The CLI is an innovation-focused think tank established by the College of Law to support legal professionals navigating the disruption currently transforming the industry.
The 12-member Advisory Board includes local and international innovators and legalprenuers with experience in different aspects of the modern business and practice of law.
The Board has representatives working in established law firms, in-house in legal departments, legal consultancies as well as legal start-ups. It has professionals working in both the public and private sectors as well as representatives from the USA and New Zealand.
Ms Terri Mottershead, Director of the CLI said the diverse range of experiences of members of the Advisory Board will ensure the Centre is connected to innovation in the profession, wherever that is evolving both inside and outside traditional channels.
“Our Board reflects the changing profile of the workforce in the legal industry today - multi-disciplinary, multi-generational, multi-cultural and multi-talented.”
“Each Advisory Board member is an industry leader who understands how the legal market place is changing. Innovation is part of their daily lives. It is what drives and ensures their organisations remain competitive and it has become a core capability for all their people.”
“The CLI is the first organisation in the Asia-Pacific dedicated to the study, the understanding of the practical impact of and the dissemination of ideas on innovation, disruption and technology in the legal profession.
“The Centre is a borderless and global organisation that attracts leading thinkers regardless of nationality or location. We know that there is much our industry can learn from other professions and other countries. That is why we have advisors from within and outside the profession as well as from New Zealand and the USA on the Advisory Board.”
“The Advisory Board will have an input in to all aspects of the Centre, including the development of innovation-focussed courses for the College of Law, and determining topics for our future roundtables, events and white papers,” Ms Mottershead said.
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ABOUT THE COLLEGE OF LAW
The College of Law is the school of professional practice for lawyers in Australia, and New Zealand and Asia. We are the largest provider of practical legal training in Australasia. We now service more than 43,000 students annually, making us the leader in legal education and training for professional practice across Australasia. Our mission is to deliver innovative, practice-focused legal education and training to enhance the careers of practicing professionals across Australasia and its region.
With over 60,000 graduates since opening in 1974, our alumni are spread across all facets of the legal profession in Australia, and New Zealand and Asia. The College’s teaching staff help set us apart from similar institutions through our focus on practical law and the needs of the practicing legal professional.
ABOUT THE CENTRE FOR LEGAL INNOVATION
The Centre for Legal Innovation (CLI) was established by the College of Law in 2016. The objective of the CLI is to act as an incubator for new ways to practise that align with the new approaches to legal service and product delivery. Throughout 2017 it will be facilitating opportunities for the professions to discuss and debate the changes taking place in the legal industry, share experience, and find solutions that best support them in remaining competitive in a new and evolving legal marketplace.