The legal ecosystem is complex, multidisciplinary and evolving. Delivery of legal services and products requires the capabilities of many people working seamlessly in collaboration with each other and customers/clients. Contemporary legal practice is all about new - new law, new professions and specialisms, new areas of practice, and new ways of conceiving, working on and solving new legal problems.
In this NewLaw Careers Series, we're exploring the new professions and specialisms in contemporary legal practice in a bunch of different ways – webinars, podcasts, case studies, mini series, summits, roundtables, sprints – and so the list goes on.
Some of these careers are well developed, others are evolving – we’ll collect them together here by career title.
You'll hear from people in these roles in law firms, legal departments, government and ALSPs. We'll do a deep dive on what they do, how they do it, and why. We'll also discuss these roles with employers (big, medium and small) so you'll know when and how these new roles add value to your legal practice and for your customers/clients too.
HUGE thanks to our outstanding collaborators and faculty – they are the who’s who of NewLaw professionals!
If there are NewLaw Careers you would like us to feature OR if we can assist you in your NewLaw Career, please contact us: NewLawCareers@collaw.edu.au.
| Getting Started In NewLaw | ||
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16 May 2022 |
What are NewLaw Careers? |
Facilitator: Terri Mottershead, Executive Director, CLI Panellists:Danielle Emerson, Senior Legal Transformation Manager, Herbert Smith Freehills Caroline Ferguson, Business Transformation and Innovation Director, Simpson Grierson Michelle Grossmann, Chief Innovation Officer & Transformation Lead, Lander & Rogers Amber O’Meara, Innovation & Purpose Lead, MinterEllison |
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17 May 2022 |
Where do I start on my NewLaw Career journey? |
Facilitator: Terri Mottershead, Executive Director, CLI Panellists:Minnie Hannaford, Associate, Advance Delivery Services, Ashurst Advance, Ashurst |
| Client Experience Designer | ||
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17 May 2022 |
The Role of a Client Experience Designer Watch NowListen Now |
Facilitator: Melissa Lyon, Executive Director and Experience Designer, Hive Legal and CLI Advisory Board member Panellists: Sam Burrett, Manager, Clients & Markets, Clayton Utz and CLI Emerging Leaders Board member |
| Consultant | ||
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17 May 2022 |
The Role of a Consultant |
Facilitator: Alison Laird, Senior Director, Legal Business Advisory, Morae Global and CLI Advisory Board member Panellists: Joel Kennedy, Head of Client Projects, Lander & Rogers |
| Family Law Mediator | ||
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25 August 2022 |
The Role of a Family Law Mediator |
Terri Mottershead, Executive Director, CLI in conversation with Fiona Kirkman, Principal of Kirkman Family Law and the CEO and Legal Co-Founder of FamilyProperty |
| Knowledge Manager | ||
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17 May 2022 |
The Role of a Knowledge Manager |
Facilitator: Mira Renko, Special Counsel – Knowledge and Practice Support – Finance, K & L Gates Australia Panellists: Leona Blanco, National Knowledge and Information Manager, Clyde & Co |
| Legal Data Analyst | ||
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16 May 2022 |
The Role of a Legal Data Analyst |
Facilitator: Terri Mottershead, Executive Director, CLI Panellists: Jodie Baker, Founder & CEO, Xakia Technologies |
| Legaltech Developer | ||
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16 May 2022 |
The Role of a Legaltech Developer |
Facilitator: Gene Turner, Managing Director, LawHawk and CLI Advisory Board member Panellists: Ben Farrow, CEO, FirmChecker and CLI Emerging Leaders Board member |
| Legal Project Manager | ||
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17 May 2022 |
The Role of a Legal Project Manager |
Facilitator: Peter Dombkins, Director, NewLaw, PwC Australia Panellists: |
| Legal Technologist | ||
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17 May 2022 |
The Role of a Legal Technologist |
Facilitator: Fiona McLay, Principal Lawyer & Consultant, McLay Legal Panellists: Ali Cook, Legal Technologist, Josef |
| Legal Operations | ||
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2 March 2022 |
Episode 1: What is Legal Operations and why does it matter to all legal teams? |
Session Lead Collaborator and Presenter: Mollie Tregillis, Director – Legal Optimisation Consulting, MinterEllison |
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17 March 2022 |
Episode 2: Do I need a Legal Operations professional (and how do I find a good one)? |
Session Lead Collaborator and Presenter: Mollie Tregillis, Director – Legal Optimisation Consulting, MinterEllison |
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29 March 2022 |
Episode 3: Legal Operations – Challenges and Opportunities? |
Session Lead Collaborator and Facilitator: Mollie Tregillis, Director – Legal Optimisation Consulting, MinterEllison Panellists: Connie Brenton, VP, Law, Technology and Operations, NetApp, Inc. |
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16 May 2022 |
The Role of a Legal Operations Professional |
Facilitator: Katrina Gowans, National Legal Operations Lead, Origin Energy and CLI Advisory Board member Panellists: Catherine Adamson, Legal Operations Lead, Herbert Smith Freehills |