Building Legal Inclusion Worldwide

Our mission is to democratize the legal experience through technology for the public good. The magnitude of the access to justice crisis is vast, and the justice tech sector is rapidly emerging to meet these challenges.

We enable tech innovation for the creation and scaling of affordable, accessible solutions to those impacted by the justice system.

Justice problems create adverse impact on billions of people who face significant obstacles to meeting their justice needs. Most do not turn to lawyers.

• Over 5 billion people cannot access their rights.

• 92% of people with civil legal problems did not receive any or enough legal assistance in 2022, up from 86% in 2017.

• In at least 75% of civil cases, at least one party is self-represented, meaning they fend for themselves in a process that is stacked against them.

• The US is ranked #115 of 142 countries on affordability of access to legal support.

Leveraging technology is the most efficient way to close gaps in justice, but biases and barriers block access, stifle innovation, and prevent scalable impact.

Our vision is modeled on the concept of financial inclusion, as defined by the World Bank. Legal inclusion is intended to help individuals gain access to useful and affordable products and services that meet their legal needs – all delivered in a responsible and sustainable way. Legal inclusion is the vehicle to deliver access to justice. It is an enabler for UN Sustainable Development Goals 10: Reduced Inequalities and 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.

JTA supports technology solutions that seek to advance legal inclusion – technology that reduces disproportionate impact and inequitable access to justice.

Our broad network offers the public a curated group of ethical tech solutions for their legal needs, funding opportunities for investors, and aggregated data for policy experts and reform advocates.

The law belongs to all of us, not just those who can afford it.

Justice Technology Association is the nexus of a fast expanding community dedicated to a fair justice system. We grow, shape, and organize the emerging justice tech sector. We bring together industry innovators, like-minded organizations, and influential supporters to build visibility, advocate for regulatory reform, build inclusive teams, and share reliable data. Technology can help automate, simplify, and increase global public access to justice. Our coalition works to eliminate roadblocks and increase visibility of the opportunities for impact and ROI.

JTA's founding team came together with the vision to help mission-focused entrepreneurs building affordable and innovative technology to bridge the justice gap.

Representing a broad range of disciplines, our board of advisors include top reform advocates, innovators, investors, and tech leaders committed to leveraging technology to benefit the public. Our advisors are a vital component of JTA and help drive concrete efforts to narrow the justice gap with technology.