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Centre for Legal Innovation launches Legal Design Collab
The Centre for Legal Innovation (CLI) has launched its Legal Design Collab (LDC) to improve legal design that “prioritises user experience, accessibility and empathy”.
Jess Feyder
“Exposure to, and interactions with, the legal ecosystem is a universal experience, and as a result, legal services should be accessible, inclusive and human-centric,” the CLI said in a statement.
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“But in reality, access to these services is often cost-prohibitive and difficult to navigate.”
“The law needs to play catch-up with other professional services and embrace legal design that prioritises user experience, accessibility and empathy.”
To support this ongoing transformation of the legal sector, the CLI at the College of Law has established its LDC in partnership with legal design guru Melissa Lyon, executive director and experience designer at Hive Legal.
The partnership will kick off with its free LDC community meet-up on 28 March from 1pm to 2pm AEDT, where attendees can both share and gain insights into practical LD topics and working solutions.
Terri Mottershead, executive director of the CLI at the College of Law, commented: “User-centred design is THE critical differentiator for every service industry today — the legal ecosystem is no exception.
“We hope the LDC will become a place where legal experience and user-centred designers (and those who aspire to be) … connect and collaborate.
“Every question will be answered, and together we’ll work towards finding solutions for even the most complex issues.
“We’re thrilled to have someone as experienced as Melissa Lyon leading this for us, and that the LDC will provide real, practical support for LD initiatives locally, nationally, and globally.”
Melissa Lyon explained that LD cannot be tackled in isolation — collaboration is the key to creative problem solving.
“Collaboration is a critical element of LD, so what better way to put that into practice than to bring together legal designers from around the world to share, inspire and support each other,” said Ms Lyon.
“I am really excited to be hosting the LDC because I am curious to learn more about all of the ways that LD is currently being used to improve user experience and thrilled to provide an opportunity for us to think about more ways it can play a valuable role in the future of our legal ecosystem.”
The LDC is offered through CLI’s Legalpreneurs Lab, Legal Design Thinkers Special Interest Group (SIG), and membership for the SIG is free. To join, complete this application form.
The inaugural session is open to everyone on 28 March from 1pm to 2pm AEDT — registration is free and can be found here.
