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Future ContractsEp 8: Legal Education, Evolvedđď¸ Professor, Innovator, ChangemakerIn this episode of Future Contracts, Electra sits down with Professor Marcia Narine Weldon, Director of the Transactional Skills Program at the University of Miami School of Law, to explore how legal education is evolving to meet the demands of modern practice.They discuss the rise of AI in legal workflows, how law students are being trained for roles that didnât exist 10 years ago, and why legal design and client-centricity are non-negotiable in todayâs profession. From Marciaâs experiences teaching transactional law to her observations about what makes legal teams effective, this episod...2025-07-2946 minFuture ContractsEp 7: Rethinking Law Through DesignWhat happens when you apply design thinking to legal workâwithout the buzzwords?In this episode, Electra is joined by Astrid Kohlmeier, a pioneer in legal design and co-author of The Legal Design Book. Together they unpack what legal design really means beyond sticky notes and whiteboardsâand how itâs driving a more human, usable, and intuitive approach to contracts and legal systems.They talk about:The misconceptions and hype around legal designHow design helps lawyers better align with business needsWhere the biggest friction still exists in con...2025-07-2250 minFuture ContractsEp 6: Legal's Role: Builder, Not BottleneckIn this episode of Future Contracts, Electra Japonas speaks with Nate Kostelnik, in-house counsel at the Oncology Nursing Society, about how in-house teams can build scalable, repeatable systems around commercial contracting. Drawing on his experience with procurement, standardization, and internal playbooks, Nate shares how his team is empowering business partners to manage contracts more independentlyâwithout compromising legal oversight. They discuss how data can drive smarter fallback positions, why lawyers should rethink their role in enabling business, and what it really looks like to operationalize legal workflows inside a mission-driven nonprofit.Whether you're building a legal function fr...2025-07-1550 minFuture ContractsEp 5: Rethinking Legal Tech"Whatâs hypeâand whatâs actually changing in legal tech?"In this episode of Future Contracts, Electra Japonas sits down with Richard Tromans, founder of Artificial Lawyer and longtime analyst of legal innovation, to break down the three eras of legal techâand where AI fits into the current wave of change.Together, they reflect on decades of efforts to modernize legal services, from early eDiscovery to todayâs generative AI boom. Richard challenges the industry to move past superficial tools and buzzwords and instead focus on meaningful transformation: the systems, workflows, and market demands ac...2025-07-0848 minFuture ContractsEp 4: Innovation Is Not OptionalIs legal innovation just a buzzwordâor the key to real change? In this episode of Future Contracts, Electra Japonas talks with Jana Blount, veteran legal innovation consultant, about what innovation really means, why clientsânot law firmsâare driving the push for change, and how design thinking can reshape legal services.They unpack how AI is shifting expectations, why legal operations must evolve beyond efficiency, and how lawyers can adapt to a rapidly transforming business landscape. If you want to understand the forces redefining the future of legal work, this conversation is a must-listen.2025-07-0154 minFuture ContractsEp 1: The Future of Contracts Starts HereIn this kickoff episode of Future Contracts, Electra Japonas sits down with Preston ClarkâCEO of SimpleDocs and President of Law Insiderâfor a candid conversation about how legal work is evolving.They explore the growing divide between legal theory and practice, the urgent need for standardization, and why AI is poised to fundamentally reshape contract workflows. From lessons learned building legal tech to the future of legal teams, this episode sets the tone for a podcast dedicated to what's next in law.2025-06-2450 minFuture ContractsEp 2: Simpler Contracts, Smarter WorkflowsIn this episode of Future Contracts, Electra Japonas is joined by Darryl Chiang, Director of Legal at Google, to explore what it really takes to simplify contracts and modernize legal workflows.They dive into the limits of traditional legal mindsets, the promise of AI, and the power of standardizationânot just to improve efficiency, but to strengthen business relationships. Darryl shares how lawyers can move from complexity toward clarity, and why the future of law depends on human-centered design.2025-06-2459 minFuture ContractsEp 3: Training Lawyers for the AI EraIs the Legal Industry Training Lawyers for the World They're Entering?In this episode, Electra Japonas sits down with Terra Potter to unpack how legal training must evolve alongside the rise of AI, automation, and client demands. From commercial awareness to system design, Terra argues that junior lawyers need more than legal doctrineâthey need to understand the why behind their work.They explore what risk really means, how to embed business thinking into legal workflows, and why lawyers must become architects of legal systemsânot just practitioners within them.2025-06-2452 minFuture ContractsFuture Contracts Trailer EpisodeWelcome to Future Contracts, the podcast where Electra Japonas talks to the people reshaping how legal work gets done.From AI to workflows, from redlines to risk, this show dives into the real-world tools, ideas, and stories driving the future of contracts. Powered by Law Insider.2025-06-1801 min
Zach Abramowitz is Legally DisruptedE22 - Is AI For Contract Review Exciting? Preston Clark and Electra Japonas from LawInsider and oneNDAIn this episode, Zach delves into the evolution and impact of AI on contract management with Preston Clark and Electra Japonas.
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In this episode:
AI and Contracts: A Boring Use Case
The Adoption Curve of AI in LegalÂ
The Story of Law InsiderÂ
The Birth of One NDAÂ
The Future of AI and ContractingÂ
Legacy Product OverviewÂ
AI Capabilities and New SKUÂ
User Growth and Market ExcitementÂ
Product Distribution and DemocratizationÂ
Customer Focus and Data UtilizationÂ
CLM Market Insights and FutureÂ
Learn More:
Electra -Â https://www.onenda.org/about
Preston -Â https://www.lawinsider.com/resources/contributors/preston-clark
Zach -Â https://www...2025-05-0749 min
Lawyers Who Learn#34 How a Frustrated Lawyer Created a Contract Revolution Used 10 Million Times a YearOn this episode of Lawyers Who Learn, Host David Schnurman, CEO of Lawline, interviews Electra Japonas, founder of The Law Boutique and Chief Legal Officer at Law Insider.
Join us as Electra shares her remarkable career journey from in-house counsel at prestigious organizations like the European Space Agency, Disney, and British American Tobacco to becoming a legal innovation pioneer. Discover how her frustration with inefficient legal processes inspired her to launch The Law Boutique and create the groundbreaking open-source One NDA initiative.
Electra discusses:
How the One NDA initiative gained widespread industry adoption2025-03-2449 min
LawNextStandardizing Legal Agreements: How OneNDA and OneSaaS Aim to Transform Business ContractingWhen it comes to contract negotiations, lawyers often find themselves spending countless hours haggling over standard agreements such as NDAs and SaaS contracts, with both sides often saying more or less the same thing, but in different words. What if there was a better way? Todayâs guests believe there is. Electra Japonas, chief legal officer at Law Insider and founder of the successful oneNDA initiative, and Preston Clark, Law Insider president, are on a mission to revolutionize contract negotiations by developing and open-sourcing a suite of standard agreements. They started with oneNDA, which has bee...2025-02-1147 min
Further CommentsYou Gotta Fight For Your Right To Standardize Language (ft Electra Japonas)2024-11-0542 min
In-House OutliersDeveloping a Process with TLB's Electra JaponasElectra Japonas, CEO and Founder of TLB, joins Alex Kelly on the podcast this week to discuss her incredible career journey, the differences between working for a firm and working in-house, and the proper way to approach legal technology to ensure you're getting the most out of your investment.
Electra also shared insights into the growth she has seen in the legal operations space, and how organizations can work to align the legal function with their own unique goals.2023-06-1847 min
The Legal Ops PodcastStandardizing the legal industry with Electra JaponasElectra Japonas is the founder and CEO of The Law Boutique, a legal optimisation consultancy which aims to turn law departments into commercial enablers by supercharging their business through legal design. Electra and TLB are on a mission to drive efficiency through standardization. Their first two contract standardization projects, OneNDA and OneDPA, have received widespread adoption and acclaim. Their next venture, Claustack, aims to build on that success by creating a platform which enables all industry participants to start and run their own standardization projects. We sat down with Electra to discuss these initiatives in...2022-08-2842 min
The Legalpreneurs SandboxEpisode 133 - Future 50 Series - oneNDA and the standardisation of legal documentsThe oneNDA initiative has changed the way legal documents are created and used. Itâs also signalled an evolving change in the way lawyers and allied legal professionals work too â one where tech features as prominently as design, client experience, and collaboration. These are big statements, but so too is what serial legalpreneur and change maker Electra Japonas has achieved in the last 18 months! In this podcast, in the Future 50 Series of the CLI Legalpreneurs Spotlight, we chatted with Electra about her experience working in Europe and the UK and in her own strategic legal operations and desig...2022-06-2123 min
The Optimised LawyerJerry Levine - General Counsel and Chief Evangelist at ContractPodAi - Leveraging CLM and standardisation for better contract processesElectra talks to Jerry about Leveraging CLM and standardisation for better contract processes2022-05-3140 min
LEGAL DISRUPTERSSPECIAL - EXPERT DISCUSSION with ARTIFICIAL LAWYER: Doing Things Differently In LegalWATCH THIS EPISODE IN FULL VIDEO EXCLUSIVELY ON SPOTIFY
Legal is a complex sector that understandably has been slower to take on the digital changes seen in other industries and corporate departments. But, with the rise in tech solutions accelerated by the pandemic, more in-house legal teams and forward-thinking firms are taking a more innovative approach to make contracts more streamlined, accessible and valuable to the enterprise.
In their latest virtual discussion on the 28 April 2022, Summize partnered with Artificial Lawyer to explore how a group of panellists, including Tom Dunlop, Vanessa Challess, and Electra Japonas...2022-05-1655 min
LEGAL DISRUPTERSEPISODE 2 - ELECTRA JAPONAS from THE LAW BOUTIQUE & TOM DUNLOP, CEO of SUMMIZE, IN CONVERSATION / LAWYERS HOME WORKING SURVEY / THE LEGAL INDUSTRY IN THE METAVERSE REPORT/The latest from the world of legal and technology including the findings of a report into home working in the legal sector in the UK and US. Electra Japonas (CEO and founder of The Law Boutique) and Tom Dunlop (CEO and founder of Summize) are in conversation and we hear about the impact of the metaverse on the legal industry.
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Rethinking Legal OpsRethinking Legal Ops Ep #8 | Fixing Broken Contracts with StandardizationThe process of contract drafting, reviewing, and negotiating is broken. How can you fix it?đ
We hosted Electra Japonas (CEO and Founder at TLB, Co-Founder at oneNDA) on Rethinking Legal Ops Ep 8. She answered questions like -
1. Whatâs wrong with the way we approach drafting, negotiating, and reviewing contracts today?
2. Why is user-friendliness becoming more and more important for legal documents today?
3. What is more important for a practitioner: maintaining a competitive edge with custom contracts or becoming more accessible with standardization?
4. Is legalese a thing of the past...2022-04-3039 minThe Optimised LawyerRichard Tromans - Founder of Artificial Lawyer, TromansConsulting, and Changing LegalThis week on The Optimised Lawyer our CEO and podcast host Electra chats to Richard Tromans, Founder of Artificial Lawyer, TromansConsulting, and Changing Legal2022-03-1550 minThe Optimised LawyerAmy Brookbanks - Head of Legal Operations at Ocado Group - Keeping pace with rapid growthIn this week's podcast, Electra speaks to Amy Brookbanks, Head of Legal Operations at Ocado Group, on keeping pace with such rapid growth and stepping back from the usual firefighting to prioritise and optimise. 2022-03-0751 minThe Optimised LawyerSimon Harper - Founder of Lawyers on Demand - Doing Things Differently in LawThis week on The Optimised Lawyer our CEO and podcast host Electra chats to Simon Harper, Founder of Lawyers on Demand, about alternative legal services, doing things differently in law, simplifying the approach, and following your gut in what is fundamentally a human profession.2022-02-1437 minThe Optimised LawyerDan Kanye - General Council at Network Rail and founder of The O Shaped Lawyer - Creating a well-rounded legal professionThis week Electra speaks to Dan Kanye, General Council at Network Rail and founder of The O Shaped Lawyer, about bringing a cultural shift to the legal sector to achieve a more healthy, inclusive and engaged profession.2022-02-0748 minThe Optimised LawyerAmy McConnell - Head of Legal Operations at Vodafone - The Value of Legal OperationsLegal Ops: In the first episode of Series 3, Electra talks to Head of Legal Operations at Vodafone, Amy McConnell who shares practical tips on how to build an effective legal function and the importance of legal ops for the in-house legal team. 2022-01-2443 min
Notes To My (Legal) SelfSeason 3, Episode 18: The Future of Law (with Electra Japonas)Dive into a riveting exploration of the legal landscape as we uncover the innovative strides in contract law with special guest Electra Japonas, co-founder of oneNDA and CEO of tlb. This episode promises to unravel the complexities of contracts and breathe new life into how legal professionals approach documentation.
Electra brings over a decade of experience from her tenure in commercial legal roles across various large organizations. Her journey from legal practitioner to revolutionary leader in legal design illuminates her passion for transformative change within the industry. The discussion kicks off with Electra's professional origins, tracing her...2022-01-0630 minThe Optimised LawyerIsabel Parker - Executive Director at the Digital Legal Exchange - Accelerating legal teamsExecutive Director at the Digital Legal Exchange, Isabel Parker, talks to Electra about accelerating legal teams with digital transformation. They cover everything from encouraging cognitive diversity in the workplace, to reimagining processes and looking outside of the legal industry for inspiration.2021-12-0644 minThe Optimised LawyerSally Guyer - Global CEO of WorldCC - Rethinking contractsIn our latest episode, Electra speaks to Sally Guyer, Global CEO of WorldCC about the way we do contracts. They discuss the multitude of stakeholders in contracting processes, the value of relationships, and the importance of coming together to drive improvements in contracting and making them better tools for business.2021-11-2936 minThe Optimised LawyerStephanie Corey - co-founder of CLOC and UpLevel Op - Understanding legal operationsThis week Electra is joined by Stephanie, co-founder of CLOC and UpLevel Op, and expert on all things legal operations. Find out the value legal ops can bring to a business, how you can get started and the quick wins that can help drive your business forward. 2021-11-2247 minThe Optimised LawyerOlly Buxton - Author of The Jolly Contrarian - Disrupting the legal industryAuthor of The Jolly Contrarian, Olly Buxton, sits down with Electra to talk about the inspiration behind his writing, quirks in the legal profession, redesigning contracts and disrupting the legal industry. 2021-11-1544 minThe Optimised LawyerGraeme Johnston - Founder and CEO of Juralio - Considering the risk/reward benefit,In our 4th episode, Electra and Graeme Johnston, Founder and CEO of Juralio, discuss the role, nature and culture of law. They imagine a world with boilerplate clauses and modular contracts, and share ideas on how to make legal work better. 2021-11-0948 minThe Optimised LawyerAlex Palinski - Senior Legal Counsel at Coca-Cola - Remembering lawyers are people too,From watching legal dramas on TV to becoming an in-house lawyer - Alex Palinksi, Senior Legal Counsel at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, talks to Electra about his unusual route into law, the importance of diversity in the workplace and remembering that lawyers are people too.2021-11-0138 minThe Optimised LawyerCiaran McGonagle - Assistant General Counsel at ISDA - Paving the way for smart contractsIn todayâs episode of The Optimised Lawyer, Electra is joined by Ciaran McGonagle, Assistant General Counsel at ISDA, to talk about all things smart contracts, standardisation and the future of contacts.2021-10-2645 minThe Optimised LawyerAlex Su - Head of Community Development at Ironclad - Innovation in the legal community,In our first episode of session 2 of The Optimised Lawyer, Electra speaks to Alex Su, Head of Community Development at Ironclad. They discuss Alexâs jump from law school to legal tech; working in community development; embracing new trends and becoming a TikTok sensation.2021-10-2541 min
Creative RebelsPutting Passion into Practice with Iona ThomasIona Thomas @_styledbynight_ is a product and pattern designer and our business partner! Her debut range has been created under the pseudonym âStyled by Nightâ, as she created the entire range outside of working hours. In this episode we are joined by our contract lawyer Electra Japonas, to talk the business of creativity, gatekeepers and getting a project off of the ground. Get full access to Creative Rebels at creativerebels.substack.com/subscribe2021-09-2056 minThe Optimised LawyerFounding The Law Boutique with Electra JaponasIn this bonus episode the interviewer becomes the interviewee, as Electra talks to The Law Boutiqueâs COO Roisin Noonan.
They discuss Electraâs journey from a barrister in Cyprus, to working in-house at the likes of the European Space Agency and EY. Electra talks about her passion for optimising legal functions and founding The Law Boutique.Â
To find out more about the work we do go to: thelawboutique.co.uk
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Facebook: @thela...2021-05-1039 minThe Optimised LawyerBetter diversity, better decisions with James HanlonIn the last episode of the series, Electra speaks to James Hanlon, Head of Legal at Coventry Building Society, about his journey from a barrister to an in-house counsel, the lack of diversity and inclusion in the current legal industry and the possible ways corporate leaders can incorporate diversity and inclusion into their businesses.
To find out more about the work we do go to: thelawboutique.co.uk
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Facebook: @thelawboutique.co.uk2021-05-0333 minThe Optimised LawyerStreamlining the workflow of in-house lawyers with James Russell-JonesIn this episode, Electra looks at ways to streamline the workflow of in-house lawyers, including standardising contracts and insourcing internal teams for low-risk legal tasks, with James Russell-Jones, the Head of Legal at Secret Escapes.
To find out more about the work we do go to: thelawboutique.co.uk
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Facebook: @thelawboutique.co.uk2021-04-2650 minThe Legal Ops PodcastThe Pulse: Discussing oneNDA with its founder and creator Electra JaponasAlex and Elliot chat with Electra about: * Where the oneNDA idea came from * How it will eliminate NDA negotiations 80% of the time * Whoâs involved in the project and what their roles are * The end of the âyour paper or mine?â negotiation * Why legal needs its own GitHub * Why contracts are a public asset and should be open source LINKS oneNDA Website: https://onenda.club/ Electra Japonas Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/electra-japonas/2021-04-2528 minThe Optimised LawyerBalancing legal risks and business appetite with James SullivanTaking a look at the role of in-house lawyers in the fast-paced tech environment, Electra speaks to James Sullivan, COO & GC of Ziglu about the balancing act between legal risks and business appetite.
To find out more about the work we do go to: thelawboutique.co.uk
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Facebook: @thelawboutique.co.uk2021-04-1940 minThe Optimised LawyerRethinking contracting with Michael GreenThis week, Electra speaks to Michael Green from Xero, to get his perspective on rethinking contracting, legal design and the full potential of in-house counsel in the business-decision making process.
To find out more about the work we do go to: thelawboutique.co.uk
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Facebook: @thelawboutique.co.uk2021-04-1241 minThe Optimised LawyerCreating a universally standardised approach in contracting with Ahmed BadrWhy standardise NDAs? Ahmed Badr, shared his journey from private practice to GoCardless and discussed the urgent need to standardise NDAs.
To find out more about the work we do go to: thelawboutique.co.uk
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Facebook: @thelawboutique.co.uk2021-04-0547 minThe Optimised LawyerTactical tools to get the job done with Bea MiyamotoElectra is joined by Bea Miyamoto, from Panasonic, who talks about her route from maths into law, how she takes a human-centric approach to legal problems and her top tips and tools for letting go.Â
To find out more about the work we do go to: thelawboutique.co.uk
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Facebook: @thelawboutique.co.uk2021-03-2949 minThe Optimised LawyerThe importance of legal strategy with Laura Harradine-GreeneWonder what it's like to start a new job during a pandemic? Laura Harradine-Greene, talks to Electra about strategy, productivity, and joining Depop as their first ever permanent legal hire, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.
To find out more about the work we do go to: thelawboutique.co.uk
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Facebook: @thelawboutique.co.uk2021-03-2232 minThe Optimised LawyerMaking legal business-friendly with Martin HalfordIn the first episode of the series, Electra Japonas sits down with Martin Halford, Head of Legal - Platforms, Data and Digital Services at Barclays to discuss his passion for legal tech, transforming legal design and what heâs been doing to make legal jargon business-friendly.
To find out more about the work we do go to: thelawboutique.co.uk
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Facebook: @thelawboutique.co.uk2021-03-1532 minThe Optimised LawyerWelcome to The Optimised Lawyer PodcastAt The Law Boutique we've come to a conclusion. Being a lawyer in an aggressively scaling company isn't for the faint hearted. And it also isn't for the traditional lawyer.Â
So what does it take for a lawyer to thrive in such a fast paced, ever-changing environment?
In this podcast, we'll be talking to an incredible selection of lawyers who work in some of the most prominent companies in the world.
We cover everything from mindset, strategy, legal design and operations to better understand what makes a truly optimised lawyer.
To f...2021-02-2601 min
#TalkToMayo#10 Electra Japonas - Lawyer, Entrepreneur & CEO of the Law BoutiqueElectra Japonas shares the story of her journey from Lawyer at the European Space Agency, through various major corporations, culminating in taking the big risk of starting up her own business. 2021-01-1938 min
The Wired Wig | Law and TechnologyChristmas Cracker: Applications and Internships in Law and TechnologyAlongside watching The Grinch, Elf or your favourite holiday movie, you might be also celebrating Application Season. Whether it is training contracts, vacation schemes or internships, this episode brings together fourteen of The Wired Wig's 2020 guests to give guidance. The advice is split into:
1. Finding a Law and technology role (2:55)
2. Answering Law and technology questions e.g how will the legal industry be affected by technology? (7:00)
3. How to shine in written applications (19:35)
4. Mindset and mental wellness (23:15)
Thank you to Marian Porvaznik, Lorraine Chimbga, Eliot Benzecrit, Giles Thompson, Catherine Bamford, Anton...2020-12-2127 min
The Wired Wig | Law and TechnologyLegal Design, Future Lawyers and The Law Boutique w/ Electra JaponasAfter working as in house counsel in the space industry and at various companies including Disney, Electra Japonas took a step to help companies truly utilise their legal teams appropriately. Electra is now the founder of The Law Boutique, a legal consultancy which helps companies with ensuring their documents are suitable for their brand and customers as well as data protection, contract management and legal operations.
We discuss what caused Electra to found the company, what is legal design and why it is important, how companies can better engage their legal teams and the road of legal...2020-07-1326 min
Founders365#99 - Electra Japonas - Bringing law into the 21st centuryElectra Japonas is the founder and CEO of The Law BoutiqueâĄ, a challenger law firm that is bringing law into the 21st century.
Electra started The Law Boutique in 2017 having spent over ten years in various large organisations in commercial legal and data protection roles, including the European Space Agency, Disney, BAT and EY.
She realised there was a gap in the market for a legal company that took a more holistic approach to legal support, beyond just the law. The penny dropped when in her last role, she spent four months ne...2020-04-2730 min
Legally Speaking PodcastThe Law Boutique - Electra Japonas - S2E2Send us a text This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Rob Hanna is joined by Electra Japonas, Founder of The Law Boutique, which aims to transform in-house legal teams through legal design, legal operations, and innovation. They are on a journey with a clear vision of connecting Legal with the rest of the business. Electra shares her fascinating insights into legal operations, what they mean and how to really do them? Electra and her team are pioneering all things âlegal design...2020-02-1728 min