To meet the needs of a rapidly changing legal environment and growing justice gap will require a systems change approach. This starts with equipping the next generation of lawyers with the skills and knowledge to reshape, reinvent, and reengineer the delivery of legal services.

The ATJ Tech Fellows program was founded to answer this call. Catalyzing a combination of knowledge, attitude, skills and actions to prepare future lawyers with the skills to harness technology and legal innovation to tackle the full breadth of problems facing our civil justice system.

By creating a pipeline of future lawyers to harness technology and a suite of other multidisciplinary  skills to improve legal delivery, we can accelerate the pace of future innovations in our justice system and gradually reduce those barriers standing in the way of equal access to justice for all.

We believe the legal profession and the individuals they serve will benefit as a whole if law students are utilized in a meaningful way through exposure to multidisciplinary skills and practical experience developing tools to expand legal access and improve the delivery of legal services.

To meet the needs of a rapidly changing legal profession and growing justice gap, the next generation of lawyers must be equipped with the knowledge and practical skills to reshape our profession and make justice more accessible for all. ATJ Tech Fellows therefore exists to prepare such leaders to answer this call through exposure to multidisciplinary skills, experiential fellowship placements, and a collaborative ecosystem of partners. We believe the legal profession and the communities they serve will benefit as a whole if law students are utilized in a meaningful way to leverage innovation in closing the access to justice gap.

ATJ Tech Fellows envisions a future where equal access to justice is only an ideal, but a tangible reality. Its starts a with a transformative learning approach. In a constantly changing legal profession, how can we equip the next set of leaders with the tools and skills to leverage innovation in addressing our widening access to justice gap? By creating a pipeline of future lawyers who are trained with the skills and competencies required in an increasingly technological society, we can accelerate the pace of future innovations in our justice system and gradually reduce those barriers standing in the way of equal access to justice for all.

ATJ Tech Fellows program is built on a set of values that serve to guide the work of those striving to fulfill its mission:

Respect for the families and communities we serve. 

Diversity, equity, and inclusion at all levels of our organization.

Collaboration with partners and organizations that share our core values. 

Miguel Willis

Program Director,
Seattle U Law

DESTINEE EVERS

Program Coordinator,
Seattle U Law

Maisie Ide

Intern Program Coordinator,
Seattle U Law