The Optimised Lawyer

In our 4th episode, Electra and Graeme Johnston, Founder and CEO of Juralio, discuss the role, nature and culture of law. They imagine a world with boilerplate clauses and modular contracts, and share ideas on how to make legal work better. 

From watching legal dramas on TV to becoming an in-house lawyer - Alex Palinksi, Senior Legal Counsel at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, talks to Electra about his unusual route into law, the importance of diversity in the workplace and remembering that lawyers are people too.

In today’s episode of The Optimised Lawyer, Electra is joined by Ciaran McGonagle, Assistant General Counsel at ISDA, to talk about all things smart contracts, standardisation and the future of contacts.

In our first episode of session 2 of The Optimised Lawyer, Electra speaks to Alex Su, Head of Community Development at Ironclad. They discuss Alex’s jump from law school to legal tech; working in community development; embracing new trends and becoming a TikTok sensation.

In this bonus episode the interviewer becomes the interviewee, as Electra talks to The Law Boutique’s COO Roisin Noonan.

They discuss Electra’s journey from a barrister in Cyprus, to working in-house at the likes of the European Space Agency and EY. Electra talks about her passion for optimising legal functions and founding The Law Boutique. 

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In the last episode of the series, Electra speaks to James Hanlon, Head of Legal at Coventry Building Society, about his journey from a barrister to an in-house counsel, the lack of diversity and inclusion in the current legal industry and the possible ways corporate leaders can incorporate diversity and inclusion into their businesses.

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In this episode, Electra looks at ways to streamline the workflow of in-house lawyers, including standardising contracts and insourcing internal teams for low-risk legal tasks, with James Russell-Jones, the Head of Legal at Secret Escapes.

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Taking a look at the role of in-house lawyers in the fast-paced tech environment, Electra speaks to James Sullivan, COO & GC of Ziglu about the balancing act between legal risks and business appetite.

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This week, Electra speaks to Michael Green from Xero, to get his perspective on rethinking contracting, legal design and the full potential of in-house counsel in the business-decision making process.

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Why standardise NDAs? Ahmed Badr, shared his journey from private practice to GoCardless and discussed the urgent need to standardise NDAs.

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