Mar 1, 2021
Episode no. 52 features Professor Professor Renee Knake Jefferson, Author and Doherty Chair in Legal Ethics at the University of Houston Law Center. Our discussion covers:
- The importance of understanding your own and others’ perspectives;
- Traits of the first female lawyers that make them the original legal innovators;
- The catalyst for Reinvent Law, one of the first legal design labs;
- The phenomena of new kinds of legal jobs;
- Her work as Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at RMIT
- Key actions that will make the biggest difference for access to justice;
- Key findings from the book Renee co-authored, why it had to be written and has the title that it does;
- Who is Mildred Lily?
- The Rooney rule and the Mansfield rule;
- What is required to remedy gender inequality for minority women;
- How shortlisting preserves the status quo and is not a good indicator of inclusion;
- Her plans for future research; and
- Renee’s definition of legal innovation!
Proudly sponsored by Neota Logic and Legally Yours.
Links:
- Shortlisted: Women in the Shadows of the Supreme Court
- Renee Knake Jefferson
- Legally Yours
- Neota Logic
- Innovation in Australian law schools
- QUT Justice Society International Women’s Day event “Women in Justice”
- ACT Law Society webinar "What Are We Not Talking About?"
Andrea Perry-Petersen – LinkedIn - Twitter @winkiepp – andreaperrypetersen.com.au
Twitter - @ReimaginingJ
Facebook – Reimagining Justice group