Regardless of your position in the non-lawyers vs. legal professionals semantics debate, one thing is for sure: they are increasingly contributing to the future of the legal industry. In fact, nearly 60% of current legaltech founders do not have a JD. Instead, they come from all kinds of backgrounds: immigrants looking to solve their own legal challenges, scientists turned IP and eDiscovery techies, tech veterans passionate about access to justice issues, and MBAs who see legal as a business opportunity.

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