An employment law platform is targeting the growing number of people bringing their own tribunal claims with a DIY service which helps them through the process at a cost of no more than 500.
Danae Shell, chief executive of Valla, said the platform was not “trying to replace lawyers” but to help people who were currently unable to bring a tribunal claim.
Valla helps claimants explain their version of events using a timeline, organise emails, documents and messages, and save correspondence into one place.
It can then generate the necessary formal documents, such as grievance letters, the ET1 particulars of claim and witness statements.
Ms Shell said clients who needed a lawyer could be signposted to a number of law firms which had an informal relationship with Valla.
It was working on new services to enable lawyers to check documents and to enable claimants to be helped by ‘coaches’, who would provide both practical and emotional support.
Ms Shell said it was “too early to know” how the checking service would work, but it was something that needed to be discussed with the legal regulators.
Valla has recently been in touch with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), Bar Standards Board and other regulators during a “really helpful” four months in the LawtechUK sandbox, which aims to nurture legal tech ideas by involving lawyers, regulators and businesspeople.
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