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fromFast Company
1 week ago

This tool lets users send fake legal letters that look real-without a lawyer

"If you’ve ever received a legal notice like a Cease and Desist, you know that the 'oh shit' moment doesn’t happen once you actually read the letter; it happens the second you open it and realize a lawyer is mad at you."
Design
fromThe Oaklandside
1 week ago

Need legal help? Start at the Alameda County Law Library

The Alameda County Law Library offers resources such as legal volumes, databases, computers, printers, and attorney referral services to help individuals navigate the legal system.
East Bay (California)
Arts
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

Wrongly convicted, he became 'The Jailhouse Lawyer' and helped free himself

Calvin Duncan, wrongfully imprisoned for 28 years, became a jailhouse lawyer and later founded the Light of Justice program to assist incarcerated individuals.
fromAbove the Law
3 weeks ago

The Hallucinations Are Winning - Above the Law

Midsize firms are consolidating due to nationalization and financial pressures, presenting risks to the legal market.
#legal-technology
Law
fromBrooklyn Eagle
1 month ago

Academy of Trial Lawyers welcomes newly-minted president and honors Appellate Division justice at Brooklyn Law School event

Celebrating the 'Access to Justice' award highlights the commitment to civil justice and recognizes outstanding members of the judiciary.
Artificial intelligence
fromLawSites
2 months ago

Inviting You to Take this Important New Survey: Can AI Help Close the Justice Gap?

The article discusses a survey on AI's impact in legal aid, emphasizing its potential to aid access to justice.
fromABA Journal
2 months ago

Perplexed about AI? Richard Susskind wants to help

Richard Susskind advocates for addressing AI's ethical and legal challenges in the legal profession, emphasizing technology's transformative role and the need for human engagement.
fromBrooklyn Eagle
3 months ago

Uncontested Divorce Clinic to expand access for Brooklyn litigants

This court-based legal clinic will provide free legal advice and document preparation for unrepresented court users both with and without children.
NYC parents
fromAbove the Law
3 months ago

Rapid-Development Platforms For Lawyers: A Conversation With Brittany Hernandez - Above the Law

Brittany Hernandez emphasized that no-code platforms are revolutionizing the legal profession by empowering lawyers to innovate and expand access to justice without requiring technical skills.
London startup
fromAbove the Law
4 months ago

Courts Belong To The People: Tackling The Justice Gap With Sonja Ebron - Above the Law

Access to justice shouldn't be a privilege reserved for those with deep pockets or legal expertise. Yet, our courts often feel like an impenetrable fortress to the everyday person.
Privacy professionals
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

Legal aid cuts deny parents their human rights, says ex-supreme court president

In this increasingly complex world where laws are almost always more complicated, particularly to a non-lawyer, you need to give people access to legal advice, you need to give people access to courts with a lawyer to represent them. It’s almost disgraceful to give them human rights and then not give them the ability to enforce those rights. Rights aren't meaningful unless they can be enforced.
Law
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