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What if legal expertise isnât the most important thing your clients are looking for?
In this episode of Legal Innovation Simplified, I sit down with Joey Gartner, Director of the ABA Center for Innovation, to uncover the lawyer skills that truly set you apart in todayâs legal landscape and explore how innovation in legal services is reshaping the profession.
Most law firms assume that clients prioritize legal expertiseâbut the reality is, expertise is just the baseline. What clients really value is how you engage with them, how you listen, and how you create a seamless, client-centered experience.
Joey breaks down why emotional intelligence, client experience, and adaptability are the real differentiators for innovation lawyersâand how you can use them to future-proof your practice.
What Youâll Learn in This Episode:
Why legal expertise is just the starting pointâand what actually matters to clients.How emotional intelligence and client experience impact law firm success.Why lawyers must shift from risk-averse to iterative mindsets to embrace innovation.The importance of emerging legal careers and non-traditional career paths.How to turn friction points into opportunities for business growth and client trust.Key Highlights:
The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Legal Services â Learn why listening, empathy, and connection drive client trust more than expertise alone.From Friction to Opportunity â Discover how to spot inefficiencies in your legal practice and transform them into growth strategies.The Future of Lawyer Skills â Explore how adaptability, project management, and legal design thinking can set you apart.Beyond the Billable Hour â How automation and client experience improvements can help lawyers work smarter, not harder.Hereâs the website for ABA Center for Innovation.
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Are you feeling uninspired by the traditional law paths? What if you could design a career that aligns with your values, creativity, and vision for the future of law?
In this episode of Legal Innovation Simplified, Iâm joined by the brilliant Cat Moon, Director of Innovation Design at Vanderbilt Law School. Together, we explore how human-centered design can transform not only the legal profession but also your personal career journey as a future lawyer.
What Youâll Learn in This Episode:How to rethink your law path using the principles of human-centered design.Why traditional legal systems often fail both clients and lawyersâand how to fix them.Simple tools, like the Persona Exercise and Odyssey Planning, to uncover your ideal career.How self-awareness, optimism, and experimentation can help you thrive in law.Key Highlights:Designing Your Life in Law: Discover how Catâs course at Vanderbilt helps future lawyers create intentional, values-driven career paths.Innovating Legal Systems: Learn why improving legal services requires a focus on the well-being of the people delivering them.Practical Transformation Tools: From the Perma Map to the Delta Model, gain actionable insights to redesign your career and legal systems.Mindset Shifts for Success: Explore how embracing optimism, curiosity, and experimentation can drive impactful change.Hereâs a note from Cat:âBefore doing the mapping work, read Seligmanâs PERMA+ Model Explained: A Theory of Wellbeing and watch this PERMA with Martin Seligman.
Then, complete this Map Your Happy worksheet [source: University of Arizona]. The exercise helps you to develop self-awareness around those areas that are already working for you (so you can leverage this) and the areas where you need to do some work.
You can then start designing tiny experiments that engage you in those areas of your life that need attention.â
PoLI Institute at Vanderbilt Law School
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Are you caught in the grind of endless billable hours, back-to-back meetings, and a never-ending to-do list? Simply no time to innovate? This episode is for you.
Iâm sharing five secrets Iâve discovered during my journey to a four-day workweekâsecrets that go beyond productivity hacks. These are mindset shifts that will transform how you approach your work and life, creating space for creativity, energy, and meaningful progress.
Hereâs what youâll learn in this episode:
Why idle time isnât unproductiveâitâs essential for innovation.How to define your âminimum viable workâ and start saying no to the rest.The power of prioritizing deep work and organizing your day into productive categories.The importance of creating stillness to invite clarity and focus.How checking your screen time is the easy start to reclaiming your day.We also explore:
The myths behind billable hours and why energyânot timeâdelivers true value.Lessons from groundbreaking four-day workweek experiments in the UK and Iceland.Why joy and excitement should guide your decisions, not the cult of busyness.Resources & Links Mentioned:
Studies on four-day workweeks in Iceland and UK.Remember to leave a 5-star rating and review for Legal Innovation Simplified. Your support means the world to me!
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Do you ever feel stuck in a cycle of perfectionism and procrastination?
Youâre not alone, friend. Whether itâs fear of failure or feeling overwhelmed by the size of a project, procrastination can keep us from making meaningful progress. But what if thereâs a way to move forward with clarity and confidence?
In this episode of Legal Innovation Simplified, Iâll share how legal designâa human-centered methodologyâcan help you overcome procrastination and drive innovation in your legal work. Learn what legal design is, how it works, and how you can start applying its principles to your own practice. With actionable insights, relatable stories, and a simple journaling exercise, this episode will inspire you to take that first step toward progress.
What Youâll Learn in This Episode
Why perfectionism and fear of failure keep us stuck in procrastination.The key components of legal design: process, toolbox, mindset, and intuitive expertise.How the Double Diamond framework can simplify innovation into actionable steps.A 5-day journaling exercise to identify areas for improvement and spark meaningful change.Key Takeaways
Legal design is more than beautifully designed contractsâitâs a framework for solving real problems.Breaking innovation into small, actionable steps can help overcome fear and overwhelm.User-centered thinking is the key to creating impactful legal solutions.Progress, not perfection, is the real driver of meaningful change.Links & Resources
Learn More About Legal DesignBritish Design Councilâs Double Diamond ModelRemember to leave a 5-star rating and review for Legal Innovation Simplified. Your support means the world to me!
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Have you ever wondered if your job as a lawyer could be taken over by AI?
Youâre not aloneâthis question is making waves across the legal industry. But hereâs the thing: innovation isnât just about technology, and AI isnât the whole story.
Welcome to the very first episode of Legal Innovation Simplified! In this debut, letâs address the big question: Will AI replace lawyers? Spoiler alertâitâs not as simple as you think. Instead, discover how tapping into your human-centered superpowers, like intuition and empathy, can help you thrive in this era of transformation.
Iâll share my unique perspective as a legal design expert and PhD researcher, exploring why real innovation starts with peopleânot just tools. Youâll walk away inspired, empowered, and equipped with practical steps to navigate the rapidly evolving legal landscape.
What youâll learn in yhis episode
Why innovation isnât just about AIâitâs about people.How to turn fear of AI into opportunities for growth and creativity.The transformative role of intuition and empathy in modern legal practice.A simple exercise to unlock clarity and connect with your inner resources.Key takeaways
AI is a powerful tool, but itâs not a replacement for the human touch.Stillness and intuition are essential for transformative ideas.A human-centered approach to innovation focuses on empathy and collaboration.You have the power to shape your future in this AI-driven worldâAI complements your expertise, not replaces it.Links & Resources
Clio Legal Trends Report 2024 (Explore AIâs impact on the legal industry)Stanfordâs Creativity in Business Course (Learn how inner work drives innovation)Asta Raamiâs Research on Intuition (Discover intuitionâs role in breakthroughs)Remember to leave a 5-star rating and review for Legal Innovation Simplified. Your support means the world to me!
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Welcome to Legal Innovation Simplified Podcastâwhere legal design meets business strategy and a growth mindset.
This podcast is for creative, heart-centered lawyers and legal entrepreneurs who know the old ways of lawyering just donât cut it anymore. If youâre tired of the rigid, snobbish, work-till-you-drop culture and dream of building a business with purpose, freedom, and impactâyouâre in the right place.
Here, we ditch the outdated and embrace the creative. We approach legal innovation as a human capacity rooted in your potential, drawing on your intuition and purpose. If you thought that legal innovation was all about AI, let me show you another way.
Iâll bring you practical strategies and bold ideasâfrom design thinking and client-centered strategies to simplifying legal tech, tackling mindset blocks, and unleashing your creativity. Whether you want to innovate your legal practice, scale your business, or make your work feel transformational (not just transactional), this podcast is for you.
Iâm Hannele Korhonenâan ex-corporate lawyer turned law firm founder, legal tech co-founder, designer, PhD researcher, and your legal innovation coach. I went from burnout and paralyzing fears to owning a business of helping lawyers around the globe build businesses they love while staying true to themselves.
My mission? To help you escape the grind of billable hours lawyer, design the legal business youâve been dreaming of by scaling law with heart.
So, grab your favorite mug, settle in, and letâs dream big. Ready? Letâs do this!
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