Feb 7, 2022
In episode no. 71 my guest is Principal Legal Designer, Inkling Legal Design, Sara Rayment. We discuss:
- Why legal design makes sense to Sara;
- The types of projects Inkling Legal Design work on and the common thread between them;
- Common characteristics of Inkling’s clients;
- The approach to legal design that sets Inkling apart;
- The diversity of skills in her law firm and design practice;
- What science has to do with design thinking;
- The challenges of managing diverse projects;
- How linear project management, budgets and agile approach interrelate;
- The most difficult aspect of working with a new client;
- Key elements of successful legal design for projects and the people involved;
- How design sprints are just one part of a project, and the importance of being able to communicate ‘the story’ to facilitate implementation;
- Participants’ emotional reactions to the various stages of a design sprint and how they encourage personal growth;
- The primary purpose of user-testing;
- How law students respond to design thinking;
- An AI tool developed by Inkling Legal Design to assist lawyers more easily adopt plain language;
- The lack of consistency in approach and rigour towards legal design as a discipline; and
- Sara’s definition of legal innovation.
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