The lawyer from Wagga Wagga in a three-piece suit
The lawyer from Wagga Wagga in a three-piece suit tells a story that gives me confidence the legal profession will (eventually) re-invent the way it serves the public in the interests of access to justice and democracy.
These days, we hear a good deal about the slowness of the profession to respond to the many changes and challenges it is facing. And I acknowledge, I remain a critic of the tardiness of much of the profession in grasping the opportunities to provide better, faster, cheaper services to clients, whether B2B or B2C.
In a break at the recent FLIP conference (Future of Law and Innovation in the Profession) organised by the Law Society of New South Wales, I was a by-stander in a conversation between an older male solicitor from Wagga Wagga wearing a three piece suit and a 20-something woman wearing torn jeans. (1)
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He was also bemoaning the dearth of young solicitors coming into the profession where he worked.
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She offered to connect him with Chris Povey and Noel Lim, the respective leaders of these A2J innovative startups. (1)
The lawyer in a three-piece suit from Wagga Wagga took notes and assured her he welcomed her introductions.
(1) The actors in this vignette are real; I have disguised some of them.
George Beaton
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