Legal Innovation & Tech Fest - Alison Laird

🎙️ “The future of law is a profession-wide problem.”At LEGAL INNOVATION & TECH FEST, Roni Millard, Founder and Health & Wellness Consultant at The Wellbeing Edge, sat down with Alison Laird, Director of the Centre for Legal Innovation, to unpack one of the biggest questions facing the legal industry:👉 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝘄𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸?Alison shared insights from CLI’s upcoming 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 — an independent industry-wide initiative designed to better understand how legal teams, law firms, students, and the broader profession are navigating rapid change.One challenge stood out clearly:The expectations on modern lawyers are evolving faster than the profession itself.💡 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘀:↳ In-house legal teams are continuing to bring more work internally↳ Law firms are under pressure to rethink how they deliver value↳ Employers increasingly want “tech-enabled” lawyers from day one↳ The gap between education and industry expectations is becoming more visible↳ Solving the future skills challenge requires collaboration across the entire professionCLI is currently inviting participation in its independent 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆, bringing together perspectives from across the profession.The more perspectives involved, the more valuable the insights become.📌 Learn more about the Future of Law Report and participate here:https://surveys.matternz.com/s3/col0004-cli-innovationsurvey-2026To explore more from the Centre for Legal Innovation:https://cli.collaw.com/#PeopleInLegal #LegalInnovation #FutureOfLaw #LegalTech #LawFirms #InHouseCounsel #LegalEducation #AIinLaw #CentreForLegalInnovation