Loyola University New Orleans’ College of Law will partner this weekend with the ABA Journal and the Louisiana State Bar Association to host “Hackcess to Justice Louisiana 2015: A Social Justice Hackathon.”
The two-day event will begin on Saturday, March 21, and last from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. The hackathon will resume on Sunday at 8 a.m. and continue until 6 p.m. It will be held at Loyola’s College of Law, 526 Pine Street.
The event aims to partner developers, coders and entrepreneurs with lawyers and others in the legal community to help create new technology that would allow those who cannot afford lawyers have easier and expanded access to social justice in Louisiana.
This is a part of New Orleans Entrepreneur Week and seeks to allow those who do offer legal services to find a better way to communicate with those who are in need of it.
This is event is open to the public. Participants will compete for prizes of $1500 for first place, $1000 for second place and $500 for third place.
For more information, visit http://hackcesstojusticenola.challengepost.com.
