Exceptions include, as noted above, when legal
apps deliver legal services and are thus regulated by law societies or when apps fall under the umbrella of privacy legislation.
Not exact matches
That is because materials and supplies no matter how very expertly and cost - efficiently
delivered to an obsolescent method of producing a product (such as the way in which
legal services are produced), can not make the product affordable, and therefore, neither can «
apps» within the law office.
In addition to
apps that provide
legal information, we are seeing other creative ways that technology is being harnessed to
deliver legal services more effectively.
Such technology includes an
app developed by Ron Staudt, professor of law at the Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago - Kent College of Law, that walks pro se litigants through the
legal process; dispute resolution websites which can provide a forum to settle lower - dollar grievances that might not be economical for a lawyer to handle; and virtual law practices that can enable lawyers to
deliver services to clients in rural locations.
As Jayne Reardon wrote, «the public, used to mobile -
delivered services, now wants
legal services delivered in ways other than face - to - face bill - by - the - hour,» such as via mobile
apps.