Join guest host Linda Odermott as she interviews Sateesh Nori, dubbed a “legal rebel” by the ABA Journal. He has represented tenants across New York City for twenty years, and he’s doing something about the access to justice – using AI.
In 2024, Sateesh gave a TEDx talk on “How a chatbot can stop homelessness.”
This is an episode you don’t want to miss!
Key Takeaways
How AI can help everyday people get access to justice
You don’t need to be a “tech person” to use tools that can make a difference
How paralegals can be the frontlines of legal innovation
About the Guest
Sateesh Nori is a lawyer, law professor, and author. He is a Senior Legal Innovation Strategist at Just-Tech. For twenty years, he represented tenants across New York City at various legal services organizations.
He was a commissioner of the 2019 Charter Revision Commission. He is currently a member of the ABA Commission on Homelessness and Poverty. He co-created and co-teaches the Housing Rights Clinic at NYU Law. Sateesh is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and NYU Law.
Sateesh was named a “Rising Star” by the New York Law Journal, one of “Queens’ Power 50,” and was featured as a “Legal Rebel” in the Spring 2021 ABA Journal. In 2023, he was a recipient of the New York City Bar Association’s “Legal Services Award.” He is also the author of “Sheltered: Twenty Years in Housing Court.” In 2024, he gave a TEDx Talk called “How a chatbot can stop homelessness.”
Meet the Podcast Guest Host
Linda Odermott, RP and Oregon Certified Paralegal, has extensive experience working on access to justice initiatives and regulation reforms, particularly in licensed paralegal programs, including:
- OSB (Oregon State Bar) Legal Technician Task Force (2013 – 2015)
- OSB Licensing Paraprofessionals Working Group, Futures Task Force, and Regulation Committee (2016 – 2018)
- Chair of the Admissions & Education Workgroup of the OSB Paraprofessional Licensing Implementation Committee
- Member of OSB Committee of Paralegal Assessors
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