The Legal Design Book

Written by recognized thought leaders in the field, Meera Klemola and Astrid Kohlmeier, this book introduces the concept of legal design as a method to innovate and solve some of the legal industries toughest challenges.

It explores what legal design is, why it is important and how to apply it in practice. It also dives deeper into design as a profession and how design mindsets, ideas and ways of working can be transferred into the field of law and includes a suite of real use cases from a selection of clients and collaborators including Airbus, Clifford Chance and Queen Mary University.

This is a book for those who seek to introduce legal design into every level of the legal ecosystem, to create better user experiences, enhance collaborative working and drive innovation across legal products, services, business models and society.

Introduction

1. The Legal Design Philosophies
2. What is Legal Design?
3. Why Legal Design?
4. The Legal Design Process
5. Fieldwork
6. The Role of Legal Designers
7. Legal User Experiences
8. The Value of Legal Design

Conclusion