Measuring justice
makes justice innovation easier and more effective.
Not exact matches
«We define access to
justice broadly to include
innovations in courts, the bar, legal aid and community that
make it easier for people to obtain access to
justice institutions, and to just results within those institutions.»
Second, and now as a matter of practical policy -
making reality, at a time when governments seem unwilling to devote more attention or expenditure to public provision of legal services for people living on low income, exploring ways to harness private sector
innovations may be the most realistic avenue for improving access to
justice for that segment of the population.
In this episode we speak with the co-author of Rebooting
Justice, Ben Barton, about how
making legal technology and
innovation a priority in law schools can help shape a market that benefits both lawyers and their potential clients.
By more empirically knowing what
justice customers need and by understanding what works and what does not one can work more effective towards the change and
innovation that is needed and possible to
make justice systems better.
CLOC believes passionately that
innovation, technology, collaboration and legal process management can
make the legal profession more efficient and answerable to business demands So while CLOC attendees might worry and be concerned over the severe access to
justice (A2J) problem we have in this country, its not necessarily the mission of the organization.
This document captures the action - oriented strategies, reforms and
innovations from leaders in the access to
justice field in response to the recommendations
made by the Action Committee in their final report, A Roadmap for Change (see a SLAW summary here).
I'm cautiously optimistic that there are some technological
innovations being
made that can decrease the access to
justice gap, and I'm hopeful that they are adopted.
You wouldn't have had this beautiful National Reporter System that served us so well for 100 years and, because there are now vendors that are asserting monopolies over portions of the law, either on their own behalf or on behalf of a governmental entity, that has retarded
innovation in the legal profession, and it's hurt our ability to carry out legal tasks and to conduct
justice in a way that
makes sense for our modern world.
As we look ahead to the future near and far, focusing on these critical roles lawyers continue to play in providing value to clients rather than viewing technology and
innovation as threats will
make a better future not only for our profession, but for the public and the
justice system.
We have just celebrated our first birthday but in that short year have proven leaders in the legal
innovation space (18 active legal tech startups working in our incubator) and in the Access to
Justice space (we led a four month Family Reform Community Collaboration which has been well received by experts across the board — , so this was truly a natural partnership that
made sense.
How is this work progressing, is it
making a difference and what's needed to keep moving access to
justice innovation forward?
In a survey distributed after the hackathon, several participants described how they
made amazing personal and professional connections and learned how technology and
innovation can be harnessed to improve access to
justice.
Will all the
innovations make justice more accessible and allow the public to become engaged once again in the democratic process?