Joel invited other lawyers to consider how they can support the growing number of people who can't
afford traditional legal services.
Not exact matches
The founding team at Rocket Lawyer recognized what the ABA calls the justice gap — the fact that as much as 85 % of the population is unable to
afford the
traditional cost of
legal services.
Consumers previously expected to receive
legal services through «
traditional» methods, which
afforded attorneys the ability to conduct
services accordingly.
New calls to the Bar are beginning to explore ways in which that they can develop practices to serve the disenfranchised who can not
afford legal services in the
traditional model.
Traditional models of
legal service are breaking down: a growing number of ordinary citizens can not
afford a lawyer to help them navigate basic
legal issues, while lawyers in large organizations are under enormous pressure to find new ways to reduce cost without increasing
legal risk.
The
traditional way of delivering
legal service, crafting the solution from scratch starting with a blank sheet of paper, is a luxury that no one will be able to
afford,» Susskind argues.
Raising the possibility that lawyers might even consider providing
legal services any differently than their present model — and pointing out that most Canadians can not
afford full - representation,
traditional retainers and hourly fees for anything other than short - term emergency assistance — is labeled «lawyer - bashing».