Popvox Bridging the gap between the electorate and their congressional representatives “I think for lawyers of any gender, there is a considerable cultural challenge in getting over the idea that difficult equals better. From the pressures that originate in law school to the billable hours treadmill and partnership track, the incentives of the legal system are not yet designed to reward transparency, collaboration, experimentation and iteration—elements of successful product development. Therefore, a significant challenge to developing legal (or legislative) technology is the ability to combine ‘thinking like a lawyer’ with the entrepreneur’s ability to get ‘out of your mind’ and envision what will be possible in our tech-enabled future. For someone starting out, my advice is to delicately balance respect for professors, mentors and precedent by challenging limitations and asking: ‘Does this make sense?’ and ‘Is this still true?’ What was not possible yesterday will be possible tomorrow. Whether the content of the contracts of the future, or the way in which those contracts will be drafted and enforced, the world is changing. And the tools and practice of law will have to change with it.”