A tale of two law firms: how a global commercial practice supports a local not-for-profit service

<p>In episode no. 88, my guest is Nicolas Patrick, Partner, Head of Responsible Business, DLA Piper. We cover:</p> <ul> <li>Nic’s views on the potential of technology;</li> <li>The reason for DLA Piper holding a forum on technology and access to justice in 2019;</li> <li>The problem with digitising existing processes;</li> <li>Why an international law firm without family law expertise, supports a Sydney based non-profit family law firm;</li> <li>The way Wallumatta Legal operates and how it runs an efficient practice;</li> <li>How pro bono provides insight into areas of unmet legal need;<br /> The different contributions that Macquarie University and DLA Piper bring to Wallumatta Legal;</li> <li>What technology is used for at Wallumatta Legal and the software it relies upon;</li> <li>Why Nic isn’t concerned about the digital divide in the context of</li> <li>Wallumatta Legal given all its services are delivered online;</li> <li>How Wallumatta Legal will improve access to justice across the sector;</li> <li>Why they recruit a ‘different kind of lawyer’ at Wallumatta Legal;</li> <li>The biggest challenge in the first six months of the firm’s operations;</li> <li>Plans for scaling and expansion of this model into other jurisdictions and areas of law;</li> <li>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;</li> <li>The potential for regulatory reform to facilitate technology use and other models to improve justice outcomes for marginalised people;</li> <li>The opportunity for firms to collaborate and establish a network of low bono and not-for-profit law firms; and</li> <li>Nic’s definition of legal innovation.</li> </ul> <p><br /> Proudly sponsored by Neota Logic!</p> <p>Links:</p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.wallumattalegal.org.au/about-us">Wallumatta Legal</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.neotalogic.com/solutions/">Neota Logic Solution Gallery</a></li> <li><a href= "https://neotalogic-1.wistia.com/medias/wf4jlgdfp4">Neota