Kindness is the driving force behind legal design. Kindness in the context of legal design starts with empathy and compassion for the end user of the document or process. Legal design is effective when designers constantly think about the end user and create documents or systems that put kindness into action.
Elizabeth de Stadler is a legal designer at Novcon, a professional speaker, and a plain language fanatic. She’s a rehabilitated lawyer who transformed her legal career. Elizabeth works with other lawyers and compliance officers to find new ways to approach their roles.
Watch now and learn why kindness is essential for legal design success.
Key moments are listed below.
0:00 Introduction
4:49 Elizabeth’s story
9:50 What is kindness
24:39 Kindness and boundaries
34:14 Kindness and legal design
41:13 Current projects
42:24 Connect with Elizabeth de Stadler
Legal Design IRL. Episode 62
I’m Hannele Korhonen, founder of Lawyers Design School, Contract Design School, and a live interview series called Legal Design IRL. I aim to support legal professionals on their journey toward more user-centered lawyering.
Each week on IRL, I chat with innovators, pioneering change in the legal profession by reimagining legal services through design-led solutions, bringing clarity and understanding to complex legal matters, and building a more client-centric legal experience. It’s a refreshing opportunity to pause and reflect on your practice, gain fresh perspectives on serving clients better, and connect with a supportive community of like-minded professionals.
The workshops and courses we offer in the schools allow lawyers and other professionals to develop user-centered skills and mindsets, understand and address client needs effectively, and implement design-led approaches at their own pace.
Together, we can create a legal system that is more user-centered, empathetic, and accessible to all.
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