The Law Chat series: Becoming a tech enabled lawyer

The Law Chat series with Simon Tupman is a series of conversations with people of influence, providing insights and inspirations for the legal sector. The series covers various topics related to law and technology.

Could you be making more use of tech, but are not sure how to go about it? In this episode of the Law Chat series, Simon Tupman chats with author and tech evangelist Fiona McLay about how to make the most of the tech you have and spot the tech you need! The webcast was recorded on 27 April 2023

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The Lawyers Weekly Show: Overcoming technophobia

Listen to this conversation with Jerome Doraisamy

The legal profession has, on the whole, been receptive to adopting new technologies for daily operations. Even among those who utilise tech, however, there remains an element of resistance to change — particularly if using a tech platform means giving over control over a given task, argues one lawyer.

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with McLay Legal Consulting principal and consultant Fiona McLay about how prevalent technophobia is among Australian lawyers, why it is an issue for so many practitioners, what we mean by technophobia, and whether lawyers feel duty-bound to complete tasks as traditionally intended.

Ms McLay also delves into the most common reasons for technophobia, whether the age of COVID-19 has reduced the number of lawyers who resist using various technologies, the practical steps that lawyers can take to overcome any resistance they may have, how best to undergo a mindset shift in terms of your daily operations, and her broader guidance for how and why lawyers can ensure they are prepared for the future of legal practice.

5 things a tech enabled lawyer does, and doesn’t do

5 things a tech enabled lawyer does, and doesn’t do

I’ve watched the demo’s, gone to the conferences and talked to people inside and outside the legal industry. I’m picking out the highlights and putting it in one place. I want to help you get to place where you can get started right away making better use of tech to transform how you work.

This is a sneak peek to my upcoming book, the Tech Enabled Lawyer, which will be available in early 2022. Let me explain what a tech enabled lawyer does and doesn’t do.