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Claudia Johnson L'97 has been focused on building the continuum of legal care and service delivery models for low income communities since she graduated from Penn Carey Law School. She's currently a program manager with Pro Bono Net, where she led the adoption of online forms, making them a go-to tool for courts and nonprofits that need to serve and support those without attorneys. She is also a board member for the Future of the Profession Initiative. Miguel Willis is The Future of the Proession Initiative's first Innovator in Residence. He also serves as Executive Director of the Access to Justice Tech Fellows Program. Miguel holds a political science degree from Howard University and a JD from Seattle University School of Law. His entrepreneurial spirit, drive to innovate, and proximal experiences of growing up in poverty shape his lens to effectuate positive impact. On this episode, they discuss how private sector leaders can partner with public interest organizations to scale access to legal services, why leadership requires a critical look at who populates the decision-making table, and why law students provide our best hope for transforming how the profession delivers its services. Law 2030 is produced by The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Future of the Profession Initiative ("FPI"). FPI recognizes a leading law school’s role in designing a forward-looking approach to lawyer formation and leading essential interdisciplinary conversations that respond to the fundamental changes that are transforming the legal profession. If you’d like to learn more about the Future of the Profession Initiative at Penn Carey Law School, please visit https://www.law.upenn.edu/futureprofessioninitiative/ 

Gary Sangha L'03 is a Penn Law grad and serial legal entrepreneur. He sold his first startup, Intelligize, and recently launched his second venture, LexCheck, an AI-powered contract review platform. On this episode, Gary discusses the evolution of legal entrepreneurship over the last decade, skills lawyers who want to build a startup should develop, and why the legal tech landscape is booming and will continue to grow in the years ahead. Law 2030 is produced by The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Future of the Profession Initiative ("FPI"). FPI recognizes a leading law school’s role in designing a forward-looking approach to lawyer formation and leading essential interdisciplinary conversations that respond to the fundamental changes that are transforming the legal profession. If you’d like to learn more about the Future of the Profession Initiative at Penn Carey Law School, please visit https://www.law.upenn.edu/futureprofessioninitiative/

Mike Avery teaches Digital Fabrication courses at Penn's Weitzman School of Design. He founded and operates draft works, a design studio and fabrication lab focused on bridging the divide between the field of design and the act of fabrication. On this episode, Mike explains the concept of human-centered design, compares healthcare redesign with legal services redesign, and shares why he's optimistic about the future of higher education. Law 2030 is produced by The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Future of the Profession Initiative ("FPI"). FPI recognizes a leading law school’s role in designing a forward-looking approach to lawyer formation and leading essential interdisciplinary conversations that respond to the fundamental changes that are transforming the legal profession. If you’d like to learn more about the Future of the Profession Initiative at Penn Carey Law School, please visit law.upenn.edu/futureprofessioninitiative

Rachel Dooley is the Interim Managing Counsel for McKinsey Digital. She's an experienced tech lawyer who is passionate about emerging technology, including quantum computing, AI, and data and ethics. On this episode, Rachel discusses how lawyers in corporate legal departments can be more intentional in integrating design into their legal work. She also shares her thoughts on why creativity is important for lawyer health and wellbeing, and why trust between lawyers and clients is essential for producing great client outcomes. Law 2030 is produced by The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Future of the Profession Initiative ("FPI"). FPI recognizes a leading law school’s role in designing forward-looking lawyer formation and leading essential interdisciplinary conversations that respond to the fundamental changes that are transforming the legal profession. If you’d like to learn more about the Future of the Profession Initiative at Penn Carey Law School, visit them online at law.upenn.edu/futureprofessioninitiative

IV Ashton is President and Founder of LegalServer and Houston.AI. IV helps nonprofit organizations design, develop, and implement vital information and knowledge management solutions. On this episode, he discusses how rapid advancements in technology can create unexpected and transformational shifts in legal and how we can better prepare tomorrow's lawyers to anticipate and respond to these changes. Law 2030 is produced by The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Future of the Profession Initiative ("FPI"). FPI recognizes a leading law school’s role in designing forward-looking lawyer formation and leading essential interdisciplinary conversations that respond to the fundamental changes that are transforming the legal profession. If you’d like to learn more about the Future of the Profession Initiative at Penn Carey Law School, visit them online at law.upenn.edu/futureprofessioninitiative

Bridget Mary McCormack is Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court and is a leading voice on modernizing court systems to expand access to justice and deepen public confidence in legal systems. On this episode, she joins us to share her thoughts on how courts can learn from the experiences COVID-19 has created to better serve the public in a post-pandemic world. She also shares her views on how regulatory reform can transform legal services and why improving legal systems matters for the entire American experiment. Law 2030 is produced by The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Future of the Profession Initiative ("FPI"). FPI recognizes a leading law school’s role in designing forward-looking lawyer formation and leading essential interdisciplinary conversations that respond to the fundamental changes that are transforming the legal profession. If you’d like to learn more about the Future of the Profession Initiative at Penn Carey Law School, visit them online at law.upenn.edu/futureprofessioninitiative

Danielle Conway is Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law at Penn State Dickinson Law. Dean Conway is a leading voice on creating an anti-racist approach to legal education and has helped those who work in law schools around the country, including at Penn Law, develop better approaches for designing inclusive experiences. On this episode, Dean Conway shares her thoughts on how the legal profession has historically excluded marginalized groups, how she's leading her community through this tumultuous era, and how law school leaders can create more inclusive environments for all aspiring lawyers. Law 2030 is produced by The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Future of the Profession Initiative ("FPI"). FPI recognizes a leading law school’s role in designing forward-looking lawyer formation and leading essential interdisciplinary conversations that respond to the fundamental changes that are transforming the legal profession. If you’d like to learn more about the Future of the Profession Initiative at Penn Carey Law School, visit them online at https://www.law.upenn.edu/futureprofessioninitiative/ 

Dr. Floor Blindenbach-Driessen is CEO of Organizing4Innovation. Drawing from her background in chemical engineering, Floor works with professional services firms, including law firms, to develop structured processes for developing and measuring the viability of innovation efforts. Floor has researched law firm innovation efforts, and she's drawn conclusions about how firms can better structure and manage their innovation projects. On this episode, Floor shares her thoughts on how leaders in legal can shift their mindset around innovation, and why many of these innovation efforts in law firms fail. Law 2030 is produced by The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Future of the Profession Initiative ("FPI"). FPI recognizes a leading law school’s role in designing forward-looking lawyer formation and leading essential interdisciplinary conversations that respond to the fundamental changes that are transforming the legal profession. If you’d like to learn more about the Future of the Profession Initiative at Penn Carey Law School, visit them online at law.upenn.edu/futureprofessioninitiative

Dr. Larry Richard is a graduate of Penn Law's Class of 1972. He is the founder and principal of LawyerBrain, which supports law firm leaders in understanding how lawyer psychology impacts organizational behavior and client service. Dr. Richard practiced law as a trial attorney for ten years. He then earned a Ph.D. in Psychology from Temple University. For more than twenty years, he has been advising the world’s major law firms with a focus on resilience, change management, leadership, and talent issues. On this episode, Dr. Richard shares his thoughts on how the pandemic has impacted attorneys and what firms should consider as they create a vision for the post-pandemic workplace. Law 2030 is produced by The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Future of the Profession Initiative ("FPI"). FPI recognizes a leading law school’s role in designing forward-looking lawyer formation and leading essential interdisciplinary conversations that respond to the fundamental changes that are transforming the legal profession. If you’d like to learn more about the Future of the Profession Initiative at Penn Carey Law School, visit them online at law.upenn.edu/futureprofessioninitiative

Sanjay Kamlani is a proud alum of Penn Law’s Class of 1994. He is the co-founder and Managing Director of the 1991 Group, a legal industry advisory, software development and technology business incubator that advises law firms on innovation in legal practice and legal business operations. On this episode, Sanjay discusses entrepreneurship, how innovation efforts in legal has shifted over the last twenty years, and why he sees a DEI crisis on the horizon. Law 2030 is produced by The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Future of the Profession Initiative ("FPI"). FPI recognizes a leading law school’s role in designing forward-looking lawyer formation and leading essential interdisciplinary conversations that respond to the fundamental changes that are transforming the legal profession. If you’d like to learn more about the Future of the Profession Initiative at Penn Carey Law School, visit them online at law.upenn.edu/futureprofessioninitiative

On this episode of Law 2030, we hear from Marion Leary, Director of Innovation at Penn Nursing. Listen to learn about the natural innovative inclinations of nurses, Marion's predictions for the future of nursing, what all professions can learn about user-centered design and how to develop a creative mindset.

Rising 2L Peter Neal discusses: * How he and his girlfriend made the most of quarantine by designing an online CARES Act Calculator * New lawyers' vision for the future of legal services * How interdisciplinary legal education strengthens lawyers’ ability to solve complex problems and * Mindsets lawyers can adopt to better serve client needs

Law firm marketing guru Deborah Farone discusses the unique challenges COVID 19 presents for law firms as they work to generate new business while ensuring the financial health of their own firms. Deborah discusses: 1. How clients are reacting to firm approaches to legal service during COVID 2. How firms can more creatively use timekeepers in search of billable work 3. A strategic approach that emphasizes short-term survival and the development of practice areas that might emerge after the pandemic subsides

Jonathan Petts L'07 discusses how he and colleagues created two online platforms--Upsolve and immigrantslikeus.org--to better connect individuals with the legal system. Listen to learn: 1. How Jonathan and his co-founder used a "Turbo Tax"-like workflow to eliminate the financial barrier to bankruptcy protection for consumers. 2. Why Upsolve's nonprofit status actually helps consumers find it more easily and grow its impact. 3. How Jonathan's approach to Upsolve was transferable to immigration work. 4. Jonathan's vision for immigrantslikeus.org and the future of legal services.

Richmond Law Professor Christopher Corts discusses: * His hope for a greater focus on humanity in the future of the profession * His approach to integrating happiness, purpose and intrinsic motivation into lawyer formation * How his background as a theologian and actor informs his work as a law professor, and * How COVID 19 accelerates our need to be intentional in our dealings with the humans across the profession, including those we serve AND our colleagues

On this second part of a two-part series, Professor Cat Moon and Jordan Furlong discuss COVID 19's impact on legal education and law firms. The conversation explores: * The "knock out effect" the crisis has on the various parts of the lawyer formation system * Who might take ownership of coordinating the new landscape of lawyer accreditation * The opportunities lifelong learning creates for law schools to be involved in the ongoing development of legal professionals * How human-centered design and project-based learning offer ways to integrate the three sides of the Delta model of lawyer competency * How small and solo law firms might be impacted by the crisis

This episode is the first of two episodes that discuss the future of the profession in the wake of the COVID19 crisis. Guests Jordan Furlong and Cat Moon discuss: * How COVID 19 exposes the access to justice crisis the profession has created * Why the crisis offers the opportunity to leverage technology in new ways * Why the structures and systems that have defined the profession have been so durable * Whether lawyers view the crisis as a blip or a transformation * How leaders can pivot toward innovation

Lawyer and entrepreneur Tamika Cummings L'03 joins Associate Dean Eleanor Barrett L'05 to discuss: * How lawyers and entrepreneurs can work as partners to propel great ideas * How law schools can support students in learning the impact skills that provide value to clients * How design thinking offers a helpful framework for empathizing with clients and developing better ways to deliver exceptional service, and * How the advancement of technology can complement legal work and support lawyers in doing what they do best

Zack DeMeola of IAALS joins Associate Dean for Curricular Affairs Eleanor Barrett L'05 to discuss: * The findings of IAALS's Foundations for Practice study on the competencies new lawyers need * How to integrate competency-based training into legal education and how to assess outcomes * Best practices for effective and objective hiring in legal settings * Predictions for regulatory shifts in practice designed to expand access to justice

University of Pittsburgh School of Law Dean Amy Wildermuth talks about the future of legal education. Dean Wildermuth explores: How artificial intelligence is impacting the practice of law  Opportunities for expanding access to justice How best to experiment with new law school educational opportunities How to welcome different generations of legal professionals into the conversation