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Amanda Boardman & Kim Wright - Integritive Law

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The document discusses the rise of more socially and environmentally conscious business models and the need for new approaches to legal services that align with these models. It proposes "conscious contracts" that focus on creating collaborative relationships, clarity, and win-win solutions through addressing shared values and purpose, and by providing innovative conflict resolution processes like mediation and collaborative law. The goal is to move beyond traditional "one-size-fits-all" legal approaches and billable hours, towards structuring sustainable partnerships and handling disputes in a way that still prioritizes the ongoing relationship.

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Integrative Law Conscious Contracts for Conscious Businesses
New Business Models and Ideas • Forms of business organization: B Corporations, L3C • Triple bottom line • Socially responsible corporations • Social entrepreneurship • Conscious business • Conscious capitalism
Many Names and Models
What does this new way of addressing legal matters look like ?
Lawyers with … empathy and insight
a whole new set of tools for preventing and resolving legal matters
innovative conflict resolution models
multidisciplinary, collaborative problem solving
differentiated legal services No more billable hours!
no more “one-size- fits-all”
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New Models of Contracts Creating relationships • Clarity • Sustainable, enduring, collaborative • Win/win not One-Up • Making the world a better place together
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A Conscious Contract Creates:  Foundation for a relationship of connection and trust  Structure for conversations that matter  Recipe for handling change  Documents that reflect the values and purpose of the parties
Possible Elements of a Mindful Contract • Purpose, Vision, Mission, Values of each • Shared Purpose, Vision, Mission, Values – How are we going to make the world a better place? [Linda Alvarez] • Conflict resolution plan – How will we handle change? – Is our on-going relationship important to us even if this contract ends?
Addressing Change and Conflict Resolution: Creating Your Own Justice System • First we will talk about it. • Then we will communicate by writing. • We’ll get a trusted advisor to sit with us and mediate or help us talk. • We’ll get collaborative lawyers. • We’ll go to the woods. • We’ll dissolve rather than going to court.

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Amanda Boardman & Kim Wright - Integritive Law

  • 1. Integrative Law Conscious Contracts for Conscious Businesses
  • 2. New Business Models and Ideas • Forms of business organization: B Corporations, L3C • Triple bottom line • Socially responsible corporations • Social entrepreneurship • Conscious business • Conscious capitalism
  • 3. Many Names and Models
  • 4. What does this new way of addressing legal matters look like ?
  • 5. Lawyers with … empathy and insight
  • 6. a whole new set of tools for preventing and resolving legal matters
  • 9. differentiated legal services No more billable hours!
  • 10. no more “one-size- fits-all”
  • 12. New Models of Contracts Creating relationships • Clarity • Sustainable, enduring, collaborative • Win/win not One-Up • Making the world a better place together
  • 14. A Conscious Contract Creates:  Foundation for a relationship of connection and trust  Structure for conversations that matter  Recipe for handling change  Documents that reflect the values and purpose of the parties
  • 15. Possible Elements of a Mindful Contract • Purpose, Vision, Mission, Values of each • Shared Purpose, Vision, Mission, Values – How are we going to make the world a better place? [Linda Alvarez] • Conflict resolution plan – How will we handle change? – Is our on-going relationship important to us even if this contract ends?
  • 16. Addressing Change and Conflict Resolution: Creating Your Own Justice System • First we will talk about it. • Then we will communicate by writing. • We’ll get a trusted advisor to sit with us and mediate or help us talk. • We’ll get collaborative lawyers. • We’ll go to the woods. • We’ll dissolve rather than going to court.