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'Innovation, in my understanding, is finding a new way of conducting a trial or court case.

For the Dutch civil commercial claims, I built an integrated digital procedure: e-filing, one digital case file accessible by all involved in the case, and digital case management.

Case management basically consists of deciding the next procedural step in the case of an event: someone files a defence, and then what is the next step? If the system “knows” what the next step is, it can automatically execute it, for instance tasking a party to file. In the case of defence, the case judge needs to decide what comes next: a hearing, another round of document exchange, or a decision straight away.

In most cases, the clerk will know what to do, but in exceptional situations, she can refer the case to the case judge for a decision on the next step.

This is serious innovation, and I am quite proud we were able to pull it off. It reduces waiting time since most of the time no human is needed to move the case forward. One case in our pilot scheme was completed, from filing, through a hearing to judgment, in seven weeks'.

- Dory Reiling

Innovating justice delivery through technology: Lessons from Dutch Courts What can Dutch courts teach us about enabling justice through technology? Q&A with Dory Reiling, an independent judicial reform expert.

Hi friends,

Issue #6 of the Legal Tech Digest is up.

Notes below. Read the full issue on the website (https://bit.ly/3rXTsWY).

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KEY STORIES

1. Lawyered, the Gurgaon-based legal marketplace and retail legal services platform, has acquired legal compliance startup Let’s Scale-Up.

2. Litigation finance platform LegalPay closes new pre-series A funding

3. Two Indian legal tech startups recognized in NASSCOM's Emerge 50 Awards: Leegality and Credgenics.

In the essential readings section, there are two recommended editorial pieces. One deals with ease and accessibility of legal information for citizens, the other is a critical take on Contract Lifecycle Management platforms from a systems theory perspective.

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HOUSEKEEPING

Added two more sections:

1. Opportunities in legal tech 💼

This section will have a curated selection of career opportunities specifically in the legal tech sector, with relevance to Indians. If an international opportunity is being shared, it's first being vetted that it actually applies to Indians.

For issue 6, this section has Vanderbilt's NewLaw accelerator focused on legal process design, legal tech job opportunities in Gurugram and Bangalore, and Lander & Rodgers' LawTech Hub incubator.

2. Market research and insights 💡

This section has industry forecasts. Market review, predictions, industry insights, and intelligence.

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Legal tech news from India | Issue 6 of the Legal tech digest Domestic legal tech acquisition, fundraise at LegalPay, a comic series from Agami, and more legal tech news from India. Includes two new sections on industry forecasts and legal tech opportunities.