Jacqueline Horani is a lawyer and the founder of Horani Law, PLLC - the law firm think tank hub for the work she does through her ‘Legally Unconventional’ work.

Show notes

[2:15] Jacqueline discusses her journey from a law student at NYU, learning about the integrative law movement, then going on to join a Legal Aid unit practising impact litigation.   

[6:26] Law students are ready for alternative pathways to enter into changemaking areas of practice.

[8:31] Jacqueline details the rampant corruption she witnessed in the New York Housing Court system. all while her father was suffering a terminal illness. 

[14:48] Jacqueline realised soon after her father passed away that she had to do different work.

[18:24] In her work, Jacqueline addresses alternatives to BigLaw for law graduates. This includes simplifying the hiring process so more alternative lawyers can hire graduates.

[22:38] Through Legally Unconventional (the brand her law firm works under), Jacqueline advises on law and business consulting, or Conscious Contracts® consulting.

[23:57] Jacqueline describes her Conscious Contracts® practice and how the values approach is not 'soft' but a hard-core critical component of contractual relationships.

[26:49] Conscious Contracts® offers innovative ways to address change in contractual relationships, which do not have to lead to conflicts.

[31:09] I ask Jacqueline what her peers think of the alternative pathway she carved out for herself after leaving law school.

[35:47] We talk about the need to redesign the law school offering, with more focus on clinical experience, mental wellbeing and sustainability.

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