The Innovative Lawyering For Social Change project aims to describe and aid the work of lawyers, legally-trained professionals and law students with innovative strategies for creating sustainable change. We seek to create a community of practice among these innovators, and advance understanding of the ways in which lawyers can serve as transformative leaders and social change agents, looking beyond the traditional paradigm of impact litigation.

Current initiatives include producing a podcast series featuring innovative practitioners discussing their work and career development. This series examines legal training and experience as tools for innovation and the development of effective professional niches for legally trained innovators.The podcast project is closely linked to the Diversity and Innovation seminar. The project was initially launched by students in the seminar and students continue to identify interview subjects, conduct interviews and use the project to develop their own understanding of the possibilites and utility of legal education, and learn about the concrete steps innovative lawyers have taken in shaping unique and powerful roles.