{"id":17993,"date":"2021-02-19T14:14:21","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T19:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/?p=736232"},"modified":"2021-02-19T14:14:21","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T19:14:21","slug":"making-the-legal-industry-more-human-in-a-post-covid-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/legal-innovation-center\/2021\/02\/19\/making-the-legal-industry-more-human-in-a-post-covid-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Making The Legal Industry More Human In a Post-COVID World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-658310\" src=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/04\/GettyImages-1213819093-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>On today\u2019s episode of The Jabot, I\u2019m joined by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.levellegal.com\/who-we-are\/our-people\/leigh-vickery\">Leigh Vickery<\/a>.\u00a0She&#8217;s the Chief Strategy &amp; Innovation Officer at\u00a0Level Legal, as well as an entrepreneur &#8212; she\u2019s the\u00a0founder of a queso company, <a href=\"https:\/\/quesomama.com\/\">Queso Mama<\/a>. We talk about her turn from a cheese dip maven to legal technology, the kinds of changes the legal industry should be making to make greater diversity strides, the ways the legal industry is changing as a result of COVID-19, and how this is a moment for innovation in the industry.<\/p>\n<p>The Jabot podcast is an offshoot of the Above the Law brand focused on the challenges women, people of color, LGBTQIA, and other diverse populations face in the legal industry. Our name comes from none other than the Notorious Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the jabot (decorative collar) she wore when delivering dissents from the bench. It\u2019s a reminder that even when we aren\u2019t winning, we\u2019re still a powerful force to be reckoned with.<\/p>\n<p>Happy listening!<\/p>\n<iframe border=\"0\" class=\"shortcode_iframe\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" allowtransparency=\"true\" scrolling=\"auto\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/18002654\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\" width=\"100%\"height=\"90\"><\/iframe>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-444206\" src=\"http:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/headshot-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"headshot\" width=\"111\" height=\"111\" \/><strong><em>Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, and host of <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1XC11QhFCWxWr4NQrk2sEA\">The Jabot podcast.<\/a> AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. 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