Northeastern Law’s NuLawLab Co-Edits Groundbreaking Book on the Transformative Power of Legal Design

Northeastern Law’s NuLawLab Co-Edits Groundbreaking Book on the Transformative Power of Legal Design

10.53.2024 — To address the pressing need for a more accessible, effective and just legal system, the leadership team of Northeastern Law’s NuLawLab has co-edited Legal Design: Dignifying People in Legal Systems. In this groundbreaking guide to legal design, NuLawLab Executive Director Dan Jackson ’97, Creative Director Jules Rochielle Sievert and Design Director Miso Kim introduce innovative frameworks that combine design with law and legal practice to reshape how justice is delivered.

“We are proud to convene a pioneering group of practitioners and scholars to introduce the value of deploying design and other creative methods to tackle the systemic injustices of our existing legal institutions,” said the co-editors in a joint statement. “We think one way legal design can accomplish this goal is by prioritizing human dignity throughout the design process. This book shows you how.”

Legal Design: Dignifying People in Legal Systems is the first book to bring together philosophical theories of law and design, firm cases of classroom instruction, crossover pedagogical frameworks between law and design and rich examples of efforts in collaboration with local communities and governments. It serves as a vital resource for anyone interested in the future of law and its intersection with design and justice and offers a roadmap for designing justice systems that promote a universally just, peaceful and equitable world. It covers key concepts, definitions and theories, offering a much-needed framework for integrating dignity, equity and usability into the law. Through a range of community-driven projects and case studies, contributors highlight the transformative potential of legal design in reshaping the legal experience for individuals.

Published by Cambridge University Press, the book is set for release in 2025 and is now available for pre-order. The pre-publication book launch tour begins on October 30, 2024.

NuLawLab, one of the nation’s first interdisciplinary innovation laboratories founded by a law school, is involved in numerous cross-disciplinary teams and community-based partnerships focused on transforming legal education, the legal profession and the delivery of legal services. For more information, visit www.nulawlab.org,

BOOK TOUR SCHEDULE

Jules Rochielle Sievert, creative director of NuLawLab, embarks on an international book tour this month to present Legal Design: Dignifying People in Legal Systems at innovative universities across Europe and the United Kingdom.

October 30, 2024
Leuphana Law Lab, Leuphana Law School, Lüneburg, Germany

November 12, 2024

University of Amsterdam’s AmsterlawHub
Co-hosted with TU Delft, The Center for Law, Design, and AI, Amsterdam, Netherlands

November 18, 2024

Law, Space, and Justice Lab, Faculty of Law, University of Turku, Turku, Finland

November 21, 2024

Tallinn University of Technology, School of Business and Governance, Tallinn, Estonia

November 26, 2024

Brunel University, School of Law, London, United Kingdom

November 27, 2024

University of Westminster, Law, Space, and Theory Lab, London, United Kingdom

November 28-30, 2024

Bangor University, Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom

December 3-5, 2024

Linz Institute for Transformative Change (LIFT_C), Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria

About Northeastern University School of Law

The nation’s leader in experiential legal education since 1968, Northeastern University School of Law offers the longest-running, most extensive experience-based legal education program in the country. Northeastern guarantees its students unparalleled practical legal work experiences through its signature Cooperative Legal Education Program. More than 1,100 employers in a wide range of legal, government, nonprofit and business organizations participate in the program. With a focus on social justice and innovation, Northeastern University School of Law blends theory and practice, providing students with a unique set of skills and experiences to successfully practice law.

For more information, contact d.feldman@northeastern.edu.