Episode no. 51 features Professor Tania Sourdin, Dean and Head of University of Newcastle School of Law. Our discussion covers:

• the impact of Covid19 on the profession;
• what's surprised her about online disputer resolution during the pandemic;
• the difference between Supportive, replacement and disruptive tech;
• the role that legal professionals should take in adoption of technology and their innovation readiness;
• the need for a uniform and national ethical framework for technology adoption in law;
• suggestions for regulation including sandboxes which allow for safe experimentation;
• what the legal profession can learn from service delivery in other professions including medicine;
• appropriate and inappropriate uses of technology and how different client cohorts engage;
• the digital divide even within the profession;
• the lack of meaningful data being collected by courts; and
• Tania's definition of legal innovation!

Proudly sponsored by Neota Logic and Legally Yours.

Links:

• "Justice in the age of technology: 'The rise of machines is upon us'"
• "Judges, Technology and Artificial Intelligence - The Artificial Judge"
• Legally Yours
• Neota Logic
• Impact 25 Pro Bono Awards
• ACT Law Society webinar "What Are We Not Talking About?"

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