Oct 11, 2022
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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- Wallumatta Legal
- Neota Logic Solution Gallery
- Neota Logic
- Churchill Trust Project
- Survey
- Future Ready Regional and Rural Legal Conference
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