What it takes in practice - Fiona McLay, author of Tech Enabled Lawyer
- S4E4
- 29:48
- August 4th 2023
Fiona McLay is the author of Tech Enabled Lawyer (and Chapter 7 is an assigned reading in Week 4). In this chat, we discuss:
1. (Re)defining legal work and its relevance.
2. Leveraging technology to improve client onboarding.
3. Communication and understanding clients' needs.
4. Reevaluating the billable hour model.
5. The role of technology in the legal industry.
6. Building diverse networks and connections.
7. Shifting mindset towards innovative solutions.
Technology, ethics & law
Recordings made for Technology, ethics & law (LAW2600) RMIT LLB program.
Each 'season' is a week of Semester.
Your lecturer
Cath Nolan is a lawyer, design thinker, founder and trusted advisor. Cath has taught various courses at RMIT University over the last 10 years in the Juris Doctor program and Master of Business Administration program - with experience in learning and teaching roles at other institutions. Cath is currently a Senior Knowledge Lawyer at Hall & Wilcox and has previously been a law firm partner, sole practitioner and in-house counsel.
Cath will release lecture and class material at the end of the week before the week in which you will have your tutorials (so, the lecture and class materials for week 1 will become available at the end of O-week, week 2 materials will be released at the end of week 1 and so on.