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A few weeks ago I went to a hearing in municipal court.  I was only there to observe.  I’d never seen one in person before.

And it was riveting.

As a law student, watching that hearing was like being a kid in a candy shop.  I was able to see all these things I had only read about in caselaw and textbooks.  It was about 8 hours long, but to me those hours just flew by.

But something else occurred to me during that hearing.  This is a horrible user experience.

What does that mean?  User experience (usually abbreviated to UX) is a term used in the tech community to describe the interaction between a user and some type of software, usually a website.  Is it easy to understand?  Is it Intuitive? Can a user easily find what they were looking for?Continue Reading UX in the Courtroom

Promoting Justice for all, regardless of how much money someone has in their wallet, or their zip code.

Being a fellow through the ATJ Tech Fellowship means that I work with a host organization to really understand the nitty-gritty of the legal tech world. It allows me to come face to face with the problems that the access to justice community faces and try to come up with legal tech solutions to those problems.

This summer, my host organization is the Montana Legal Services Association (MLSA). This organization works with low-income Montanans to provide legal advice, information, and representation on civil legal issues such as domestic violence, landlord/tenant situations, parental rights, and so much more.Continue Reading A State-Wide Law Firm

My name is Rebekah Hall and I am a 3L at Alexander Blewett III School of Law, and a fellow for the ATJ Tech Fellowship. Under About you can find out more about my background and my weird hobbies.

So why am I starting this blog? Part of the reason is because this blog is…