This Multidisciplinary Life

How do you guide people through genuine change and deliver exciting new ideas, all while managing the long-standing operational realities of running high performance law firms? That’s exactly what Kim Wiegand—founder of Julip Advisory—helps firms around the world to figure out, turning big, ambitious ideas into things that actually happen. There’s no single answer or magic bullet for how to get th...

The way we work is changing rapidly. This conversation with James Hutchins, Associate General Counsel at Meta, perfectly reflects the exciting nature of the transformation. Throughout, James elaborates on what it means to be a leading legal voice inside a forward-thinking, high-performance technology company, solving some of the more sophisticated challenges a business can face today. Global varia...

In this episode of This Multidisciplinary Life, Sarah sits down with Amanda Fajerman—Head of Digital Change at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer—for a wide-ranging and thought-provoking conversation about what it takes to lead change in legal tech. With an extensive background in both computer science and law, Amanda has built a career at the intersection of law, data, consulting practice, and techno...

What happens when an established lawyer realises the legal industry will benefit from progressive change, and then builds a company to drive it? That’s exactly what you’ll find out in this episode of This Multidisciplinary Life, where Elena Tsalanidis shares insights from her journey from practicing lawyer to co-founder of legal tech startup, Deeligence. It’s an equally candid and energising look...

In this episode of This Multidisciplinary Life, Sarah chats with Nathan Bellgrove. Nathan is Partner and Global Practice Head of Ashurst Advance, Advanced Solutions. Hailing from the UK and working with geographically distributed teams from all around the world, Nathan has spent his career at the intersection of business and law. Nathan has a keen curiosity and ability to bring people together fro...

This episode of This Multidisciplinary Life offers a unique perspective on the intersection of legal work, software, technology, and artificial intelligence. Sarah catches up with Jack Stoneman, a Director in MinterEllison’s Applied Innovation team and a Senior Fellow at Melbourne Law School.  Prior to joining MinterEllison, Jack practiced as a lawyer at Arnold Bloch Leibler and worked in corporat...

We’re back: welcome to Season 2 of This Multidisciplinary Life! Episode one of this sophomore season kicks off in conversation with Danielle Corden. Danielle is General Counsel for the Royal Women’s Hospital—one of the oldest and most distinguished women’s hospitals in the world. Danielle is involved in some incredible work, with The Women’s continuing to lead the way in women’s and newborn health...

Julian is a Professor of Law at the University of Melbourne, teaching in the areas of legal ethics, civil procedure, and regulatory theory.–Episode 6 of This Multidisciplinary Life features a second conversation—the first being back in Episode 2—with Professor Julian Webb from the University of Melbourne. It’s another brain-bending and thoroughly eye-opening conversation, discussing Mirko Nordegra...

Mick Sheehy is a recognised international leader in the field of legal innovation and transformation. In Episode 5 of This Multidisciplinary Life, Sarah El-Atm catches up with Mick Sheehy, Lead Partner and Founder of PwC’s Australian and APAC NewLaw practices. NewLaw focuses legal departments on being ahead of the curve as changes in technology and resourcing pressures continue to escalate. As suc...

Jemima is an expert in legal and people operations, strategy, transformation and continuous improvement. – In Episode 4 of This Multidisciplinary Life, Sarah El-Atm has a fascinating chat with Jemima Harris—Chief Legal Officer at Megaport—about leading teams, building culture and purpose, designing process, and the value of being ‘the friendly spider in the middle of the web’. With over 20 years’...

Mollie is a ex-litigation lawyer, facilitator, mentor and strategic advisor. – In Episode 3 of This Multidisciplinary Life, Sarah El-Atm engages in a wonderfully future-facing conversation with Mollie Tregillis. Mollie is an ex-lawyer, corporate executive and consultant within the legal industry, with a vision for a new way to work: that we stop the ‘busy work’ and play to our strengths and energi...

Julian is a Professor of Law at the University of Melbourne, teaching in the areas of legal ethics, civil procedure, and regulatory theory. – In this episode of This Multidisciplinary Life, Sarah El-Atm interviews Professor Julian Webb from the University of Melbourne about the evolution of multidisciplinary practices (MDPs) in law. Professor Webb discusses how regulatory disruption has allowed la...

Amber is Head of Innovation at Australia's largest law firm, MinterEllison. – In this episode of This Multidisciplinary Life, Sarah El-Atm interviews Amber O'Meara, who shares how her background in marketing and client experience fuels her role as a “connector of dots” in innovation, where she leads projects like the Digital Academy for digital fluency and Mintcoin, an internal cryptocurrency that...

Introducing This Multidisciplinary Life. Sarah El-Atm is an expert on multidisciplinary teams in law. This series seeks to highlight the benefits and challenges of using diverse expertise in law firms. By collaborating with specialists in areas like technology, risk, and PR, lawyers can offer clients richer solutions and foster better team culture. Sarah emphasises that multidisciplinary teams nee...