Justin Kan Raises $10M for New Legal Startup
Most startups are pitched with a problem statement: our users want X, and here&#x27;s how we&#x27;re going to give it to them. This article talks about how lawyers don&#x27;t do X and how Justin thinks they should — but not necessarily that they want to.<p>As someone who spent 7 years working in biglaw, I can attest that there are many technology-related things that would make lawyers more efficient. For example, the large law firm I worked for ran Windows XP until 2011. This lag is due to (1) the fact that senior lawyers are generally very resistant to new technologies; and (2) the fact that law firms run custom&#x2F;old software (to do things like format legal briefs to meet the standards of the relevant jurisdiction), which is mission-critical and may not be compatible with software updates.<p>I&#x27;m curious to see what Justin is building here, and hopefully some of the other news coverage with elucidate where the demand is going to come from for his new product&#x2F;services.<p>Perhaps they&#x27;re envisioning their &quot;user&quot; as corporate legal clients, who are going to pressure their law firm to use his project management software? An indirect model like this might make sense, but it sounds like a tough slog to me.<p>Anyone else know more?