International Journal of Computer Science & Information Technology (IJCSIT) Vol 10, No 5, October 2018
ONLINE LEGAL SERVICE: THE PRESENT AND
FUTURE
Md.Aminur Islam, Jannatul Ferdaus, Md. Abbas Ali khan and Md. Tarek Habib
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Daffodil International University,
Dhaka, Bangladesh
ABSTRACT
To find a lawyer becomes a headache for business organization or general people. Sometimes people face
many difficulties to find proper lawyer as their requirements, because of information gap. In addition, it is
also difficult to find experienced lawyer. Usually, in order to hire a lawyer people need to meet him
physically which is time-consuming and expensive. The delivery of legal services remains largely
fragmented, outdated, and inefficient.The main purpose of this paper is to do empirical research about how
the Internet is currently failing laypeople who are searching online for the legal help to their life problems
and what a future agenda of user-centered standards and practices for better legal help on the Internet
could be. It initially looks at the existing literature about how the Internet can best be used as legal asset
and the situation quo of lawful help websites. Then it metering and looks at negative client reports and
Investigates of legal help websites. Finally, it presents the primary study of how people search for
resources to solve a legal problem, how they scorn and counts legal aid services online, and their
recompose on which existing lawful help websites they consider to be the most usable, the most faithful,
and the most valued. This data is necessary to propose new best exercises about how these tech-based
services can best serve people, in terms of usability, characteristic of service, and safeguard of the users'
interests. It also ensures the importance of the Internet as a lawful help service and highlights the need for
more experiment and development on better online legal service help websites that fit general people needs
and preferences.
KEYWORDS:
Online Legal Serivce, Hire Lawyer Online, Search Lawyer Online, Legal Service Online Bangaldesh,Legal
Technology, Procedural Justice.
1. INTRODUCTION
The technology has rapt the universe of juridical services and commitment to enhance how
people entrance and explore the justice process. The Traders and researchers are call on for
improvement of tech-based assets that aids general people explore their juridical issues [1].
Juridical futurist Richard Susskind focuses to the likelihood for online juridical services to
democratize access to juridical services. It is early days to be sure, but inside few years these
online juridical service systems will be commonplace in helping laypeople to identify when they
need juridical help and to pick the best sources of counsel, as well as in actually offering them
handy direction [2]. Online juridical services will create the law accessible to laypeople who
would something else have no reasonable sources of juridical aid. This I call the accomplishment
of the 'latent juridical market'- those numberless occasions in the lives of many laypeople when
they need juridical help and would convenience from juridical help but, until now, people have
been incapable to secure this assistance. Online juridical service, therefore, will free the latent
juridical market. The commitment is that there can be a new generation of online lawful
commodities and services that approve people to detect and explore juridical aid. There are calls
for technology to rise the ability of civil juridical service providers to convention the juridical
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requirements of all laypeople [3].Practitioner’s attorney that much intellectual juridical
technology be built, so that both lawyers and clients can increase their receptivity to resolve
juridical problems and locate the ingress to justice gap [4]. Johnson trumpets the possible for
online tools to authorize people to ingress juridical services and letting them 'defeats their fears of
contracting with lawyers and the possible complicacies of juridical problems' [5]. These type of
changes in technology will grant "an another source of reasonable juridical services aid fulfill the
gap left by overloaded and reducing juridical aid groups". The vision is that online sites and
instruments will let any individual with an Internet connection indicate juridical facts, find out her
specific problem, and explore the juridical procedure to solution [6]. Furthermore, the prospect is
that online juridical services will aid more people ingress juridical services that nowadays do.
Scholars hope that tech based services will open up ingress to laypeople who nowadays have
inconvenience engrossing juridical services, including those in village areas, without available
time amid standard working hours, with dynamism restrictions, or without private transit [7].
Furthermore, tech-enabled juridical aid grants many conveniences over eyeball-to-eyeball
service, together with scalability for service suppliers and benefit, sincerity, and lawyer cost for
people. Further, there is a necessity for new ways to engage and backing user with juridical aid,
particularly as current studies show that many laypeople with civil justice problems do no
connect to experienced, such as law librarians, lawyers, courts, or otherwise, for aid with their
problems [8].The ABA upheld fourteen a few entrance to equity ventures from 2012 to 2013 to
created online juridical services for client [9].Different non picks up and revenue driven
organizations have created mobile applications, web sites, and other programming software that
objective to give benefit people group’s juridical necessities. The clear description of the issue is
to give online support to the online legal seeking person.
2. LITERATURE REVIEW
In characterizing client focused models for online legitimate help services, there is a constrained
collection of research from attorneys, human-computer interaction scholars, sociologists that set
out beginning understandings of how laypeople utilize the Internet to get to lawful help and what
key fail points and chances exist.There are expanding quantities of lawful data sources and
services available to the overall population online. Though data about the law and tools to finish
lawful tasks were truly saved for legitimate experts, there has been an opportunity to developing
these legal services available on the web, either for very low costor for free. The sorts of websites
and their patrons include the following classes.
2.1 GOVERNMENT/COURT-SPONSORED INFORMATION
Sites that say what the law is, the thing that lawful techniques are, and what qualification for
accepting administrations are. [10].Non-profit Legal Services Referrals/Information sites that
assistance a client make sense of what their lawful issue is and what nearby services are
accessible. [11]. Private Legal Information sites that assistance clients comprehend what the law
says in regards to specific subjects. These incorporate destinations that present articles and replies
on lawful issues, as Immihelp, Nolo, Upcounsil, and Hiremelegal, and in addition more legal
advisor centered apparatuses that give top to bottom research instruments and rundowns, as
CaseText, Judicata, Ravel, PlainSite, and CoCounsel.Legal Services/Eligibilitysites that present
screener to figure out what legitimate services or ways clients may be qualified to seek after.
Regularly these are controlled by philanthropies or new businesses. Cases of these destinations
incorporate Expunge.io and Citizenship Works. Private Legal Self-Help tools that furnish the
client with data as well as help them in getting frames finished or even to settle their question
without experiencing the courts by any stretch of the imagination. Here, there are for the most
part revenue driven new businesses like Bridge US, Modria, Legal Zoom and Rocket Lawyer.
More laypeople are swinging to the Internet to discover help to determine issues with lawful
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measurements. The Internet is progressively a first port of require a man when searching out data
about whether their concern is a legitimate one, and how to conceivably address it [12].A recent
report 2010 from the ABA finds that an expanding number of individuals are utilizing on the web
scans to discover a legal counselor for an individual lawful issue. The survey found that the vast
majority, in the event that they required a legal counselor for an individual legitimate issue,
would first swing to family, companions, and associates to discover a legal counselor and
afterward contact a known legal counselor, look in a registry, or hunt online [13].Younger adults
are especially likely to depend on web scans for finding a legal counselor, while not very many of
those more than 65 would utilize the Internet to discover a legal advisor [14].
The survey asked into what online services a man would be destined to utilize if hunting down a
legal advisor to help them. The individual was offered the alternatives of legal advisors' sites,
social networks like Facebook & twitter, an online catalog, a Q&A site, a legal advisor rating
webpage, sites or email list hosts. The most astounding number of respondents said they would
likely utilize Q&A sites, attorney rating sites, and legal advisors' own particular sites. Online
indexes and coordinating sites positioned to some degree lower. Positioned very low were online
journals, web-based social networking, and Twitter, Facebook, and list hosts [15]. At the point
when individuals chose to continue on a lawful issue without an attorney, the ABA survey found
that they were probably going to swing to free online services. Free online services positioned
nearly as exceedingly as the utilization of court self-improvement focuses or judges. Free online
administrations positioned higher than books, court agents, programming, or curators. Expense-
based online lawful administrations were positioned the most minimal, as to the least extent liable
to be utilized [16]. Free online lawful assets were especially prevalent among more youthful and
lower salary respondents.
The ABA overview demonstrates that individuals do have a large enthusiasm for free on the web
legitimate assets and unbundled lawful service that they could buy from legal counselors. It
likewise demonstrates that for the errand of searching down an attorney, the Internet may not be
their first asset, but rather it is more prominent among youngsters and is about as famous as
looking through an offline storage. These patterns all demonstrate that the Internet as a wellspring
of legitimate help regardless of whether it is being utilized for finding a legal counselor or
exploring a lawful methodology without one is an imperative focus for taking a shot at enhancing
access to equity, particularly among more youthful individuals and those in bringing down wage
levels.
3. METHODOLOGY
We developed a web based system which name is CaseLaw. CaseLaw is an online platform for
Lawyers and Clients from where client can post their cases and lawyer can submit proposal on
cases and hired by client to handle cases. This system can store all previous job information that
is helpful for client to find out experienced lawyer. Finding a lawyer sometime becomes a
headache for business organization or general people. Sometimes people face many difficulties to
find proper lawyer as their requirements, because of information gap. In addition, it is also
difficult to find experienced lawyer. Usually, in order to hire a lawyer people need to meet him
physically which is time-consuming and expensive. The delivery of legal services remains largely
fragmented, outdated, and inefficient. Suppose a person resides outside Dhaka Now, if he meet to
deal with a case from Dhaka Supreme Court then he must come to Supreme Court physically.
This takes times and also expensive. To solve this problem CaseLaw provides a platform which
enables the person finding proper lawyer sitting at home. The person can find lawyer based on
their experience, qualification, and region and can hire remotely.
Business process model represents the social and economic value. The most part of the business
model is how to revenue from the model. CaseLaw has small revenue part.
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Figure 1: Business process mode.
Figure 2: Business process model.
Figure 3: Business process model of how a client
c handle lawyer offer/bid on case
and hire lawyer.
3.1 LOGICAL DATA MODEL
The logical data model represents the data processing modules. It used for data analysis and
processing easily. The Entity-Relationship
Relationship Diagram/Model represents the logical data model.
Our Web Application is Dynamic,
Dynamic this function works by using the internet. A database is neede
needed
for storing and retrieving data.. The internet is a most important role in our application. For
ensuring security
ecurity there is a DBA (Database Administrator) who can only access the database
database. The
following figure 4.1 shows the relationship between the user and the system.
3.2 INTERACTION DESIGN AND UX
User Experience (UX) is critical to the success or failure of a product in the market. Interaction
Design is most important part of User Experience (UX) design. An application fruition depends
on User satisfaction. How an application is more attractive to the user is depends on. The
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following figure 4.2 shows there are 7 factors that describe user experience, according to Peter
Morville.
Figure 3.1: Request lifecycle.
Figure 3.2: The 7 factors that influence user experience.
4. THE FUTURE OF ONLINE LEGAL SERVICE
Technological innovation has prompted more institutionalized answers for the conveyance of
lawful procedures and the capacity to products numerous lawful administrations. Various
legitimate tech organizations, colleges and law offices are presently investigating the degree to
which the subjective area of legal advisors can likewise be computerized. As indicated by
Riverview, 'an essential target is to mechanize a portion of the subjective capacities of
information specialists to furnish associations with wise choice help apparatuses' (Hyde 2015).
Riverview is right now working with Liverpool University in an offer to apply computerized
reasoning (AI) to lawful assignments. The joint wander will perceive how far the AI skill of
Liverpool University's software engineering office can be utilized as a part of a business law
office. This wander returns on the of Hodge Jones and Allen's work with scholastics from
University College London (UCL) to make programming that evaluates the benefits of individual
damage cases. A teacher of financial aspects and monetary estimation at UCL analyzed 600 cases
finished up finished a year time frame utilizing measurable procedures to decide the elements
adding to progress or disappointment and level of harms and expenses. The outcome was a
gadget that can ascertain the feasible results of individual damage cases. The associations close to
home damage group administrator said the demonstrating 'tested some of our partialities about the
cases we ought to go up against' (New Law Journal 2014: on the web). Advanced machine
perusing programming has demonstrated speedier and more exact than a specialist in conveying
equivalent lawful administrations and choices guidance. As right on time as the 1970s
Weizenbaum (1976) contended that PCs should not to settle on legal choices, despite the fact that
they could possibly do as such. Berman and Hafner (1987) examine various reasons why lawful
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choices can't be clarified by any manage based model of law, however mind boggling. The
legitimate chief applies existing tenets, as well as is frequently called upon to inventively adjust
rules, to pick among contending rules, and to make new standards (Gardner 1985). Master
frameworks can be utilized as a part of the administration of algorithmic basic leadership how
much this utilization meets moral and nuanced understandings of cases stays to be seen yet these
frameworks can likewise be utilized to sort out and show the important actualities and issues in
the administration of human chiefs (e.g. IBM's Watson and ROSS frameworks).It is likely the
joining of data and advanced innovations into criminal lawful practice and the activity of the
courts will reshape the conduct designs and the reasoning procedure of partners in the criminal
lawful field, from judges and legal advisors to court assistants and staff in legitimate firms. The
esteem and possibility of virtual court frameworks in England and Wales has been talked about
on various events as a major aspect of the Ministry of Justice's advanced methodology. A move to
e-revelation and digitalized CPS/criminal case forms has officially changed criminal legitimate
practice. By 2020 digitization looks set to additionally affect criminal legitimate specialists both
regarding how conventional cases are led, and through new digital wrongdoing and innovation
laws
5. CASE STUDY
Singapore as of now has set up an Electronic Litigation System which has been asserted to help
accomplish viable, proficient and temperate administering and organization of equity
(http://www.supcourt.gov.sg/). As right on time as 1996, the Singapore frameworks persuaded
some 'IT clever legal advisors' to experiment with utilizing e-docs in the Technology Court for
both criminal and common trials. In 1998, the utilization of e-docs was reached out to all interests
heard in the Court of Appeal and in Magistrates' Appeals (managed by the Chief Justice). What's
more, in 1999, the utilization of e-docs was stretched out to every single criminal trial and chose
common trials. This was made conceivable when every one of the courts and chambers in the
Supreme Court Building were completely prepared to help the utilization of e-docs through level
screen screens on rotatable arms, video exchanging gadgets and custommade podiums, all
making the courts e-docs fit.Online dispute resolution (ODR) is being touted as a region with
gigantic potential for addressing the necessities of the legitimate framework and its clients. It’s
mean to expand access to equity and resolve debate all the more effectively, rapidly and
efficiently is as of now being effectively incorporated by destinations, for example, eBay,
Cybersettle and the Canadian Civil Resolution Tribunal. For low esteem guarantees, the present
court framework can be expensive, moderate, and complex, particularly for defendants face to
face. The Online Dispute Resolution Advisory Group, set up by the Civil Justice Council,
investigated the capability of ODR for common question of significant worth under £25,000. The
gathering's principle suggestion is that HM Courts and Tribunals Service build up another, web
based court benefit, known as HM Online Court (HMOC): 'On HMOC, individuals from the
Judiciary would choose cases on an online premise, connecting electronically with parties. Prior
determination of question on HMOC would likewise be accomplished through crafted by people
we call 'facilitators' (ODR Advisory Group 2015: 6). The gathering recommends three levels:
online assessment (guidance); online assistance (intercession); and online judges (overseeing and
choosing cases) (Hodges 2015). Numbers in the present little claims framework have contracted
from 60,000 of every 2001 to an insignificant 25,000 of every 2014. That use is 'overshadowed
by the 500,000 question handled in 2014 in the ombudsmen framework, which have kept on
ascending for a few years' (Hodges 2015). Hodges (2015) takes note of that 'it is as of now settled
that purchasers who have question with merchants are more pulled in to ombudsmen than to
courts or administrative protest capacities'. Inquiries concerning the suitability of a court-based
ODR framework point to the missing human component, the requirement for discourse, and the
significance of unloading where terms and assertions may have been misconstrued. But then,
eBay's ODR framework is conceivably a standout amongst the best contentions for taking a
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gander at extending where and how these procedures are actualized. Around 60 million
contradictions among merchants on eBay are settled each year utilizing (ODR Advisory Group
2015: 11-12).
6. CONCLUSION
This empirical study of how laypeople utilize the Internet to react to issues with lawful issues
avows the significance of client encounter outline and characterizes an underlying arrangement of
client prerequisites for better methods of online lawful administrations. Following this underlying
investigation of a restricted statistic, and of a specific sort of lawful errand, there is requirement
for additionally investigation of laypeople's encounters with online legitimate help
administrations. The client needs, inclinations, and work processes archived here can be checked
in more broad observational and ethnographic future investigations. Future endeavors can
likewise test the bits of knowledge by really fabricating innovations upon them, setting them in
the hands of non-legal advisors, and testing whether clients' understanding, engagement, and
finish on legitimate errands are enhanced by new, client focused plans of lawful help
administrations. This investigation establishes a framework of bits of knowledge and necessities
which ensuing examinations must test and grow. This Article additionally can be utilized as the
initial phase in an outline procedure that outcomes in the formation of new models of lawful
administrations. The client necessities and discoveries can fill in as foundational experiences for
originators and engineers, who are occupied with making higher quality online legitimate help.
The outline ideas talked about in the Takeaways session offer some encouraging headings for
usage centered associations to seek after. The client research and outline ideas in a perfect world
will be utilized to model new sorts of legitimate data destinations, record get together devices,
debate determination stages, and other online lawful administrations. Testing of these new
models will likewise add to scholarly talks of what sorts of introductions and instruments are best
in connecting the entrance to equity hole. To convey advancement to the entrance to equity
development, there should be more observational investigation of what diverse gatherings of
laypeople require and incline toward when utilizing innovation based assets, and in addition
improvement of these new devices. This two-track way to deal with advancement will convey on
the colossal guarantee that moderate innovation, productive information systems, and intelligent
plan has for individuals' capacity to explore the lawful framework proficiently and successfully.
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