Author dedicates four years to solving why lawyers don’t use git for version control, essential for legal system functioning. Current process of manual version control results in errors, takes hours, and is inefficient. Lawyers’ work involves similar collaboration challenges as coders. Redlining in Word is cumbersome and error-prone, and existing solutions fail to handle legal document complexities. Author’s startup, Version Story, aims to bridge this gap using a visual canvas to represent git functionality in a user-friendly manner. The goal is to make git-like version control accessible to non-coders, offering a critical step in legal collaboration improvement. Major challenge lies in handling docx files and developing a user-friendly interface due to legal professionals’ reliance on Microsoft Word. Version Story’s product has garnered positive feedback from users, proving valuable in preventing costly legal errors in document handling. Startup targets top law firms for adoption and plans public launch soon.
https://jordanbryan.substack.com/p/on-building-git-for-lawyers