The importance of creativity, community and fun in developing legal inventors of the future
Release Date: 08/02/2021
A national strategy for civil justice: Going beyond the known
Reimagining Justice
In episode no. 90, my guest is Bridgette Toy-Cronin, Director, Civil Justice Centre, Co-Director, Otago Centre for Law and Society and Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Otago. We cover: The access to justice issues in Aotearoa New Zealand; Key aims of the ‘Wayfinding for civil justice’ project; How the project commenced at the start of the pandemic with a hui; The other jurisdictions the working group looked to for guidance on this project; How the project is doing two related but different things at the same time; Factors peculiar to Aotearoa New Zealand that are...
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From startup to acquisition – one family lawyer's journey of innovation
Reimagining Justice
In episode no. 89 my guest is Fiona Kirkman, CEO and co-founder of FamilyProperty. We cover: The functionality of expert system FamilyProperty that Fiona and her co-founder (husband!) Tim developed; The journey of FamilyProperty from an idea to MVP, to market, to acquisition; The integration of FamilyProperty with global practice management software, Smokeball bringing the ‘business of law’ together with effective delivery of legal advice; How technology is always changing and the need for ongoing maintenance (especially when court forms change!); The importance of beta testing and...
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A tale of two law firms: how a global commercial practice supports a local not-for-profit service
Reimagining Justice
In episode no. 88, my guest is Nicolas Patrick, Partner, Head of Responsible Business, DLA Piper. We cover: Nic’s views on the potential of technology; The reason for DLA Piper holding a forum on technology and access to justice in 2019; The problem with digitising existing processes; Why an international law firm without family law expertise, supports a Sydney based non-profit family law firm; The way Wallumatta Legal operates and how it runs an efficient practice; How pro bono provides insight into areas of unmet legal need; The different contributions that Macquarie University and DLA...
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“Show me the money!” Funding for justice innovation
Reimagining Justice
This is the third episode in a 3-part series about justice entrepreneurship. Part 1 provides an overview of justice entrepreneurship - 3 categories of justice entrepreneurship with real examples from each of the categories and the problem solved. Part 2 covers 5 key factors to maximise the likelihood of success of your justice innovation. You might be surprised to hear about some of them! And now in part 3, we look at funding options and some of their pro’s and con’s. Proudly sponsored by Neota Logic Links: Andrea Perry-Petersen – LinkedIn - Twitter @winkiepp...
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How this software company provides practical assistance to marginalised communities
Reimagining Justice
In episode no. 86 I had the pleasure of speaking with John Lord, Co-founder and Chairman of long term sponsor of the podcast, Neota (formerly Neota Logic). We discuss: What John wants the world to know about no-code and why; Some unintended consequences of no-code including hybrid working models; How no-code supports the democratisation of information in both commercial and public interest contexts; The areas of law that are suited to apps, what can be built, and how they help; The scope of opportunity for legal technology both in terms of market and career choices; The genesis of the...
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Effective justice entrepreneurship: 5 keys for success
Reimagining Justice
This is the second episode in a 3-part series about justice entrepreneurship. Episode 3 was an overview of justice entrepreneurship - the types of issues justice entrepreneurs work on, the 3 categories of justice entrepreneurship with real examples from each of the categories. This episode covers 5 key factors to maximise the likelihood of success of your justice innovation. You might be surprised to hear about some of them! Proudly sponsored by Neota Logic Links: Andrea Perry-Petersen – LinkedIn - Twitter @winkiepp – Twitter - Facebook –
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If you can’t legislate, innovate with Jazz Hampton
Reimagining Justice
In episode no. 83 I speak with Co-founder, CEO and General Counsel of Turnsignl, Jazz Hampton. We discuss: The problem that prompted the creation of TurnSignl and how Jazz and his co-founders knew it was the right time to act; The professional backgrounds of the three black founders; What Turnsigl does and how it works to protect civil rights at scale; How Turnsignl gets to the people who need it (it’s an interesting approach); The product’s similarity to roadside assistance programs or an insurance policy; Turnsignl’s partners across different sectors; Why Jazz describes the users as...
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What’s a justice entrepreneur?
Reimagining Justice
Episode no. 83 is the first episode in a 3-part series about justice entrepreneurship. This episode covers: What is justice entrepreneurship? What are the types of issues justice entrepreneurs work on? The 3 categories of justice entrepreneurship Real examples from each of the categories A question to you about what motivates law firm owners? What’s coming up including an interview with a passionate justice entrepreneur and more short solo episodes on how to activate justice entrepreneurship Proudly sponsored by Neota Logic Links: Andrea Perry-Petersen – LinkedIn...
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4 things you need for a viable Law Lab
Reimagining Justice
Episode no. 82 is about “Law Labs”. In Part 1, I cover: What is a Law Lab and where and why were they set up? What kinds of issues or projects do Law Labs work on? Who are the key stakeholders and the benefits they receive (should I establish one)? Part 2 is all about: 4 things you need for a viable Law Lab (in under 4 minutes!) Proudly sponsored by Neota Logic Links: Andrea Perry-Petersen – LinkedIn - Twitter @winkiepp – Twitter - Facebook –
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The art of the possible, the doable and the sustainable with Brian W Tang
Reimagining Justice
In episode no. 81 my guest is Brian Tang, Founding Executive director of LITE Lab@HKU and Co-chair, Asia-Pacific Legal Innovation & Technology Association (ALITA). We discuss: Career path (which will be interesting to law students); How he became involved with innovation in the law in Hong Kong; Main justice issues in Hong Kong; What LITE stands for, and why it is intentionally a “Lab”; How the Lab works with students from 6 out of the 10 faculties at Hong Kong University; Topics and the experiential experiences that are covered in the Lab’s courses and why; How LITE Lab...
info_outlineEpisode no. 61 features Dan Jackson, Executive Director and Jules Rochielle Sievert, Creative Director of NuLawLab, Northeastern University School of Law.
The NuLawLab is the interdisciplinary innovation laboratory at Northeastern University School of Law. It is one of the first law labs established in the US and its staff, students and stakeholders are leading the way in the emerging global Legal Design movement.
Through its programs, projects, seminars, and research the lab builds cross-disciplinary teams and community-based partnerships focused on transforming legal education, the legal profession, and the delivery of legal services.
The discussion covers:
- how the NuLawLab approaches problem-solving and collaborates with artistic people outside the walls of academia to find new ways of moving through complicated issues and to provide people with greater access to their legal rights;
- how integrating various design methodologies provides the freedom to explore and to work with community needs and values;
- what Dan and Jules see as the current and future possibilities for legal design, and what legal design shouldn’t be;
- how law students are involved in both long and short scale work;
- details of projects including RePresent game, and Stable Ground and how they had to pivot with the onset of the pandemic;
- how building trust with community organisations long term can shift the work from transactional to transformational;
- issues with innovation funding and how it could be better spent;
- how co-design centres community leadership and leverages resources to assist direct services;
- how each project and team gets started and developed (and why the lab doesn’t have an application form!);
- where project funding comes from and other important forms of sustainability;
- how Dan and Jules respond to requests to articulate the value of the lab’s work;
- the need to bridge the “language gap” between people from different disciplines;
- how black letter lawyers can approach work with people from other disciplines and why we need to work with creative fields;
- key factors for a successful innovative lab;
- how legal design enables lawyers to exercise their creativity;
- Dan’s idea about add-athons and Jules (re)definition of legal innovation!
Proudly sponsored by Neota Logic.
Links:
Andrea Perry-Petersen – LinkedIn - Twitter @winkiepp – andreaperrypetersen.com.au
Twitter - @ReimaginingJ
Facebook – Reimagining Justice group