Accelerating the adoption of
Human-Centric Legal Services

About Us

We’re a community of lawyers, designers, educators, students and tech entrepreneurs dedicated to accelerating the adoption of Human-Centric Legal Services

How the Institute works with each of the below groups

CORPORATE

  • Empowers businesses and legal teams to lead the digital transformation, aligning their services with user needs.

  • Facilitates collaboration between legal and tech professionals to create innovative, client-focused solutions.

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

  • Partners with public institutions to modernize legal frameworks and ensure the adoption of user-centric digital practices.

  • Provides training and resources, fostering a proactive approach to digital legal transformation.

ACADEMICS

  • Collaborates to educate the next generation of legal professionals on the importance of human-centric digital services.

  • Drives research and thought leadership on the intersection of law, technology, and user needs (design).

OUR VALUES

Always place people and their needs at the heart of legal solutions, ensuring that these are human- centric designed.

Commit to working with stakeholders and create a broader impact on transforming the future of law for the benefit of society.

Continually seek ways to leverage new and existing technology and design to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of legal services.

Break down barriers to make legal services more understandable, affordable and inclusive (to all individuals and entities).

Maintain clear, honest, and open communication at every step of the legal system.

Work with diverse and international partners to share knowledge, open perspectives, and create synergies and solutions.

Legal design is the application of human-centered design to the world of law, to make legal systems and services more human-centered, usable, and satisfying

Margaret Hagan
Director of the Stanford Legal Design Lab