Retired. Committed to #Codesigning Justice & #LegalEmpowerment. Busy fighting White Supremacy & Christian Nationalism in Flori-duh.
Northeast Florida
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Melissa Pershing Moss retweeted
Happening Now: Oregon Supreme Court considers a supervised pathway to law licensure. Whatever the decision today, THIS is an example of a court truly engaged in self-regulation, w/out delegatory outsourcing. It's OUR profession. WE should dictate the requirements for entry.
Melissa Pershing Moss retweeted
AND the solutions we've crafted over the past 100+ years to meet people's legal needs are woefully imperfect and inadequate. Disturbingly so.
That we as a profession refuse to make any changes absent proof that such changes result in perfect outcomes is absolutely rage-inducing.
“By the time you come to the perfect solution, the problem has already changed.”
– Jessie Shefrin
This one is for all the folks out there in lawland who oppose change to #MakeLawBetter in the face of our many current failures.
(TY to @matthomann for the quote)
Melissa Pershing Moss retweeted
We haven't even had a real, informed debate yet. We have one side being asked to prove the negative and collecting the small amount of data we can while the other is sharing their feelings about an economic (not ethics) restriction rooted in assumption.
news.bloomberglaw.com/busine…
Melissa Pershing Moss retweeted
It's Friday, I'll go harder.
When the UT sandbox launched, "non-lawyer" co-ownership ⬇️50% was classified Low Risk and ⬆️50% was Low/Moderate Risk. Today, ABS structures are classified Low Risk. Why has that changed?
*Data has entered the chat*
*Feelings have left the chat*
Here we go again with all-or-nothing thinking. The medical profession’s experience with PE ownership should be a guide for developing *better* models of co-ownership in the law. And not mentioned here (of course) is the data on these models in UT and AZ. abovethelaw.com/2023/08/than…
Melissa Pershing Moss retweeted
And, if at this moment in time, the ABA dismantles its Center for Innovation, whether officially or effectively through budget cuts?
There is not a desert in the land big enough to hold the hubris-swollen collective head of this organization.
It needs the Center.
Melissa Pershing Moss retweeted
By placing people like Younger (who has spread misinformation on reg reform) on the @ABAInnovation council, ABA leadership has taken a clear stance against the free flow of dialogue on issues of importance to the profession.
Independence of thought & #A2J are under attack here.
Citing 'political challenges' within the ABA, its Center for Innovation cancelled an op-ed advocating for regulatory reform. I have the op-ed and full details of what happened. This comes as the ABA annual meeting convenes in Denver. @ABAesq #ABAAnnual
lawnext.com/2023/08/citing-p…
Melissa Pershing Moss retweeted
Well deserved coverage of important work by @ACarpenterProf @alyxmark @shanahanlawprof and Jessica Steinberg 💥 The Hidden Problems of “Lawyerless Courts”—and How to Fix Them sjquinney.utah.edu/resgestae…
Melissa Pershing Moss retweeted
At @LegalAidLA, @SilviaArgueta5 made a conscious decision to treat IT staff and infrastructure investment as a business necessity like lightbulbs, power, paper - because ultimately it is; more and more funders and boards now recognize this. #LSCITC
Melissa Pershing Moss retweeted
"You can't ask people for feedback and then ignore them."
- Erin Frisch, MI Child Support Services
Integrating user-centered research into systems, processes requires new, different kinds of staff. Another way that we need to think differently about delivering justice.
#LSCITC
Melissa Pershing Moss retweeted
"The people who scream the loudest are the lawyers. It's always the lawyers."
- @maryjuetten talking about why we aren't expanding who can provide legal services
REMEMBER: 92% OF LOW-INCOME PEOPLE WHO NEED LEGAL HELP GET NONE!!!
Lawyers alone are not enough.
#LSCITC
Melissa Pershing Moss retweeted
I love talking to Caroline, and this is a topic I have all the opinions about, so maybe give it a listen 👂
In this week’s podcast, An Insider Look into the Importance of Design in Digital Products, LEGALTECH MATTERS host @chillmedia talks with @NicoleBradick, Founder/CEO of the legal and justice technology design and development agency, @theoryprinciple: litera.global/3GrBlPg
Melissa Pershing Moss retweeted
Out today! Legal tech entrepreneur Amanda Brown (@accesstowhat) joins Cat Moon (@inspiredcat) on Talk Justice to discuss mapping the #accesstojustice landscape in Louisiana and developing the groundbreaking Access Points project for #legalaid. legaltalknetwork.com/podcast…
Melissa Pershing Moss retweeted
I revisited this @wihender's piece on @IAALS blog last night by accident, and I do not regret it.
Did you know that fewer than 1 in 10 healthcare providers has an MD or DO? What a rich ecosystem of patient care that law can't come close to matching.
iaals.du.edu/blog/rule-maker…
Melissa Pershing Moss retweeted
"I give to ALSC because... We believe in community-driven solutions!" Thanks to Executive Director Nikole Nelson for reminding us that on #GivingTuesday and every day, we're all in this together.
Melissa Pershing Moss retweeted
With Trump back on Twitter,
it’s a good time to watch this Jan 6 hearing. It covers each of Trump’s tweets that day, including those that have been deleted, and features multiple Trump WH staff describing his inexcusable conduct during the violence. january6th.house.gov/legisla…
Melissa Pershing Moss retweeted
How might *functional fixedness* be getting in our way, when it comes to creating greater access to legal help, including self-help?
bit.ly/3OlY0A1
h/t @matthomann
Melissa Pershing Moss retweeted
How are the power of law and the power of organizing a solution to #climatechange?
#COP27 #legalempowerment @sonkita
ALT Sonkita Conteh, Director of Namati Sierra Leone
Melissa Pershing Moss retweeted
In #Uganda, the Family Justice Catalogue has proven helpful in solving different types of cases. In an in-depth interview, @FrancisOgweng Carol Shemeri and Jackline Kagoya explain how they used it to provide fair and accessible #justice to Ugandans. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=wdC7Y6Ks…
Melissa Pershing Moss retweeted
Not sure where to go in the Twitter retreat? If you are #LegalTech or #LegalInnovation related, here’s 👇one option:
Friends who want to stay connected to others in the legal innovation / legal tech space, please join the Slack team that @lawdroid has set up for us.
I'll be sharing event and other info there, and likely the other 100+ who have already joined will, too.
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