Reimagining Justice

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 Yo