Global justice innovation: the lessons and the leaders with Roger Smith OBE

<p>Episode no. 58 features Roger Smith, Author of Law, Technology and Access to Justice blog.</p> <p>Our discussion covers:</p> <ul> <li>How Roger first became interested in law, tech and atj;</li> <li>How Australia led the world in legaltech;</li> <li>How cuts to legal aid meant it was imperative to turn to tehcnology;</li> <li>Why Roger started the blog in 2016 and who forms the law, tech and atj community;</li> <li>The one key issue Roger sees with developing and implementing legal technology;</li> <li>Victoria Legal Aid’s evaluation of a ‘dud’ project;</li> <li>His optimism /pessimism about technology and what it means for law;</li> <li>An early example of world-leading innovation, legal design and international collaboration from The Netherlands;</li> <li>How hackathons can be a way of supporting entrepreneurs in developing countries;</li> <li>The biggest changes Roger has observed over the past decade;</li> <li>The various clusters of innovation including remote working, reaching more people through remote information delivery; unbundling and assisted DIY, case management software, intakes and referrals;</li> <li>How case management could assist litigants;</li> <li>Why he says we reached peak justice in 2008;</li> <li>Structural issues which work against streamlining global legal delivery;</li> <li>Who are the leaders in access to justice strategy and technology;</li> <li>Whether the level of legal need will tip the adoption and demand for a global strategy;</li> <li>Roger’s views on regulatory reform (on unauthorised practice of law and fee-sharing (USA));</li> <li>The mission of the International Legal Aid Group, what will be covered in the upcoming conference and its 3 key policy achievements;</li> <li>2 benefits of collaborating across jurisdictions; and</li> <li>Roger’s definition of legal innovation!</li> </ul> <p>Proudly sponsored by Neota Logic</p> <p>Links:</p> <ul> <li><a href="law-tech-a2j.org">Law, Technology and Access to Justice blog</a></li> <li><a href= "http://internationallegalaidgroup.org