About Us

Legal aid clinics change lives every day. They prevent evictions, reunite families, secure benefits for vulnerable individuals, and provide representation to people who otherwise could not afford it. Yet despite the enormous impact of this work, many clinics struggle to communicate it clearly to the people and institutions that make it possible. Donors and grantmakers often receive pages of numbers or lengthy reports, but rarely a simple answer to an important question: What difference did my support actually make?

JurisDock was founded on the belief that transparency strengthens trust. The platform is being developed to help legal clinics transform their work into clear, measurable, and meaningful stories of impact. By tracking outcomes such as clients served, dollars recovered, cases resolved, and the programs supported by funding, JurisDock seeks to give donors and administrators a more direct understanding of how resources are being used and the lives they are changing.

At its core, JurisDock is an effort to bridge two groups of people who care deeply about the same mission: those doing the work and those making it possible. We believe that when supporters can clearly see the results of their contributions, they become more connected to the organizations they serve and more confident in continuing their support. Greater transparency not only improves accountability—it creates stronger communities of trust around important causes.

JurisDock was created by William Tadje at Brigham Young University and is currently being developed through BYU Tech Transfer. The platform remains in active development, with ongoing conversations and feedback from legal clinics, nonprofit leaders, and potential users helping shape its future. Our goal is to finalize the software and launch the first version of JurisDock by Fall 2026, providing legal aid organizations with a better way to communicate their impact and tell the story of the lives they help change every day.

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly."

-- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.