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Stevie Ghiassi is CEO of Legaler, a secure online communication and collaboration tool for lawyers, CEO of Legaler Aid, a blockchain-based legal aid service that promotes access to justice, as well as President of the Australian Legal Technology Association.SUBSCRIBE AND REVIEW:  iTunes // Spotify // Pocket Casts // Stitcher Stevie wears a number of hats, and most recently he published the viral book Blockchain for Lawyers. Rather than talking about the ins-and-outs of blockchain technology, instead we focus on what learning about matters and the impact it will have on the legal profession.We cover the following in this episode:Stevie's journey into legal technologyHow and why Legaler foundedThe issue of access to justice, and how Legaler Aid aims to create a more accountable & transparent solution to this problemWhat is the blockchain and why does it matterThe biggest change in trust, and how this will disrupt the nature of legal workThinking about the speed of transactions on the blockchain, and the upc