>> The problem is that tech must be embraced not just by individual lawyers and defenders who it would help the most, but also by the decision makers themselves, government agencies/law firms, who have the final say on whether to bring tech into their organizations.
Totally agree that systemic improvements will require adoption by decision makers and higher ups. A way to get there could be those individuals and lawyers closer to the problem demonstrating measurable improvements, and tech could be a great way to communicate that.
You mentioned strides being made to help augment lawyers capabilities. Can you elaborate on that? I'd love to read more about it.
Agreed. Measurable improvements means data that could not be refuted which is key.
Check out Clio for project management, Beagle for contract review, Ironclad for automating contract creation, Legaler for better lawyer-client communication, and the company I helped found, ROSS Intelligence, which is building an A.I. lawyer to help streamline the legal research process.
There’s a ton of exciting LegalTech projects which help augment lawyers abilities out and in the pipeline. Not all of them will directly help public defenders but some definitely will. What is great is that they will all help improve the legal system as a whole – which is a huge win.
Totally agree that systemic improvements will require adoption by decision makers and higher ups. A way to get there could be those individuals and lawyers closer to the problem demonstrating measurable improvements, and tech could be a great way to communicate that.
You mentioned strides being made to help augment lawyers capabilities. Can you elaborate on that? I'd love to read more about it.