Natalie Knowlton: The Changing Legal Field and Why Lawyers Should be Paying Attention
In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Natalie Knowlton discuss: The growing number of people DIYing their legal needs and why lawyers should be concerned. Non-lawyer ownership of law firms. Why lawyers should embrace thoughtful legal regulatory reform. Emerging business models in the practice of law. Key Takeaways: Law is both a profession and a business. Your law firm should be running as an actual business that provides legal services. Consumers are responding to the commoditization of the law - it is a way that consumers recognize and understand how to use. You can monetize legal information. There is a level of legal information you can package and sell that the average person just doesn’t know. Technology is causing a disruption and a change in the legal industry. That technology, such as AI, is likely here to stay and is only going to get more sophisticated. "Regulatory reform is here to stay. I think the level of opposition we are seeing is a testament to the fact that it is here to stay." — Natalie Knowlton Get a free copy of Steve’s book “Sales-Free Selling” here: www.fretzin.com/sales-free-selling Thank you to our Sponsors! Lawmatics: https://www.lawmatics.com/bethatlawyer/ Get Staffed Up: https://getstaffedup.com/bethatlawyer/ Get Visible: https://www.getvisible.com/ Episode References: Final Event of 2023!: https://fretzin.com/events Talk Justice: https://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/talk-justice/ Mathew Kerbis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathewrobertkerbis/ About Natalie Knowlton: Natalie Anne Knowlton is the Founder of Access to Justice Ventures, empowering entrepreneurs who are developing scalable access to justice solutions. She is a 2023 ABA Journal Legal Rebel and is listed among the ABA Legal Technology Resource Center’s 2022 Women of Legal Tech. Connect with Natalie Knowlton: Website: https://a2jventures.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalieanneknowlton/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/natalalleycat Connect with Steve Fretzin: LinkedIn: Steve Fretzin Twitter: @stevefretzin Instagram: @fretzinsteve Facebook: Fretzin, Inc. Website: Fretzin.com Email: [email protected] Book: Legal Business Development Isn't Rocket Science and more! YouTube: Steve Fretzin Call Steve directly at 847-602-6911 Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.
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Show Notes
In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Natalie Knowlton discuss:
- The growing number of people DIYing their legal needs and why lawyers should be concerned.
- Non-lawyer ownership of law firms.
- Why lawyers should embrace thoughtful legal regulatory reform.
- Emerging business models in the practice of law.
Key Takeaways:
- Law is both a profession and a business. Your law firm should be running as an actual business that provides legal services.
- Consumers are responding to the commoditization of the law - it is a way that consumers recognize and understand how to use.
- You can monetize legal information. There is a level of legal information you can package and sell that the average person just doesn’t know.
- Technology is causing a disruption and a change in the legal industry. That technology, such as AI, is likely here to stay and is only going to get more sophisticated.
"Regulatory reform is here to stay. I think the level of opposition we are seeing is a testament to the fact that it is here to stay." — Natalie Knowlton
Get a free copy of Steve’s book “Sales-Free Selling” here: www.fretzin.com/sales-free-selling
Thank you to our Sponsors!
Lawmatics: https://www.lawmatics.com/bethatlawyer/
Get Staffed Up: https://getstaffedup.com/bethatlawyer/
Get Visible: https://www.getvisible.com/
Episode References:
- Final Event of 2023!: https://fretzin.com/events
- Talk Justice: https://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/talk-justice/
- Mathew Kerbis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathewrobertkerbis/
About Natalie Knowlton: Natalie Anne Knowlton is the Founder of Access to Justice Ventures, empowering entrepreneurs who are developing scalable access to justice solutions. She is a 2023 ABA Journal Legal Rebel and is listed among the ABA Legal Technology Resource Center’s 2022 Women of Legal Tech.
Connect with Natalie Knowlton:
Website: https://a2jventures.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalieanneknowlton/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/natalalleycat
Connect with Steve Fretzin:
LinkedIn: Steve Fretzin
Twitter: @stevefretzin
Instagram: @fretzinsteve
Facebook: Fretzin, Inc.
Website: Fretzin.com
Email: [email protected]
Book: Legal Business Development Isn't Rocket Science and more!
YouTube: Steve Fretzin
Call Steve directly at 847-602-6911
Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie
Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.