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Adventures In Legal TechAutomators, Assemble! How to Manage with Quinten SteenhuisI spoke with a consultant who builds document automation tools for private law firms & legal aid agencies, among others. Episode Highlights 01:21 - Problem of slow document generation. 03:10 - Automating documents with DocAssemble. 07:11 - Open source vs. commercial software. 08:52 - Potential and barriers of document automation. 11:01 - Challenges in automating complex documents. 12:02 - Logic and formatting complexity. 14:09 - Customization in legal tech. 15:51 - Impact of budget cuts on Legal Services Corporation. 16:52 - Legal aid’s critical role for com...
2025-09-2329 min
LawDroid Manifesto PodcastThe Justice Engineer: Quinten SteenhuisQuinten Steenhuis's journey from legal aid attorney to legal tech innovator reveals how technology can transform access to justice. As co-director of Suffolk Law School's Legal Innovation and Technology Lab, Quinten shares how his 12 years representing tenants led him to create revolutionary tools like Massachusetts Defense for Eviction (MAID). After helping over 1,000 people individually while watching thousands more get turned away, he developed a "legal clinic in a box" approach that transforms traditional legal services into accessible smartphone-friendly applications. This episode explores how thoughtful technology implementation can scale legal aid delivery and democratize access to justice for vulnerable populations...
2025-06-2356 min
AI Lawyer Talking TechMay 20, 2025 - Reshaping Legal Practice with AIWelcome to 'AI Lawyer Talking Tech', the podcast exploring the cutting edge of artificial intelligence in the legal world. Today, we delve into how AI is rapidly transforming the legal landscape, requiring firms to distinguish hype from substance for optimal implementation. From assessing firm readiness and integrating platforms to addressing critical ethical considerations like data protection and transparency, legal professionals are making informed choices about AI utilization. We'll discuss how AI is boosting efficiency in administrative tasks and substantive legal work, such as document review and research, while also presenting challenges to the traditional definition of practicing law and...
2025-05-2019 min
The Agile Attorney Podcast069. Document Automation Secrets for Small Law Firms with Quinten SteenhuisIf you've ever tried to turn one of your documents or templates into something repeatable, you probably already know it is harder than it looks. Whether you're looking to streamline routine documents or create client-facing tools, this week's conversation will help you find the most effective and straightforward solution for your needs.I'm joined by Quinten Steenhuis, co-director of the Legal Innovation and Technology Lab at Suffolk Law School and owner of Lemma Consulting. His work with the Document Assembly Line project during the pandemic revolutionized access to justice when courts physically closed but legal needs remained...
2025-05-1346 min
Notes To My (Legal) SelfSeason 10, Episode 1: Too Helpful? What is the Line Between UPL and Legal Information? (with Erin Levine and Quinten Steenhuis)What happens when legal tech gets too helpful? In this episode of Notes to My (Legal) Self, we kick off our new series, The Future Belongs to Builders, by exploring the fine line between legal information and legal advice. In “Too Helpful? What is the Line Between UPL and Legal Information?” Erin Levine, CEO of Hello Divorce, and Quinten Steenhuis, legal tech expert at Suffolk Law School and founder of Lemma Legal Consulting, join us to dissect how technology is transforming the legal landscape—and sometimes blurring boundaries.
Erin and Quinten dive into the critic...
2024-10-1447 min
RechtsgesprächAnonymisierung von Rechtsdaten | Court Form Simplification in the USA In der 94. Folge des Rechtsgespräch-Podcasts unterhalte ich mich mit Axel Adrian. Der ist Notar, und er forscht und lehrt an der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Nürnberg-Erlangen. Axel Adrian hat ein spannendes Projekt zur Anonymisierung von Gerichtsentscheidungen und Anwaltsschriftsätzen geleitet. Wir unterhalten uns darüber und über Rechtsdaten als Kulturgut. Mein zweiter Gast: Quinten Steenhuis, Rechtsanwalt und Co-Leiter des Legal Innovation and Technology Lab der Suffolk Law School in Boston. Er hat dort mit seinen Studierenden und rechtssuchendem Publikum spannende Projekte durchgeführt, u.a. zur Vereinfachung und Digitalisierung von Gerichtsformularen, auf Basis von 24.000 solcher Formular...
2024-07-071h 01
RechtsgesprächInnovationen in Anwaltskanzleien und Rechtsabteilungen Die 93. Folge des Rechtsgespräch-Podcasts ist einmal wieder ein Roundtable. Meine Gäste: die Vorsitzende des Legal-Tech-Verbands Alisha Andert, der Rechtsanwalt und Gründer einer KI-Casemanagementsoftware-Firma Björn Frommer, dem Legal-Operations-und Business Technologies-Chef einer Wirtschaftskanzlei Marc Geiger und dem Chefsyndikus der KfW Karsten Hardrath. Wir sprechen über Trends im Rechtsmarkt, Change Management, juristischen Nachwuchs und – natürlich – über KI im Recht. Anstelle eines Lesetipps gibt es – wie üblich nach einem Roundtable – einen Kommentar zum Gespräch. ***Werbung*** juris PraxisKommentar ERV. juris ist der führende Anbieter von digitalem R...
2024-07-0349 min
RechtsgesprächDigitalisierung im Notariat und der Afro-Deutsche Jurist:innen e.V. In der 91. Folge des Rechtsgespräch-Podcasts unterhalte ich mich mit Jens Bormann. Der ist Notar und Präsident der Bundesnotarkammer. Wir sprechen über den elektronischen Rechtsverkehr und Notarinnen und Notare als Treiber der Digitalisierung, über Kosten für die Dienstleistungen der Notare und über die nötige Modernisierung des Rechts. Mein zweiter Gast: Jermaine Washington. Der Rechtsanwalt ist Gründer und Vorsitzender des Afro-Deutsche Jurist:innen e.V.. Unser Thema: Erfahrungen, die die Mitglieder des Vereins verbinden, das Engagement der Afro-Deutschen Jurist:innen für Menschen afrikanischer Abstammung in Deutschland und rechtspolitische Wünsche. ...
2024-06-1947 min
The Kennedy-Mighell ReportFresh Voices on Legal Tech with Quinten SteenhuisThe core of what Quinten Steenhuis does at Suffolk University’s Legal Innovation and Technology Lab is find new ways to help poor people gain access to legal help to work toward closing the justice gap. Dennis and Tom talk with Quinten about his work in this space to learn more about legal tech’s uses and potential for solving large-scale problems in the justice system. Quinten explains specific tech developed at the Lab, talks about tech competence and education amongst attorneys and law students, shares his favorite collaboration tools, and much more. Quinten also digs into the best curr...
2024-02-2349 min
Legal Talk Network - Law News and Legal TopicsFresh Voices on Legal Tech with Quinten SteenhuisThe core of what Quinten Steenhuis does at Suffolk University’s Legal Innovation and Technology Lab is find new ways to help poor people gain access to legal help to work toward closing the justice gap. Dennis and Tom talk with Quinten about his work in this space to learn more about legal tech’s uses and potential for solving large-scale problems in the justice system. Quinten explains specific tech developed at the Lab, talks about tech competence and education amongst attorneys and law students, shares his favorite collaboration tools, and much more. Quinten also digs into the best curr...
2024-02-2351 min
Talk Justice An LSC PodcastHow a Virtual Assembly Line Accelerated an Access-to-Justice ProjectSuffolk Law Professor Quinten Steenhuis discusses his team’s successful collaboration with legal aid orgs to use technology to scale help for the courtformsonline.org project and the potential to use tech to extend the reach of legal services.
2023-02-2834 min
Reimagining JusticeOne law school’s response to covid19: global collaboration developing online legal services with Quinten SteenhuisIn this episode no. 33 I speak with Quinten Steenhuis, Clinical Fellow at Suffolk University Law School doing what I would describe as ground-breaking work through a project responding to the covid19 crisis by bringing essential legal services online. But before this project, as a senior housing attorney and systems administrator at Greater Boston Legal Services Quinten had developed MADE, an effective legal tech product assisting people with eviction proceedings. He also runs his own consulting business Lemma Legal focusing on user-facing technology projects. You’ll no doubt hear the excitement in my voice as we di...
2020-04-2755 min
Law Technology NowEvaluating Legal Technology ApplicationsMarc Lauritsen and Quinten Steenhuis talk about how lawyers should be more engaged with legal technology applications and how to get started. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-03-1839 min