What is The Other Side of Legal?
The Other side of Legal offers a comprehensive approach for today’s Legal Challenges.
The legal landscape has been evolving for years, and now more than ever, it’s clear that success in this field requires more than just legal knowledge.
While disciplines like legal tech and legal design are reshaping our way of working; on their own, they cannot truly solve the complex challenges we face.
We need a multifaceted approach, in order to successfully address the needs we face when working for- and with organizations. This means that besides legal expertise and besides processes and tools, we need to focus on effective collaboration, strong communication, adaptable problem solving, creativity and emotional intelligence. These skills are essential in the legal profession to navigate today’s complexities.
The Other Side of Legal integrates elements from Legal Operations, Change Management, LEAN, Legal Design, and Emotional Intelligence. By blending these disciplines, we offer a holistic approach that addresses the complex challenges of today’s legal landscape. This comprehensive method is vital for driving meaningful change and ensuring long-term success in a rapidly evolving legal environment.
Why is this method unique and important?
The method improves continuously through hands-on experience and collaboration with a network of professionals in different fields such as LEAN, Information Design, Operations and Legal.
Who developed the method?
The Method is created by Maaike Chanowski.
Starting her career as a freelance legal advisor, Maaike set herself apart from her peers. While others followed more conventional paths, she focused on establishing legal departments, involving the business in legal processes and finding new ways to visualize and communicate complex legal matters. She learned by doing, following her own path and adapting to needs in a creative way.
Taking a different approach in the traditional legal field hasn’t always been straightforward. After 16 years of navigating successes and setbacks, it’s clear that this unique method was not just a personal journey but part of a broader shift within the legal world that looks beyond merely handling legal issues. This shift embraces human needs, curiosity, and reflection as well as the needs for improved processes and tools that enhance efficiency and collaboration.
Through her practical experiences, Maaike observed a consistent need for a better approach to the challenges faced by legal professionals and organizations. Over time, she distilled what was truly important, recognizing that the same underlying issues repeatedly emerged.
Maaike’s mission
To empower legal professionals and organizations to thrive while fostering a collaborative and open way of working together.
