{"id":89781,"date":"2023-12-12T15:53:51","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T20:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=89781"},"modified":"2023-12-12T15:53:51","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T20:53:51","slug":"the-sources-of-my-hope-for-americans-having-far-greater-access-to-justice-in-the-future-christian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2023\/12\/12\/the-sources-of-my-hope-for-americans-having-far-greater-access-to-justice-in-the-future-christian\/","title":{"rendered":"The sources of my hope for Americans having far greater access to justice in the future [Christian]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/danielschristian_ai-a2j-legaltech-activity-7136351830078324738-GYzT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-89917 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DanielSChristian-A2J-LegalTech-Dec2023.jpg\" alt=\"Can new AI help to level up the scales of justice?\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DanielSChristian-A2J-LegalTech-Dec2023.jpg 1116w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DanielSChristian-A2J-LegalTech-Dec2023-584x1024.jpg 584w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DanielSChristian-A2J-LegalTech-Dec2023-86x150.jpg 86w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DanielSChristian-A2J-LegalTech-Dec2023-768x1346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DanielSChristian-A2J-LegalTech-Dec2023-876x1536.jpg 876w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1116px) 100vw, 1116px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">From DSC:<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">As you can see from the above items, Mr. David Goodrich, a great human being and a fellow Instructional Designer, had a great comment and question regarding <strong>the source of my hope that AI &#8212; and other forms of legaltech &#8212; could significantly provide more access to justice here in America.<\/strong> Our civil justice system has some serious problems &#8212; involving such areas as housing, employment, healthcare, education, families, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">I&#8217;d like to respond to that question here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">First of all, I completely get what David is saying. I, too, have serious doubts that our horrible access to justice (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/A2J?src=hashtag_click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>#A2J<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"color: #800000;\">) situation will get better. Why? Because:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Many people working <em>within the legal field<\/em> like it this way, as they are all but assured victory in most of the <em><strong>civil<\/strong><\/em> lawsuits out there.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">The Bar Associations of most of the states do not support changes that would threaten their incomes\/livelihoods. This is especially true in California and Florida.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">The legal field in general is not composed, for the most part, of highly innovative people who make things happen for the benefit of others. For example, t<\/span><span style=\"color: #800000;\">he American Bar Association is 20+ years behind in terms of providing the level of online-based learning opportunities that they should be offering. They very tightly control how legal education is delivered in the U.S.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Here are several areas that provide me with hope for our future<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>There are innovative individuals out there fighting for change.<\/strong><br \/>\nAnd though some of these individuals don&#8217;t reside in the United States, their work still impacts many here in America. For examples, see:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/inspiredcat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cat Moon<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/natalieanneknowlton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Natalie Anne Knowlton<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.upenn.edu\/live\/news\/15091-dedication-to-innovation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Justice Bridget McCormack<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanLinna\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Dan Linna Jr.<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsc.gov\/about-lsc\/leadership\/lsc-leadership\/james-j-sandman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>James Sandman<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Legal-Tech-Ecosystem-Innovation-Advancement\/dp\/B0CKCZTLWW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Colin Levy<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.susskind.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Richard Susskind<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jordanfurlong.substack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jordan Furlong<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnext.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bob Ambrogi<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thebrainyacts.beehiiv.com\/authors\/c50fc702-551a-46e8-996a-74b1e1f821e3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Josh Kubicki<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artificiallawyer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Richard Tromans at Artificial Lawyer<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/legaltalknetwork.com\/podcasts\/kennedy-mighell-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Dennis Kennedy and Tom Mighell<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8230;and many others<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">There are innovative new companies, firms, and other types of organizations out there fighting for change. For examples:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iaals.du.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System<\/strong><\/a> at the University of Denver<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/legalaidnc.org\/innovation-lab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Legal Aid of North Carolina<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.innovation4justice.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Innovation for Justice (i4J)<\/strong><\/a>: i4J designs, builds, and tests disruptive solutions to the justice gap<\/li>\n<li>University of Pennsylvania&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.upenn.edu\/futureprofessioninitiative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Future of the Profession Initiative at the Penn Carey Law School<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goa2jtech.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A2J Tech<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <b><u><a href=\"https:\/\/go.adr.org\/aaai-lab-blog.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">AAAi Lab<\/a><\/u><\/b>: A web center supporting American Arbitration Association\u00ae (AAA) users, arbitrators, in-house counsel and law firms with policy guidance, educational webinars and tools for embracing generative AI in alternative dispute resolution.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mccrus.com\/2023\/10\/30\/ironcrow-ais-llm-sandbox-setting-an-industry-standard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ironcrow AI\u2019s LLM Sandbox: Setting an Industry Standard<\/strong><\/a> (patent law)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wolterskluwer.com\/EN-GB\/know\/future-ready-lawyer-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Wolters Kluwer<\/strong><\/a> (who recently announced a Generative AI Summarization Feature for Court Rulings)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lawschoolai?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Law School AI<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RasaLegal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Rasa<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LegalHackers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Legal Hackers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontlinejustice.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Frontline Justice<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LSCtweets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Legal Services Corp.<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8230;and many others<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">There are innovative new tools and technologies out there such as:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>AI and machine learning remain pivotal in legaltech, especially for in-house lawyers who deal with vast quantities of contracts and complex legal matters. In 2024, these technologies will be integral for legal research, contract review, and the drafting of legal documents. Statistics from the\u00a0<a class=\"logclick ct_cont\" href=\"https:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.com.au\/legal\/resources\/resource\/tech-and-the-law-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tech &amp; the Law 2023 Report<\/a> state more than three in five corporate legal departments (61%) have adopted generative AI in some capacity, with 7% actively using generative AI in their day-to-day work. With constant improvements to LLM (Large Language Models) by the big players, i.e. OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft (via OpenAI), 2024 will see more opportunities open and efficiencies gained for legal teams. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lexology.com\/library\/detail.aspx?g=eb40888d-9598-45b2-a899-0bb529dc8d0d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>From drafting contracts to answering legal questions and summarising legal issues, AI is revolutionising the legal profession and although viewed with a sceptical eye by some law firms, is generally perceived to be capable of bringing huge benefits.\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalfutures.co.uk\/associate-news\/our-top-5-legal-technology-trends-predicted-for-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/34-big-ideas-change-our-world-2024-linkedin-news-ktl0e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Legal bots like Harvey will assist lawyers with discovery.<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Technology-assisted review (TAR) in e-discovery<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Due to COVID 19, there were <strong>virtual courtrooms<\/strong> set up and just like with virtual\/online-based learning within higher education, many judges, litigants, lawyers, and staff appreciated the time savings and productivity gains. Along these lines, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.susskind.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Richard Susskind&#8217;s work<\/a>. <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>[Richard] predicts a world of online courts, AI-based global legal businesses, disruptive legal technologies,<\/strong> liberalized markets, commoditization, alternative sourcing, simulated practice on the metaverse, and many new legal jobs<\/span>. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Tomorrows-Lawyers-Introduction-your-Future\/dp\/0192864726\/ref=sr_1_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">There are innovative states out there fighting for change. For examples:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Utah<\/strong> in 2020 launched a pilot program that suspended ethics rules to allow for non-lawyer ownership of legal services providers and let non-lawyers apply for a waiver to offer certain legal services. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/legalindustry\/loosened-lawyer-regulations-show-promise-utah-ariz-stanford-study-says-2022-09-27\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arizona<\/strong>\u00a0in 2021 changed its regulatory rules to allow for non-lawyer ownership.\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/legalindustry\/loosened-lawyer-regulations-show-promise-utah-ariz-stanford-study-says-2022-09-27\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alaska<\/strong> with their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc-law.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Alaska Legal Services Corporation<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8230;and others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">And the last one &#8212; <em>but certainly not the least one<\/em> &#8212; is where my faith comes into play. <strong>I believe that the Triune God exists &#8212; The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit &#8212; and that the LORD is very active in our lives and throughout the globe. And one of the things the LORD values highly is JUSTICE.<\/strong> For examples:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div id=\"dropdown-562c\" class=\"bcv d-container go2888862000\" role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"listbox\" aria-labelledby=\"dropdown-562c\">\n<div class=\"dropdown-display\">\n<div class=\"dropdown-display-text\"><span id=\"en-NIV-22972\" class=\"text Zech-7-9\">\u201cThis is what the\u00a0<span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>\u00a0Almighty said: \u2018<strong>Administer true justice;\u00a0show mercy and compassion to one another.<\/strong><\/span><span id=\"en-NIV-22973\" class=\"text Zech-7-10\"><strong><sup class=\"versenum\">\u00a0<\/sup>Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor.<\/strong> Do not plot evil against each other.\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Zechariah+7%3A9-10&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zechariah 7:9-10<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>Many seek an audience with a ruler, but <strong>it is from the Lord that one gets justice. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Proverbs+29%3A26&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Proverbs 29:26 NIV<\/a><\/li>\n<li>These are the things you are to do: Speak the truth to each other, and <strong>render true and sound judgment in your courts;<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Zechariah+8%3A16&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zechariah 8:16 NIV<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8230;and many others as can be seen below<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-86631 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/TheLORDValuesJustice-DSC.jpg\" alt=\"The LORD values JUSTICE greatly!\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/TheLORDValuesJustice-DSC.jpg 707w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/TheLORDValuesJustice-DSC-449x1024.jpg 449w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/TheLORDValuesJustice-DSC-66x150.jpg 66w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/TheLORDValuesJustice-DSC-674x1536.jpg 674w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>So I believe that the LORD will actively help us provide greater access to justice in America.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Well&#8230;there you have it David. Thanks for your question\/comment! I appreciate it!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From DSC: As you can see from the above items, Mr. David Goodrich, a great human being and a fellow Instructional Designer, had a great comment and question regarding the source of my hope that AI &#8212; and other forms of legaltech &#8212; could significantly provide more access to justice here in America. Our civil [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[113,329,832,356,817,86,209,498,45,112,840,72,533,425,37,35,178,419,180,825,837,833,830,285,309,196,436,480,460,195,321,367,846,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-89781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-21st-century","category-24x7x365-access","category-access-to-justice","category-artificial-intelligence-agents-llms-and-related","category-bots","category-change","category-changing-business-models","category-communities-of-practice","category-computer-science","category-corporate-business-world","category-culture","category-daniel-s-christian","category-experimentation","category-faith","category-future","category-game-changing-environment","category-generational-differences","category-ideas-teaching","category-innovation","category-law-schools","category-legal-operations","category-legal-reform","category-legal-technologies","category-legislation-legislatures","category-platforms","category-productivity-tips-and-tricks","category-reinvent","category-society","category-technology-general","category-tools","category-united-states","category-vendors","category-virtual-courts-law-firms","category-vision-possibilities"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89781"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89920,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89781\/revisions\/89920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}