If you and come up with something that works, it could change how lawyers work. I mean, this could be big.
On Oct 22, 2016 7:59 AM, "Philip Rhoades P" <p...@pricom.com.au> wrote: > People, > > I am currently helping a friend who is financially stressed with a major > legal drama (child custody) and producing the required legal documentation > is turning into a time-wasting nightmare. Using a collaborative tool like > Google Docs helps a lot but the the lawyers are making the situation harder > by refusing to use GD and insisting on sending doc or pdf files back and > forth via email (or paper!) for commenting - it is a hideously inefficient > process. I thought a mechanism based on Git might work much better ie: > > 1. The clauses (paragraphs) in an affidavit are split into separate files. > > 2. Lawyers, client and client support person (me) make suggested editing > changes to each file and issue a pull request. > > 3. The client - with the final say on wording - accepts or rejects the > pull requests as appropriate. > > The problem: > > The user web interface for such an app has to be idiot-proof for the > lawyers (ie definitely not a techie interface or traditional Git > environment) - I think it would be something like a file-manager listing > where a particular file in the repo could be opened and edited and when the > editing is finished a "Pull Request" button could be pressed and then the > client (maybe with my tech help?) could accept or reject the pull requests > in the normal Git environment. > > Given that the idiot-proof web interface would have to be developed, I > would prefer a Ruby and / or NodeJS environment so I thought this was a > good place to start the discussion! If I don't get any joy here I was > thinking of putting this idea on something like Freelancer to see if I can > get something going for a modest cost but I would be happier with a > community development if I could generate enough interest. > > Ideas? Suggestions? > > Thanks, > Phil. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GitLab" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to gitlabhq+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > msgid/gitlabhq/47614937-0ca9-4464-a5bf-c79a604bea3d%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gitlabhq/47614937-0ca9-4464-a5bf-c79a604bea3d%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GitLab" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to gitlabhq+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gitlabhq/CANNWuVVuc6ParanXgb4O-KeKQH9EGbkr%3DQaZCy7iAfTHnjbU1g%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
