Reimagining Justice

Episode no. 58 features Roger Smith, Author of Law, Technology and Access to Justice blog. Our discussion covers: How Roger first became interested in law, tech and atj; How Australia led the world in legaltech; How cuts to legal aid meant it was imperative to turn to tehcnology; Why Roger started the blog in 2016 and who forms the law, tech and atj community; The one key issue Roger sees with developing and implementing legal technology; Victoria Legal Aid’s evaluation of a ‘dud’ project; His optimism /pessimism about technology and what it means for law; An early example of world-leading innovation, legal design and international collaboration from The Netherlands; How hackathons can be a way of supporting entrepreneurs in developing countries; The biggest changes Roger has observed over the past decade; 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; How case