Episode no. 52 features Professor Professor Renee Knake Jefferson, Author and Doherty Chair in Legal Ethics at the University of Houston Law Center. Our discussion covers:

• The importance of understanding your own and others’ perspectives;
• Traits of the first female lawyers that make them the original legal innovators;
• The catalyst for Reinvent Law, one of the first legal design labs;
• The phenomena of new kinds of legal jobs;
• Her work as Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at RMIT
• Key actions that will make the biggest difference for access to justice;
• Key findings from the book Renee co-authored, why it had to be written and has the title that it does;
• Who is Mildred Lily?
• The Rooney rule and the Mansfield rule;
• What is required to remedy gender inequality for minority women;
• How shortlisting preserves the status quo and is not a good indicator of inclusion;
• Her plans for future research; and
• Renee’s definition of legal innovation!

Proudly sponsored by Neota Logic and Legally Yours.

Links:

• Shortlisted: Women in the Shadows of the Supreme Court
• Renee Knake Jefferson
• Legally Yours
• Neota Logic
• Innovation in Australian law schools
• QUT Justice Society International Women’s Day event “Women in Justice”
• ACT Law Society webinar "What Are We Not Talking About?"

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