‘Innovation is not just tech’: How young lawyers can stand out in this space By Naomi Neilson|17 May 2021 In résumés, interviews and other networking events, the “innovation” buzzword has become more and more prevalent, so how can young lawyers use it to stand out from the rest in order to secure the best legal job? Executive director of Hive Legal breaks down innovation outside of the tech space for Protégé readers. In an upcoming special episode of The Protégé Podcast, Hive Legal’s executive director and experience designer Melissa Lyon said she is concerned that innovation has been thrown around so much that “people don’t really know what it actually means”. Often, innovation is so connected to technology that alternatives get lost.