How Tech is Helping Pro Se Litigants Navigate the Courts

For many Americans, the thought of going to court alone is daunting. Yet, nearly 75% of cases have at least one pro se party, according to the Self-Represented Litigation Network. And now, with COVID-19-related legal issues continuing to soar and pro bono attorneys stretched thin, the number of pro se litigants is increasing.

While there are few tech companies solely focused on pro se work, their impact is immense. In particular, technology is essential for helping self-represented litigants understand the technicalities of court processes, navigate the actual experience, and prepare essential documents.

Latest, LifestyleKristen SondayAugust 17, 2020Legal Executive Institute, Justice Tech, Access to JusticeComment

From Text to Machine Learning, How Legal Aid Is Leveraging Technology

One of the key takeaways from the Legal Services Corporation’s Innovations in Technology Conference earlier this month is that legal services organizations (LSOs) are not wasting any time in applying new technologies like AI and machine learning to access to justice issues.

Whereas LSOs have found past success in reaching clients through basic tools like texting, they are now moving to more advanced platforms like document automation to better streamline internal processes. Some are even going one step further by embarking on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) projects to determine how they can help address the 86% of civil legal problems reported by low-income Americans that aren’t fully resolved.

LifestyleKristen SondayFebruary 4, 2020Comment

How We Can Promote Women Founders in LegalTech

In tech, female founders traditionally produce greater investment returns, decrease design bias, and build more diverse teams. Last year, we celebrated an unprecedented number of women in legal tech getting acquired, winning awards, and earning promotions.

Yet, even though women are making strides, female founders currently account for less than 15% of legal tech founders overall — even below tech startups more broadly. If technology is the future of the legal profession, then those who build it, will shape it. Considering that women now outnumber men in law school, and client demographics are skewing more diverse, this number is alarming.

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