The latest articles on DEV Community by Manvi (@manvi_25). https://dev.to/manvi_25 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3339816%2F5087cb38-6842-4461-b9da-bf56d9bfdcec.png https://dev.to/manvi_25 en Manvi Wed, 09 Jul 2025 19:19:20 +0000 https://dev.to/manvi_25/from-law-school-to-legaltech-how-i-built-speedy-justice-4b4i https://dev.to/manvi_25/from-law-school-to-legaltech-how-i-built-speedy-justice-4b4i <p><strong>This is a submission for the <a href="https://dev.to/challenges/wlh">World's Largest Hackathon Writing Challenge</a>: Building with Bolt.</strong></p> <h1> From Legal Void to Legal Vision </h1> <p>Hey! I am Manvi Sharda, a second year law student from India! Speedy Justice was born in a gap. Literally!!<br> Right after my 12th boards and before law school began, I fell into a post-exam void. It was quiet. Almost too quiet. And then I stumbled across something that changed everything —a post about how the number of cases in India was increasing day by day. That caught me off guard. In a time when tech was revolutionizing every field, why was law left behind?<br> I fell down the rabbit hole, and one word stood out: <strong>LegalTech.</strong></p> <h1> My vision </h1> <p>From that day, I could not stop thinking: What if I could use AI to help lawyers move faster? What if legal workflows weren't that...manual?</p> <p>And my idea is grounded in a big, hairy, audacious goal:<br> <strong>TO MAKE JUSTICE FASTER, FAIRER, MORE ACCESSIBLE- STARTING WITH INDIAN LAWYERS AND SCALING TO UNDESERVED COMMUNITIES</strong></p> <h1> Building IT with Bolt (As a law student?!) </h1> <p>Now, here is the twist- I'm not a developer. But I <strong>am</strong> a builder. And Bolt helped me bridge that gap.</p> <h1> My Hardest moment? </h1> <p><strong>Tokens.</strong><br> Literally. The fear of using all the 'free' tokens before completing my project was real.</p> <h1> What I learnt? </h1> <p>You don't need a CS degree to build something powerful.</p> <h1> What is next? </h1> <p>Eventually making tools for the underrepresented to fight legal delays. <br> Because yes--<strong>this is about justice!</strong></p> <h1> Final note </h1> <p>I am a solo law student.<br> No dev team. No funding. Just a laptop, a stubborn vision, and Bolt.</p> <p><strong>Speedy Justice is my first step towards revolutionizing the practice of law in India!</strong> </p> <p>Try it out. Break it. Send feedback. <br> I am just getting started...</p> <p>-Manvi</p> devchallenge buildingwithbolt bolt wlhchallenge