{"id":74548,"date":"2021-03-17T18:21:25","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T22:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=74548"},"modified":"2021-03-18T08:00:52","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T12:00:52","slug":"technology-and-access-to-justice-how-does-it-work-bull","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2021\/03\/17\/technology-and-access-to-justice-how-does-it-work-bull\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology and Access to Justice: How Does It Work? [Bull]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lawdroid.com\/technology-and-access-to-justice-how-does-it-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Technology and Access to Justice: How Does It Work?<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from lawdroid.com by Robin Bull<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lawdroid.com\/technology-and-access-to-justice-how-does-it-work\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74549\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Technology-and-access-to-justice-lawdroid.png\" alt=\"Picture of a keyboard with the word Justice on one of the keys - clicking on this image will take you to an article called Technology and Access to Justice: How Does It Work?\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Technology-and-access-to-justice-lawdroid.png 940w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Technology-and-access-to-justice-lawdroid-150x126.png 150w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Technology-and-access-to-justice-lawdroid-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt <span style=\"color: #800000;\">(emphasis DSC):<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">At its most basic level, the term \u201caccess to justice\u201d means the ability that a person has in accessing the legal system. This includes, and is not limited to, the ability to afford an attorney and file a lawsuit. There is only a legal right to an attorney if a person faces a criminal charge. <span style=\"color: #800000;\">There is no right to an attorney if someone is involved in a civil matter.<\/span><br \/>\n&#8230;<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">In the civil system, there is no constitutional right to an attorney.<\/span> If a person can afford an attorney, great. Sure, there are legal aid organizations set up to provide access to justice. However, many do not have the funds, enough employees, or enough volunteers to help every person who seeks them out. <span style=\"color: #800000;\">Many Americans cannot afford to pay an hourly rate to have an attorney handle a civil matter.<\/span> Even if they manage to come up with a retainer, they may not be able to see the matter through to completion or finish paying their attorney.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Here are a few ways that technology and access to justice work together. \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Also see:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/unicourt.com\/blog\/qa-with-sonja-ebron\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>UniCourt Influencer Q&amp;A with Sonja Ebron of Courtroom5<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from UniCourt.com<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/unicourt.com\/blog\/qa-with-sonja-ebron\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-74554 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sonja-Ebron.jpg\" alt=\"If regular people lack the abilty to petition a branch of our government without spending their life savings, then we don't have a democracy. Sonja Ebron of Courtroom 5\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sonja-Ebron.jpg 868w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sonja-Ebron-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sonja-Ebron-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 868px) 100vw, 868px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technology and Access to Justice: How Does It Work? &#8212; from lawdroid.com by Robin Bull Excerpt (emphasis DSC): At its most basic level, the term \u201caccess to justice\u201d means the ability that a person has in accessing the legal system. 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