Talk Justice: Episode One
Expanding and improving pro bono through legal technology
In this episode of Talk Justice, moderator Jason Tashea and three leaders of the legal technology community discuss how portals, no-code automation, online classrooms and other developments are expanding and improving pro bono efforts.
Paladin Co-Founder Kristen Sonday, Documate Co-Founder Dorna Moini, and LSC’s Program Analyst for Technology Jane Ribadeneyra also discuss how the COVID-19 crisis is affecting pro bono and whether innovations developed to address the challenges posed by the pandemic might permanently influence the way pro bono is delivered.
Featured Speakers
Dorna Moini is the founder of Documate, a no-code platform for building document automation and expert systems. She runs the Legal Innovations Lab at USC Gould School of Law and is a member of LSC's Emerging Leaders Council.
Jane Ribadeneyra joined the Legal Services Corporation in 2009 as a program analyst for technology. She oversees Technology Initiative Grant projects to develop and replicate technologies that improve client access to high-quality legal information and pro se assistance throughout the United States and its territories. She chairs the Self-Represented Litigation Network’s Forms and Technology working group.
Kristen Sonday is the Co-Founder and COO of Paladin, whose mission is to increase access to justice by helping legal teams run more efficient pro bono programs. She Co-Chairs LSC's Emerging Leaders Council and hosts an ATJ tech column for Thomson Reuters' Legal Executive Institute.
Moderator
Jason Tashea is a member of LSC's Emerging Leaders Council and writes about the intersection of technology, policy, and law. He is also the editor of the JusticeTech Download newsletter.