Dartmouth Events

Co-sponsored by the Dartmouth Lawyers Association and the Dartmouth Legal Studies Faculty Group.

This session explores the impact the changing legal marketplace is having on the expectations, demands, and desires of lawyers. It introduces a new value equation in law: innovation and creative, collaborative problem solving. It then turns to describe how LawWithoutWalls leverages this new value equation by enhancing access to justice and, at the same time, honing the skills lawyers of tomorrow need to thrive.

Recently recognized by the ABA as a Legal Rebel, Michele is a Professor at the University of Miami School of law, guest faculty at Harvard Law School, and the founder of LawWithoutWalls, a multi-disciplinary, international think-tank of more than 1,000 lawyers, business professionals, entrepreneurs, and law and business students who create innovations at the intersection of law, business, and technology. She is also co-curator of the Compliance Elliance Journal, an e-journal of articles in compliance and ethics. Michele is an author, speaker, consultant, and facilitator on innovation and technology, culture creation, teaming, and cross-practice, cross-border initiatives. Through her company MoveLaw, Michele runs bespoke, experiential learning workshops grounded in a human-centered design to transform how lawyers collaborate and create culture change.

Michele researches and writes about the growing intersections between law, business, and legal innovation. Her book, Legal Upheaval: A Guide to Creativity + Collaboration + Innovation in Law leverages more than 100 interviews with General Counsels at international corporations and Heads of Innovation at law firms.

In addition to teaching law at the University of Miami, Michele teaches in Harvard Law School’s, Executive Education Program. Michele received her J.D., magna cum laude, Harvard Law School and her B.A., magna cum laude, Dartmouth College.