This booklet details the research and development of a legal tech self-service platform prototype. Small businesses and startups face legal challenges which consume their limited resources. Three research questions and three objectives were established to motivate the research. Working with Berlin-based law firm SKW Schwarz, the project team conducted content analysis, surveys, and interviews to expose current pain points in commercial law practice. With research across size and industry, the team designed a platform prototype for in-house legal support. The concept includes modern technology practices: UI/UX design, workflow automation, and use of AI. The findings and deliverable aim to provide companies—particularly startups—the knowledge and tools to succeed despite their legal hurdles.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Zhang, Cather
• Andrews, Talia
• Duval, Abigail
• Oleynick, Robert

Subject

• Innovation
• Project-Based Learning
• Industry
• Computing

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050523-110222
• 109061

Keyword

• Self Service
• Legal Tech
• UX Design
• Automation
• Data Privacy
• Prototype

Advisor

• Stanlick, Sarah Eliza
• Arslan, Gizem
• Foo, Katherine

Year

• 2023

Center

• Berlin, Germany Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• SKW Schwarz

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
• 10 - Reducing Inequality
• 16 - Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

Date created

• 2023-05-05

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-050523-110222

Rights statement

• In Copyright

License

• Creative Commons BY-NC Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Last modified

• 2023-06-13