know more about NewLaw Careers, you’ll find loads of information in our NewLaw Careers Series here. If you would prefer to watch rather than listen to this podcast, you’ll find the video in our CLI-Collaborate (CLIC) free Resource Hub here.

You can’t do and you can’t be what you don’t know or can’t see! Knowledge managers create processes, systems, and user-friendly opportunities to collaborate, share, use and manage knowledge to connect people to organisational knowledge in a timely way so they can do their job efficiently. Great knowledge managers are integral to an organisation’s performance, help create competitive advantage, lead and support innovation, agility, and continuous improvement. In this podcast, Mira Renko, Special Counsel - Knowledge and Practice Support – Finance, K & L Gates Australia discussed how knowledge managers play a pivotal role in legal practice, with these amazing specialists: Leona Blanco, National Knowledge and Information Manager, Clyde & Co Catherine Bryant, Knowledge Manager and Automation Lead, Tompkins Wake Fiona Evans, Director of Knowledge, Asia Pacific at Norton Rose Fulbright This podcast was part of the COL-CLI NewLaw Careers Summit 2022 program on 17 May 2022. If you would like to know more about NewLaw Careers, you’ll find loads of information in our NewLaw Careers Series here. If you would prefer to watch rather than listen to this podcast, you’ll find the video in our CLI-Collaborate (CLIC) free Resource Hub here.

Client-centric strategies, client journey mapping, legal design thinking and user experience (to name just some) – you’ve heard the terms, but do you know how they all combine to create an exceptional level of engagement, interaction, communication, and collaboration for outstanding service/product delivery for every client, every time? Client experience designers do! In this podcast, Melissa Lyon, Executive Director and Experience Designer, Hive Legal and CLI Advisory Board member discussed the role of a client experience designer with these exceptional specialists:   Sam Burrett, Manager, Clients & Markets, Clayton Utz and CLI Emerging Leaders Board member Carl White, Director, NewLaw, PwC Australia and Founder, CXINLAW Kim Wiegand, Partner, Beaton  This podcast was part of the COL-CLI NewLaw Careers Summit 2022 program on 17 May 2022. If you would like to know more about NewLaw Careers, you’ll find loads of information in our NewLaw Careers Series here. If you would prefer to watch rather than listen to this podcast, you’ll find the video in our CLI-Collaborate (CLIC) free Resource Hub here.

Legaltech is a multi-billion-dollar global industry. It is the key enabler of legal innovation and the legal industry’s transformation. It makes legal work better, easier and delivered faster and cheaper. It’s at the top of the list as a driver for continuous improvement but it’s also a large investment of time and money for any business.  The role of a legaltech developer is about understanding this context, working with clients, and then creating solutions that anticipate, exceed expectations, and deliver real value.      In this podcast, Gene Turner, Managing Director, LawHawk and CLI Advisory Board member discussed how all of this and much, much more influenced and impacted the journey from lawyer, business professional or consultant to legaltech developer for these amazing specialists:   Ben Farrow, CEO, FirmChecker and CLI Emerging Leaders Board member Sam Flynn, Co-founder, Josef and CLI Advisory Board member  Sacha Kirk, Co-Founder & Chief Marketing Officer, Lawcadia Sam Lovrich, Co-Founder, Legal Tech Helper Toby Somerville, VP of Product Engineering, Josef This podcast was part of the COL-CLI NewLaw Careers Summit 2022 program on 16 May 2022. If you would like to know more about NewLaw Careers, you’ll find loads of information in our NewLaw Careers Series here. If you would prefer to watch rather than listen to this podcast, you’ll find the video in our CLI-Collaborate (CLIC) free Resource Hub here.

Legal technologists are problem solvers! What problems they solve, for whom and how they solve them is their secret sauce – but not everyone uses the same recipe – there will always be some tech but, the other ingredients may differ. Curiosity and enthusiasm for learning new tools are their tools in trade.  In this podcast, Fiona McLay, Principal Lawyer & Consultant, McLay Legal discussed the similarities and differences in the role of a legal technologist with specialists from law firms and a legaltech company: Ali Cook, Legal Technologist, Josef Matt Farrington, Lawyer + Legal Technologist, Juno Legal  Nam Truong, Digital + Innovation, Law Squared This podcast was part of the COL-CLI NewLaw Careers Summit 2022 program on 16 May 2022. If you would like to know more about NewLaw Careers, you’ll find loads of information in our NewLaw Careers Series here. If you would prefer to watch rather than listen to this podcast, you’ll find the video in our CLI-Collaborate (CLIC) free Resource Hub here.