Quinten Steenhuis

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"Legal rebel", Lawyer, educator, software developer and agent for social change @suffolklitlab

I use https://docassemble.org to build software tools that help self-represented people navigate the court and solve legal problems, as well as building software automation tools for law firms and businesses.

Author of https://gbls.org/MADE and https://madeuptocode.org

He/him

#AccessToJustice #Housing #HousingIsAHumanRight #LegalTech #Baking #Bicycling #Scrabble

GitHubhttps://github.com/nonprofittechy
Bloghttps://nonprofittechy.com
Consultinghttps://lemmalegal.com
BlueSkyhttps://bsky.app/profile/qsteenhuis.bsky.social
Quinten SteenhuisFeb 17
I put together my thoughts on why nonprofits should get out of the middle of the road and embrace AI. We're at a crossroads as a profession, with many folks split. I argue that it is immoral to keep waiting and suggest a safety test for real-world use cases. https://suffolklitlab.org/no-devil-at-this-crossroads-the-moral-case-for-using-ai-to-help-close-the-access-to-justice-gap/
No devil at this crossroads: the moral case for using AI to help close the access to justice gap — Suffolk LIT Lab

I arrive at this conclusion with my eyes open: it is morally wrong to withhold carefully tested AI tools from unrepresented litigants when the alternative is ChatGPT or nothing at all. In this essay, I explore the positive case for AI and why I reject the most common criticisms, and propose a "crossroads test" to evaluate the safety of different AI use cases.

Suffolk LIT Lab
Quinten SteenhuisApr 9, 2024
Sam GloverApr 9, 2024
I feel pretty lucky to work with @Colarusso and @qsteenhuis—and to hang out with them in Boston for the first time! #LITCon2024 #eclipse @SuffolkLITLab
Quinten SteenhuisOct 3, 2023
Bryce WilleyOct 2, 2023

A quick update: I'm now a freelance docassemble and full stack developer! I'm truly thankful for my time at @SuffolkLITLab, specifically to @Colarusso and @qsteenhuis, from whom I've learned a ton over the past 3 years about access to justice.

I'll be working w/ a few orgs on new legal tech projects:

* helping Michigan Legal Help write docassemble guided forms
* working with legal tech clients with Lemma Legal
* continuing to push improve E-filing capabilities with LIT Lab

Quinten SteenhuisSep 8, 2023
David ColarussoSep 8, 2023

Fun fact: two @SuffolkLITLab staff are nominated for this year's American Legal Technology Awards, @qsteenhuis and myself. It's an honor, and also a reminder of what a nice community we've built around the Lab. Congrats Quinten!

Here's a write up from Bob Ambrogi: https://www.lawnext.com/2023/09/finalists-named-for-american-legal-technology-awards-winners-to-be-named-at-oct-8-event.html

Finalists Named for American Legal Technology Awards; Winners to be Named At Oct. 8 Event

Finalists have been named for the 2023 American Legal Technology Awards, which honor exceptional achievement in various aspects of legal technology. Winners will be announced at a gala dinner at Gaylo...

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Quinten SteenhuisAug 22, 2023
I wrote up a detailed guide to securing #docassemble here: https://lemmalegal.com/2023/08/22/how-to-keep-your-docassemble-installation-secure/
Quinten SteenhuisJul 19, 2023

Those of you have taught classes that incorporate large language models, how do you get your students access, given that GPT-4 is behind a paywall?

I've thought about:

1. setting up a playground with my API key
2. just using GPT-3 and hoping it's not busy when students access it
3. Directing students to Bing Chat
4. Asking students to get a subscription

Last semester I just did demos from my own account but I think I want an actual module this year.

#LegalTech #teaching #academia

Quinten SteenhuisJul 8, 2023
#caturday #CatsOfMastodon
Quinten SteenhuisJun 30, 2023

When should court forms ask for user pronouns? See https://suffolklitlab.org/docassemble-AssemblyLine-documentation/docs/question_library/pronouns

Our lab helped the #Massachusetts appeals court add appropriate pronoun questions to several guided interviews at courtformsonline.org, and we made the questions reusable across all of our forms.

#A2J #AccessToJustice #Pride #law

Pronouns | The Document Assembly Line Project

What are pronouns?

Quinten SteenhuisJun 22, 2023

Our paper about https://ratemypdf.com at #ICAIL was awarded the best paper award for the innovative applications track! Validation of wide interest in our concept of improving court forms for #SelfRepresentedLitigants and #AccessToJustice

You can read it here:
https://suffolklitlab.org/docassemble-AssemblyLine-documentation/docs/complexity/complexity/#download-and-cite-our-paper

#Readability #A2J #accessibility #law

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Quinten SteenhuisJun 19, 2023
Enjoying the beautiful #Portugal #Minho campus at #ICAIL #ICAIL2023 along with the excellent discussion on #AI and #AccessToJustice