7/19 Apply to the Justice Innovation Challenge!!

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7/19 Apply to the Justice Innovation Challenge!!

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The Justice Innovation Challenge is seeking your bold solution to address important access to justice issues. The challenge—which will be run by the Access to Justice Tech Fellows program and sponsored by the Law School Admission Council—invites law student innovators and entrepreneurs from around the nation to participate in developing practical solutions that address communities’ legal needs for a chance to receive seed funding and mentorship.

LEARN MORE at: https://www.atjtechfellows.org/justicei ... nchallenge


WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

We’re seeking community centered solutions that utilize digital technology, user-centered design, and/or data informed decision making in addressing the gap in legal services. Submissions can span the spectrum of civil justice issues.Need inspiration on coming up with an idea. Be sure to check out the Project Ideas page for more examples. Solutions can address justice barriers from a geographic community, a community of common interest or a racial/cultural identity.

SCOPE OF THE CHALLENGE

Participants can work individually or in teams on self-generated innovation projects, resulting in initiatives that can directly benefit and in collaboration with a sponsoring non-profit legal services organization. Projects should be aimed to help low-income individuals who need legal support and other resource help for legal issues such as domestic violence, consumer debt, evictions, business entity formation, foreclosures and access to government benefits

HOW TO ENTER

Please read the FAQs for students and Official Rules to answer any of your questions! If something is not clear, please contact the challenge coordinator, Miguel Willis at mwillis@lsac.org. The submission link on the Justice Innovation Challenge website will not go live until June 26th, so in the meantime, participants should prepare all their materials based on the requirements of the challenge and simply upload them when the platform goes live. Students should fill out this form to express interest, stay up to date, and receive a notification when the platform goes live!

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Lisa Patterson
Program Director for Externships, Public Interest
and Access to Justice Initiatives
518 O'Brian Hall
Phone: (716) 645-6262
Email: LPatter@Buffalo.edu
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