On the show this week, we are re-releasing one of our favourite episodes with Nathan Hepple. Nathan is a Lawyer and a Director of the law firm HBA Legal based out of Sydney, Australia. He is also half of the talent on the podcast "Pardon My Objection”, a show that challenges the status quo in the legal industry with one of our past guests, Mitch Kowalski.
In this wide ranging discussion, we cover many topics including:
How in Australia, law firms are permitted to be organized as corporations, and owned by non-lawyers, and how this type of structure can lead to better outcomes for all involved;
How our current partnership model is failing both the lawyers who work within the system and the public at large, except for the very few at the top of the pyramid;
The high rates of depression and mental health issues currently being experienced by lawyers; and
What we can do to reform our legal system to make it...just a little more human.
Despite the heavy nature of some of the topics, as you will hear, the tone of the show is quite upbeat. Nathan has an infectiously positive outlook, and it is inspiring to know that Goodlawyer has allies all over the world who are working towards positive change in our antiquated legal system.
#37 [Future of Law] - Legal Perspectives from Down Under: Should Non-Lawyers be Permitted to Own Law Firms?