Margaret Hagan

Margaret Hagan is a legal innovator and designer, serving as the executive director of the Legal Design Lab at Stanford Law School and as a lecturer at the Stanford Institute of Design (d.school). Hagan's work focuses on transforming the legal system through human-centered design, with an emphasis on making legal services more accessible, engaging, and effective for diverse communities. Her leadership has contributed to the development of artificial intelligence tools, service models, and policy interventions. Hagan regularly collaborates with legal aid organizations, courts, and nonprofits to address challenges in civil justice.

Hagan teaches project-based courses that enable interdisciplinary student teams to address real-world legal problems through creative research and design. She has led workshops for legal professionals across the country, advocating for client-focused innovation and the integration of design thinking into legal practice. Hagan's expertise has been featured at conferences, podcasts, and events, including the Aspen Ideas Festival and the World Justice Forum, where she discusses closing the access to justice gap and building more transparent, empathetic legal systems.

Hagan's contributions have been recognized with awards such as the Rebuilding Justice Award from the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System. She is a member of the American Law Institute and has directed the American Bar Association Task Force on Evictions, Housing Stability, and Equity. As the author of works including "Rituals for Work" and "Law By Design," Hagan influences the evolution of legal services and is a public speaker in the field of legal innovation.