Qanoon — The Tech Side
This is the first in the series that documents the journey of Qanoon, a legaltech project at the Taqadam Accelerator cohort II hosted at the KAUST EC. I am the tech co-founder and will jot notes on the binary side of things, while my law partner, Iman, will share her observations on the intricate web of humans and law encountered on our journey.
The Beginning
Qanoon’s premise is simple.
Why do we have overqualified lawyers wasting time in mundane paperwork while there’s a line of clients waiting to be served face-to-face?
Our task is to decompose/disentangle legal works such that the lawyers do what they are uniquely qualified to do, and the machines (under our directives) take care of the rest.
After reaching a research agreement with our law firm partner (top secret!), we sat with front-liners on the battlefield (a.k.a. meeting rooms):
An operations manager told tales of un-billable hours answering repetitive questions on incorporations.
An attorney associate relates trips (both telephony and physical) to the authority to clarify mundane details on the regulations and their ever evolving nature.
A Problem Emerged
It seems incorporations consulting in the Kingdom might need a tech lift: specifically:
- It is difficult for founders/foreign corporations to get to the exact requirements for incorporations in the Kingdom.
- It is boring and frustrating(to say the least) for lawyers to answer repetitive questions while keeping the answers straight from ever-changing rules.
When there is a problem, there is a design thinking challenge.
Stay tuned for our next episode on how we crack up the problem: Qanoon — Questions (Un)answered
