The pandemic and the opportunity for reform with President of the American Bar Association Patricia Lee Refo

<p>In this episode no. 45 I speak with President of the American Bar Association and Partner, Snell & Wilcox, Ms Patrica Lee Refo.</p> <p>This interview covers:</p> <ul> <li>The ABA’s mission, including racial equity and other practical strategies</li> <li>The current focus on unmet legal needs due to the pandemic</li> <li>The impact of the pandemic on the practise of law including remote working and training junior lawyers</li> <li>The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity facing the profession</li> <li>Who are the people best-placed to innovate and reform</li> <li>How the historic ABA resolution regarding reform was developed and passed</li> <li>The importance of experimenting and measuring what works</li> <li>The role of technology and paraprofessionals in creating more options for everyday people</li> <li>Specific ABA projects including Free Legal Answers, Legal Tech for a change, the Miranda tool and Floodproof app</li> <li>The power inherent in being a lawyer</li> <li>The need to build back justice systems that are better than before</li> <li>Ms Refo’s definition of legal innovation or, more particularly what it’s not!</li> </ul> <p>Proudly sponsored by Neota Logic and Legally Yours.</p> <p>Links:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.americanbar.org/">American Bar Association</a></li> <li><a href="https://abafreelegalanswers.org/">Free Legal Answers</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.legallyyours.com.au">Legally Yours</a></li> <li><a href= "https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3nieFhynQ-KTNcEz1bF6yg">Neota Logic</a></li> </ul> <p>Andrea Perry-Petersen – LinkedIn - Twitter @winkiepp – <a href= "../../../content/andreaperrypetersen.com.au">andreaperrypetersen.com.au</a></p> <p>Twitter - <a href= "https://twitter.com/ReimaginingJ">@ReimaginingJ</a></p> <p>Facebook – <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/276766929638522/">Reimagining Justice group</a></p>