Episode 23: Doing Law in the 21st Century with Astrid Kohlmeier and Meera Klemola
Legal Design Podcast - A podcast by Henna Tolvanen & Nina Toivonen
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It's no news that the world is changing rapidly. Lawyers are facing new challenges because of the increasing regulation, digitalization and the fact that consumers as end-users are demanding for more understandable and accessible legal services (and rightly so!). Doing law in the 21st Century with the 18th Century mindsets, traditions and tools isn't working any more. But how to change things? In this episode we are joined by Legal Design icons Astrid Kohlmeier and Meera Klemola. Astrid and Meera share their insights about the core elements of doing law in our time and the reasons why this era is all about transformation. As recently published authors, they also share the story of their book " The Legal Design Book - Doing Law in the 21st Century". In addition to discussing about making law better, we also talk about making legal publishing better. Tune in to hear what would Astrid and Meera do! Astrid Kohlmeier is a lawyer and internationally renowned legal design pioneer. She has been combining law and design for more than 15 years. She develops user-centric legal solutions with a focus on innovation and digital transformation. Astrid is a member and lecturer of the Executive Faculty at the Bucerius Center on the Legal Profession, co-founder of the non-profit organization “Liquid Legal Institute e.V.”, speaker at relevant conferences worldwide and works with a global network of legal designers. Meera Klemola is globally recognised as one of the pioneering voices in Human Centred Design for legal professionals and legal business. Dubbed by The Legal Forecast as one of the first ‘Legal Designers’ and the host of the world’s first Legal Design Summit, Meera continues to lead and actively contribute to the discourse on the evolving role of design in law as well as corporate learning and development.