Future Law Podcast

To code or not to code? That’s the question that legaltech founder Dorna Moini answered by creating Documate. In this episode of the Future Law Podcast Dorna speaks to Dan about why it’s ok to be ashamed of your first tech build, as well as the skills and dispositions needed for the future of law. CREDITSHosts: Dan Hunter and Mike MadisonExecutive Producer: Pariya Taherzadeh Editor/Mixer: Fyona Smith  This podcast is powered by Queensland University of Technology. Head to www.thefuturelawpodcast.com for more information.  Thanks for listening! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How are incumbent lawyers standing in the way of the future of law? And what are future-oriented innovators doing about that? Mike Madison chats with Eddie Hartman, well-known as a co-founder of the online legal technology company LegalZoom, and now a consultant and investor. Eddie focuses on thinking differently about the challenges and opportunities associated with expanding markets for legal services.   Eddie shares his vision for strategizing solutions to Access to Justice problems, talking about practitioners, regulators, technologists - and investors. And he illustrates with his recent experience, using design strategies and technology, in bringing interdisciplinary teams together to overcome barriers in the legal system.  CREDITSHosts: Dan Hunter and Mike MadisonExecutive Producer: Pariya Taherzadeh Editor/Mixer: Pariya Taherzadeh  This podcast is powered by Queensland University of Technology. Head to www.thefuturelawpodcast.com for more information.  Thanks for listening! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lots of legal problems can be answered quickly, cheaply, and automatically – if only someone sat down and mapped out the steps. It’s just that there aren’t simple-to-use systems to do this. So, two young lawyers and a computer programmer decided it was time to make a change. Dan chats to Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder at Josef, Sam Flynn about an automated product he and his co-founder created, tailored for legal environments. Sam let’s us in on how he built a commercially-appealing chatbot platform as well as a fast growing legaltech company. CREDITS Hosts: Dan Hunter and Mike Madison Executive Producer: Pariya Taherzadeh  Editor/Mixer: Pariya Taherzadeh    This podcast is powered by Queensland University of Technology. Head to www.thefuturelawpodcast.com for more information.  Thanks for listening!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What do you think of when you hear an orchestra? Is it the music? Perhaps you imagine the conductor standing in front of a large orchestra waving their hands around? What does all this have to do with law you ask? Good question, we asked it too.  In this episode, Mike Madison chats with a conductor who has been leading symphonies and orchestras around the world for more than 30 years - Scott Speck, about how to guide a collection of experts so that the “music” matches the vision. CREDITSHosts: Dan Hunter and Mike MadisonExecutive Producer: Pariya Taherzadeh Editor/Mixer: Pariya Taherzadeh  This podcast is powered by Queensland University of Technology. Head to www.thefuturelawpodcast.com for more information.  Thanks for listening!   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The growing role of technology in the legal industry is changing a lot of things for lawyers, but some fundamentals aren’t changing at all.   One of those fundamentals is the key role that stories and storytelling play in legal practice, in judging, in designing and running systems, and in making and applying public policy.  In this episode, Mike Madison interviews the Hollywood producer of American Beauty, Down With Love, Silver Linings Playbook, Milk, and the upcoming Rustin - Bruce Cohen, chatting about how filmmakers and lawyers both need to engage and persuade various audiences through storytelling. CREDITS Hosts: Dan Hunter and Mike MadisonExecutive Producer: Pariya Taherzadeh Editor/Mixer: Pariya Taherzadeh  This podcast is powered by Queensland University of Technology. Head to www.thefuturelawpodcast.com for more information.  Thanks for listening!   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A lot has changed since the global pandemic hit, especially within the law industry. Working remotely has become the norm, and with that comes tech changes to the law. But what’s going to stay around once the pandemic eases up? The answer: everything!  In this week's episode Mike and Dan talk about what matters, and what doesn’t, when it comes to lawyers knowing and using tech, including automation solutions, AI, and … blockchain. Plus, do you need coding skills in order to make it in law? Will you fall behind if you don’t? The Future Law Podcast cuts through the noise and gets to the point. CREDITSHosts: Dan Hunter and Mike MadisonExecutive Producer: Pariya Taherzadeh Editor/Mixer: Pariya Taherzadeh  This podcast is powered by Queensland University of Technology. Head to www.thefuturelawpodcast.com for more information.  Thanks for listening! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are you worried about what automation will look like for you? Perhaps you’re curious about how the disruptions of the pandemic will affect your job?     Well, this season Mike Madison and Dan Hunter look at the skills and competencies of future law.  Starting off the first episode of the year, Dan and Mike look at the changes they’ve observed in the legal industry over these last two years and how to best deal with this change. CREDITSHosts: Dan Hunter and Mike MadisonExecutive Producer: Pariya Taherzadeh Editor/Mixer: Pariya Taherzadeh  This podcast is powered by Queensland University of Technology. Head to www.thefuturelawpodcast.com for more information.  Thanks for listening! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're back for 2022 and this year we're shaking things up a little!  This season we're delving into the skills and competencies in law: what’s classic and still in need, what’s new, and what’s getting more critical. We'll also be looking at ways computers, algorithms, and data are being used to help (or maybe hinder) lawyers, clients, and even courts.  Plus, every month we’ll be doing a deep dive with professionals in the industry to help you get a bit more insight into the world of law.  Future Law Podcast drops Tuesday, 8 February 2022.   Follow or subscribe in your favourite podcast app or listen at http://thefuturelawpodcast.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Legal" is today's buzzword for the roles that lawyers play inside companies. What does leading and managing "legal" look like, on the ground, in a sea of rapidly changing technology, talent, teamwork, and client needs? This episode features Stephanie Sciullo, Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of MSA Safety, a Pittsburgh-based company with a long history and a critical contemporary mission. Listen to her conversation with Future Law Podcast host Michael Madison, of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, about coordination and complexity. Links MSA Safety  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TechLaw.Fest is a signature production by the Singapore Academy of Law, and the Future Law Podcast is pleased to continue the conversations hosted there with this podcast series on the future of law and technology. Rama Tiwari, Chief Executive of the Singapore Academy of Law, joins host Michael Madison of the University of Pittsburgh for a wide-ranging conversation about change management, in legal organizations and elsewhere.  Links Rama Tiwari TechLaw.Fest Singapore Academy of LawSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.