Reimagining Justice covers issues at the intersection of innovation, law and social justice and you will enjoy it if you’re someone who hopes to make a positive improvement to people’s experience of the law through new ways of thinking and doing.
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 Piper bring to Wallumatta Legal;
- What technology is used for at Wallumatta Legal and the software it relies upon;
- Why Nic isn’t concerned about the digital divide in the context of Wallumatta Legal given all its services are delivered online;
- How Wallumatta Legal will improve access to justice across the sector;
- Why they recruit a ‘different kind of lawyer’ at Wallumatta Legal;
- The biggest challenge in the first six months of the firm’s operations;
- Plans for scaling and expansion of this model into other jurisdictions and areas of law;
- Why Nic thinks that there aren’t more low bono or alternative models servicing the needs of people at the lower end of the legal market;
- The potential for regulatory reform to facilitate technology use and other models to improve justice outcomes for marginalised people;
- The opportunity for firms to collaborate and establish a network of low bono and not-for-profit law firms; and
- Nic’s definition of legal innovation.
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