Julia Salasky, founder of access to justice platform 'CrowdJustice' in the UK and a former war crimes Lawyer at the UN, has secured $18million in funding to scale her new legal tech venture, Legl, a SaaS platform which makes it easier for law firms to mitigate risk for their clients. They do this by easing business processes of law firms by removing time consuming, admin-heavy work through automation. To read more on Legl's cap raise and Julia’s incredible career, head to https://www.lawfuel.com/blog/war-crimes-to-law-tech/
Macquarie University, in partnership with Josef Legal and K&L Gates, have been working on building automated chatbots. These bots will aid people who have suffered discrimination, such as racial or disability discrimination, to make a valid complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission. Although still under construction, these bots will alleviate the complexity of navigating discrimination related laws. This is particularly useful for people from a non-legal background who may have difficulty understanding the law and/or how to make a valid complaint. To learn more on how Tech4Justice is using automation for justice head to https://www.tech4justice.org.au/
WorkChapters is the 'New kid on the Block’ in the Australian legal tech community. A recently launched hybrid legal/HR tech solution, WorkChapters focuses on ’tech-enabled and people-powered employment law and HR solutions for Australian businesses’. Co-Founders, Kirsty Mastores and Yvonne Schmaedeke started their business with a vision to make employment law and HR accessible to all businesses, not just large corporates with in-house legal and HR teams. Having met at the primary school gates where their young children attend school, WorkChapters is an Aussie legal/HR tech platform to watch. To learn more head to www.workchapters.co.
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