Easy access to legal help is critical for employees to ensure that their rights are protected, and they can navigate the complexities of the legal system with confidence. It can provide peace of mind for employees, increase their sense of security and lead to a healthier, more productive workplace.
In HRchat episode 554, we focus on employment law and a new solution designed to offer more accessible and transparent options for those seeking legal counsel and legal services for employees.
Tech to Enable Access to Lawyers
Employees are an essential component of any organization or business. They contribute to the success of a company and play a vital role in its growth and development. However, employees often face challenges that can have legal implications. From workplace discrimination to wrongful termination, there are numerous legal issues that employees may encounter during their employment.
This is where easy access to legal help becomes crucial. Employees who have access to legal help are better equipped to protect their rights and interests. Legal aid can help employees understand their legal rights and obligations, offer guidance on how to handle workplace disputes, and provide representation in legal proceedings.
Additionally, access to legal help can prevent employees from being taken advantage of or mistreated by their employers. It ensures that employees have a voice and can seek legal redress if they feel their rights have been violated. This can lead to a more equitable workplace and a stronger commitment to workplace safety, respect, and fairness.
My guest this time is Lena Vartanian, Founder of LawVo, a tech solution designed to connect legal professionals with customers via a fully virtual, transparent, convenient experience.
LawVo provides an instant fixed fee quote for legal services along with immediate connection to top-rated lawyers.
The LawVo team say they bring “Better Law” to consumers, making the legal industry more accessible as a simple and affordable one-stop shop for finding legal counsel, while also offering legal professionals a flexible way to offer their services on their own terms.
Plus, with a proprietary pricing algorithm, LawVo is able to help customers and businesses of all kinds offer instantaneous fixed-fee quotes with 24/7 access to a legal helpline and document library for their own clients.
Questions for Lena include:
- Can you share some of your experience about being a woman lawyer and has that had any impact on where you find yourself today, as the CEO of LawVo?
- What are some of the challenges lawyers face today?
- What are the big challenges around access faced by those looking for lawyers?
- Why is the work LawVo is doing important? How is it changing the legal landscape for lawyers and customers?
- How do you envision LawVo impacting the employment realm? How will LawVo help employees or employers?
- What are some of the big employment law challenges facing HR teams at the moment?