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Discover how the world’s most progressive law companies are doing law differently.
There's lots of talk about why we need to change the legal industry, but much less about how to do it. The Doing Law Differently podcast taps into the valuable knowledge of those who are walking the talk of NewLaw. Host, Lucy Dickens interviews leaders of progressive law companies who are reinventing traditional legal practice and transforming the profession for the better.
From alternative fee arrangements and new technology to innovative business models and new ways of delivering services, find out what NewLaw looks like from the inside.
Join Lucy Dickens in her weekly conversations with forward-thinking leaders in law who share how they’re doing law differently.
There's lots of talk about why we need to change the legal industry, but much less about how to do it. The Doing Law Differently podcast taps into the valuable knowledge of those who are walking the talk of NewLaw. Host, Lucy Dickens interviews leaders of progressive law companies who are reinventing traditional legal practice and transforming the profession for the better.
From alternative fee arrangements and new technology to innovative business models and new ways of delivering services, find out what NewLaw looks like from the inside.
Join Lucy Dickens in her weekly conversations with forward-thinking leaders in law who share how they’re doing law differently.
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If you ask a law firm leader to list their firm’s top values, there’s a good chance you’ll hear words like “access to justice”, “innovation”, “excellence” and “integrity”. For Maddocks, though, the guiding value is something far more unique: “stewardship”. As David Newman, partner and CEO at Maddocks, explains to me in this interview, stewardship is […]
The post Great Work + Great Culture = A Great Australian law firm. David Newman, on how Maddocks is combining clients and culture to continue to grow (ep 98) appeared first on Lucy Dickens.
Fionn’s idea was simple – to have the flexibility to do the work she loved doing and to do it the way she thought it could be done. But with a background working in with big firms and big companies with traditional values, Fionn found she was not given the opportunity to explore her ideas. […]
The post Hire for now: perfect-fit contract lawyers for short-term needs with Fionn Bowd (ep 97) appeared first on Lucy Dickens.
After 20 years’ experience in estate law, Bernadette Duell saw her fair share of inadequately drafted Wills and thought, ‘there must be a better way.’ After moving to Albany in the south of Western Australia, Bernadette saw her opportunity to fix the problems she’d encountered at their root cause. She decided to establish a law […]
The post Proving the critics wrong – Growing a specialist law firm in a country town with Bernadette Duell, Great Southern Wills (ep 96) appeared first on Lucy Dickens.
In this episode, Jo and I talk about the benefits of working remotely, but also about boundaries, being able to “switch off” and keep home and work life separate when there is no physical office. Jo also introduces us to her 6-step ‘REMOTE’ framework to build a thriving, distributed team who work from home (at least some of the time).
The post Building a Homeforce in law and beyond with Jo Alilovic, 3D HR Legal (ep 95) appeared first on Lucy Dickens.
Working with founders, tech companies and the people that like to invest in those companies, Merton Lawyers bring the values and creativity from their other successful enterprise, Melbourne Christmas Trees to the legal field, even employing staff from Christmas Trees and creating opportunities for their staff and clients.
The post Oh, Christmas Tree! Embracing creativity in law with Anthony Curtin, Merton Lawyers (ep 94) appeared first on Lucy Dickens.
Jacqui Brauman has spent time delving into the psychology of the ‘missing middle’ and understanding the barriers that prevent upwards of 80% of people from getting professional advice. With the goal of creating a safe space for women to access legal services, Jacqui started Legally Wise Women, which she describes as an information and education […]
The post Targeting the “missing middle”: Prevention is better than cure with Jacqui Brauman, TBA Law (ep 93) appeared first on Lucy Dickens.
After leaving a litigation role in London and feeling a bit disconnected from the world, Philip Evangelou signed up to a Nomad MBA, where he spent three months studying digital marketing in South Africa. Fast forward to 2020, and he then found himself at the end of an employment contract and at the beginning of […]
The post OpenLegal: Removing barriers through fixed price subscription services (ep 92) appeared first on Lucy Dickens.
The covid pandemic forced the world into a whole new way of thinking and for Alistair and Shona, it marked the creation of their innovative new law firm, Tend Legal. Having the opportunity to design their firm their own way, Alistair and Shona took inspiration from creative agencies and tech companies and asked, ‘Why can’t […]
The post What if it doesn’t look like a law firm? Taking inspiration from clients, not lawyers (ep 91) appeared first on Lucy Dickens.
Developing her business to focus on out of court solutions, Kirsty Salvestro talks to us about her processes for taking a kinder, calmer approach to family law to help separating couples reach peaceful negotiations.
The post What are we fighting for? Out of court solutions for separating couples with Kirsty Salvestro, Flourish Family Law (ep 90) appeared first on Lucy Dickens.
Stipe reflects on his interpretation of what makes a good lawyer and shares his insights on the culture at Chamberlain’s around how their motto ‘We’re with you’ is more than just motto, it’s about changing people’s lives.
The post More than just a motto: Building long term client relationships with Stipe Vuleta, Chamberlains Law Firm (ep 89) appeared first on Lucy Dickens.
In this episode I talk you through the five stages of law firm development - from traditional law to having a thriving product ecosystem
The post The five stages of law firm development (ep 88) appeared first on Lucy Dickens.
The COVID-19 pandemic has radically changed the way people live and work, and law firms are no exception to that rule. Many of us have seen increased working from home arrangements, more flexibility, better use of technology and a more sustainable work-life balance, while others have experienced a negative impact on morale, health and well-being […]
The post Law firm welfare – assessing the impact of COVID-19 with Simon Tupman (ep 87) appeared first on Lucy Dickens.
Karen Finch is the CEO of Legally Yours, an Australian legal marketplace that enables everyday Australians to access quality, experienced lawyers without the bill shock. She is also a passionate ambassador of the progressive law movement and a very wise one at that. In this interview, not only do we dive deep and learn the […]
The post The progressive law movement: Reinventing the delivery of legal services with Karen Finch (ep 86) appeared first on Lucy Dickens.
Mel has worked in house across multiple industries and is a passionate advocate for what I call “doing law differently in house”. For Mel, this includes shining the light on in house lawyering as a legitimate career alternative to the single narrative we’re led to believe at uni.
The post High tech, no tech, and everything in between – why it matters for in house lawyers with Mel Scott (ep 85) appeared first on Lucy Dickens.
Doing law differently is about new business models, pricing, customer centricity and so many more things we often talk about, but it is just as much about authentic leadership, stepping out from behind the title and showing our authentic, human selves.
The post Stepping out from behind the title: leading through authenticity and vulnerability with Niti Nadarajah (ep 84) appeared first on Lucy Dickens.
Joshua Baron is an Attorney at SB Legal, a criminal defense practice, based in Utah. I connected with Josh on LinkedIn a few months ago and two things instantly stood out about him. First, his friendliness and genuine interest in the people he connects with (try it for yourself and see!), and second, how upfront and honest he is […]
The post How to build a practice you and your clients will love with Joshua Baron (ep 83) appeared first on Lucy Dickens.
In today’s interview, I’m joined by James d’Apice who you may know better as “the guy who does Coffee and A Case Note”. James’ simple but unique way of marketing his practice is to record short case summaries from his local café while he enjoys a nice cup of coffee. Then he uploads them to social media […]
The post Coffee and a Coach Note with James d’Apice (ep 82) appeared first on Lucy Dickens.
Lisanne is a conflict resolution specialist and mediator who believes that there’s a lot of unnecessary suffering when it comes to conflict resolution and her mission is to reduce that.
The post Reducing the unnecessary suffering in conflict resolution with Lisanne Iriks, Life Mediation (ep 81) appeared first on Lucy Dickens.
If you have any interest in business leadership or deliberately designing workplace culture, you won’t want to miss this episode! Nick Humphrey is the Managing Partner of Hamilton Locke, a corporate and commercial law firm that is one of Australia’s fastest growing law firms. They focus on aligning the interests of their people with their […]
The post An evolved approach to BigLaw – with values, culture, innovation and collaboration at the core with Nick Humphrey, Hamilton Locke (ep 80) appeared first on Lucy Dickens.
After over a decade leading law firm transformation, I’ve created a six-step blueprint to take law firms from traditional law to a thriving product ecosystem. It’s called Productise and Profit. In today’s episode, I talk you through those six-steps.
The post The six-step blueprint to reshape your firm and regain your life (ep 79) appeared first on Lucy Dickens.
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