Saving lives through the power of an online legal community with Kate Briscoe

In episode no. 67 I speak with Kate Briscoe, of LegalBeagles. The discussion covers:

• how Kate’s inability to get a job played a part in starting LegalBeagles;
• how LegalBeagles works today;
• the large numbers of threads and visitors to the site;
• the emerging areas of law covered by LegalBeagles;
• who the volunteers are, what training they undertake to assist on the platform and why Kate thinks they contribute;
• how LegalBeagles is filling a gap and providing assistance that isn’t being provided anywhere else including from the funded Citizens Advice Bureau;
• LegalBeagles’ governance structure and relationship with professional legal regulation;
• Kate’s views on how a lot of innovation initiatives put the “cart before the horse”;
• the many reasons it may not be appropriate to go to a lawyer;
• how machine learning is drawing on LegalBeagles’ employment law data to provide instant responses;
• various set-backs LegalBeagles has experienced including loss of a major partner;
• Kate’s thoughts on the role of the legal profession in addressing the justice crisis;
• sources of monetisation and sustainability of the platform;
• where legal consumers actually go for legal help and how they know who to trust;
• the link between litigation, health and justice;
• how the model is saving lives; and
• Kate’s definition of legal innovation.

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Links:

• LegalBeagles 
• JustBeagle
• SRA | Solicitors Regulation Authority
• Neota Logic's App Gallery
• Neota Logic
• Churchill Trust project

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