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I speak with Stevie Ghiassi. Stevie wears a number of hats, and most recently he published the viral book Blockchain for Lawyers. Rather than talking about the ins-and-outs of blockchain technology, instead we try to answer the question: why lawyers and law firms should care about blockchain technology and smart contracts? And, how the technology will impact the profession in the future.

Show Notes

Stevie Ghiassi is CEO of Legaler, a secure online communication and collaboration tool for lawyers, CEO of Legaler Aid, a blockchain-based legal aid service that promotes access to justice, as well as President of the Australian Legal Technology Association.

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Stevie wears a number of hats, and most recently he published the viral book Blockchain for Lawyers. Rather than talking about the ins-and-outs of blockchain technology, instead we focus on what learning about matters and the impact it will have on the legal profession.

We cover the following in this episode:
  • Stevie's journey into legal technology
  • How and why Legaler founded
  • The issue of access to justice, and how Legaler Aid aims to create a more accountable & transparent solution to this problem
  • What is the blockchain and why does it matter
  • The biggest change in trust, and how this will disrupt the nature of legal work
  • Thinking about the speed of transactions on the blockchain, and the upcoming public network Legaler is working on
  • The idea of global ID based on the blockchain
  • Australia as the hotbed of legal technology
Full show notes can be found at http://fringelegal.com/s1-e3-stevie-ghiassi-on-blockchain-disrupting-legal.

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The Fringe Legal Podcast is a collection of conversations with legal innovators on how to put ideas into practice. Each episode is a discussion with a change-maker who shares their ideas, insights, and lessons from their journey.