Legal Project Management: Projectifying the Legal Profession

Dr. Justine Rogers is a Senior Lecturer in the law department at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and Deputy Director of the Future of Law and Innovation in the Profession (FLIP) research stream. Peter Dombkins is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the UNSW law department and a Director in PWC's NewLaw practice. Alex and Elliot spoke with Justine and Peter about their recent journal article entitled "Legal Project Management: Projectifying the Legal Profession", the first academic paper focused on Legal Project Management (LPM). They covered many topics related to LPM including: * What is a "project" and what is "legal project management"? * How project management grew out of the military and aeronautical industries in the 1950s and 60s * The conflict between lawyers as professionals and the managerial discipline introduced by LPM * How LPM is, practically, incorporated into legal practice * The future of LPM in an industrial and academic context LINKS Main article: https://lthj.qut.edu.au/article/view/1610 Dr. Justine Rogers: https://www.law.unsw.edu.au/staff/justine-rogers Peter Dombkins on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterdombkins