“WE believe people have a right to understand the laws that govern them.”
Law schools and bar associations talk constantly about "access to justice." It's in every mission statement, every keynote speech.
Then they regulate their own industry to make law schools cost prohibitive, lawyers set their hourly rates to $1000/hr, and many judges refuse to even respect claims made pro se.
In the tech industry, engineers share information openly, publishing to public repos, and help each other problem solve issues that they have already resolved. This makes technology more accessible.
But law is different. Legal knowledge is treated as proprietary—something to guard, not share. Companies like Thomson Reuters claim to own case law, "Unauthorized practice of law" rules are used not just to protect consumers, but to restrict who can talk about the law at all.
Here's the irony: our courts are public. Paid for by taxes. Open to everyone. Laws are public records. Decisions are public documents. Everything is meant to be accessible.
I believe people have a right to understand the laws that govern them.
An average year of law school costs $60,000/year. And even if you are admitted to a top law school and pay that amount, students might be shown only one hypothetical(the test) the entire semester to help them evaluate their understanding of the law. They deserve more.
But you really deserve more.
Not just representation—understanding. A right to learn. A right to walk into a courtroom or a lawyer's office with some basic knowledge of what's happening, just as you can walk into a auto garage understand what your mechanic is working on.
We launched ESQUIREMATCH to give legal consumers insights and understanding to help you have more informed and cerebral experience in the courts if you ever needed a lawyer. At top law schools, students are evaluated on maybe one hypothetical a semester. Our free and reports teach you these same concepts at a fraction of the price. If you are interested in learning about a hypothetical legal situation, we create a personalized education reports so you can be an informed legal consumer and get your moneys worth from the courts.