Welcome to the Centre for Legal Innovation's (CLI) FREE VIRTUAL Legal Operations Clinic in collaboration with Graeme Grovum, Head of Legal Technology and Client Services at Allens.
The Clinic is a space for Legal Ops professionals to learn, share and connect! No question is too big or too small! Together we'll cover every topic, work on practical solutions to every problem, and have a few laughs along the way! You’ll get a good idea about the sort of things we chat about in the list of past sessions below.
Dates for upcoming Legal Ops Clinic sessions in 2024 between 1pm – 2pm (Sydney/Melbourne time) are:
- Wednesday 13 March
- Wednesday 19 June
- Wednesday 25 September
- Tuesday 3 December
Recordings from the Legal Ops Clinic are only available to members of CLI’s Legalpreneurs Lab and Innovation and Legal Ops Special Interest Group (SIG). Membership of the SIG is FREE - please complete this Application Form if you would like to join
If you would like more information about the role of Legal Operations professionals (and many other NewLaw career roles too), you’ll find a bunch of FREE videos and podcasts in CLI’s NewLaw Careers Series here and our virtual internship with Forage here. If you have NewLaw careers questions, please contact us: NewLawCareers@collaw.edu.au.
| Topics covered in 2024 | ||
| Date | Topic | Presenters |
| 3 December 2024 10am - 11am AEDT |
Southern Cross to Northern Lights: An Aussie lawyer's adventure Building a Legal Function Abroad |
Host: Guest: |
| 25 September 2024 |
Using Legal Design in Legal Ops |
Host: Guest: |
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19 June 2024 |
Legal Ops in Action: Canva |
Host:
Guest:
David Bushby, Head of Legal Operations, Canva
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13 March 2024 |
Legal Ops in Action |
Host:
Guests:
Peter Campbell, Head of Legal Product Lab, Allens
Vanessa Toholka, Senior Product Manager, Allens
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| Topics covered in 2023 | ||
| Date | Topic | Presenters |
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21 November 2023 |
Looking forward to 2024... What to prioritise in Legal Ops
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Host:
Mollie Tregillis, Executive Director Legal Optimisation Consulting, MinterEllison
Guests:
Catherine Adamson, Head of Legal Operations, Office of General Counsel, KPMG
Neil Cook, Legal Operations Director, Computershare Katrina Gowans, Director Legal Operations APAC, IFM Investors |
| 15 August 2023 |
What’s happening in Legal Ops in the USA? |
Host:
Mollie Tregillis, Executive Director Legal Optimisation Consulting, MinterEllison
Guests:
Adam Michael Becker, Director of Legal Operations, Cockroach Labs
Mary Gardner Burrelle, Senior Director, Head of Global Legal Operations, Stryker Kurt Grasinger, Director of Legal Operations, Cox Enterprises |
| 13 June 2023 | Change Management for Legal – Tips & Tricks | Host:
Mollie Tregillis, Director Legal Optimisation Consulting, MinterEllison Guest:Amber O’Meara, Innovation Lead, MinterEllison |
| 9 May 2023 | ChatGPT – how to use it in your day | Guest Host: Sam Burrett, Senior Manager – Legal Optimisation, MinterEllison |
| 12 April 2023 | How to navigate the legaltech landscape! |
Guest Host: Sam Burrett, Senior Manager – Legal Optimisation, MinterEllison
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| 14 March 2023 | Making the Business Case for Legal Ops |
Host: Guests: Deborah Hook, Director, Legal Operations, University of Sydney Nam Truong, Digital + Innovation, Law Squared |
| 14 February 2023 | Legal Ops themes to watch in 2023 |
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| Topics covered in 2022 | ||
| Date | Topic | Presenters |
| 15 November 2022 | Legal Ops Projects – What do you do when quick wins go wrong? |
Host
Guests: Kate Price, Senior Manager Business Enablement (Legal & Regulatory), nbn Australia |
| 11 October 2022 | Legal Ops Metrics, reporting and engagement – how do I articulate the value of legal ops and support my business case? |
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| 13 September 2022 | How do I…? – a Q&A session about Legal Ops projects |
Host Guests Neil Cook, Legal Operations Director, Computershare |
| 16 August 2022 | Finding your way - How to work out your Legal Ops style! |
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| 12 July 2022 | Getting a foot in the door – how to kick off your Legal Ops Career |
Host Guests Alexandra Vost, Legal Optimisation Manager, MinterEllison |