How one lawyer is filling a market gap by drawing on her privilege and experience with Sheetal Deo

<p>Episode no. 54 is with Sheetal Deo, Founder of Shakti Legal Solutions and Ethnic+. Our discussion covers:</p> <ul> <li>An image problem the legal profession has created itself;</li> <li>Her key reasons for starting Shakti Legal Solutions;</li> <li>The mechanics of its unique model;</li> <li>The resistance she faced as a junior lawyer in establishing a law firm;</li> <li>How Sheetal is helping other lawyers who want to help, bridge the justice gap;</li> <li>Who is responsible for access to justice;</li> <li>Her learning curve relating to the business of law and what assistance she received;</li> <li>How knowing your strengths and opportunities for improvement is useful;</li> <li>Her thoughts on lawyers having a duty to innovate;</li> <li>The barriers to legal innovation;</li> <li>Her advocacy for CALD and rainbow communities through Ethnic+ and other activities;</li> <li>How systems and structures, not individuals perpetuate the status quo;</li> <li>The connection between diversity, inclusion and access to justice;</li> <li>The lack of accessibility of lawyers and legal services;</li> <li>What “privilege” really means;</li> <li>How Sheetal plans to use her privilege to increase the visibility of underrepresented communities; and</li> <li>Sheetal’s definition of legal innovation!</li> </ul> <p>Proudly sponsored by Neota Logic</p> <p>Links:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://sheetaldeo.com/shakti-legal-solutions/">Shakti Legal</a></li> <li><a href="http://ethnicplus.org/">Ethnic+</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.qls.com.au/For_the_profession/Professional_development/Conferences_seminars/Key_events/Entrepreneurship_Productivity_Innovation_Convention"> Qld Law Society EPIC conference</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.qls.com.au/About_QLS/Future_Leaders_Committee_Election/Results"> Future Leaders committee</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.pexa.com.au/">PEXA</a></li> <li><a href= "http://www.andreaperrypetersen.com.au/legal-incubators-doing-well-to-do-good-with-lawyer-and-fulbright-scholar-fred-rooney/"> Fred Rooney</