Frequently Asked Questions
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General Information
- How can my organization partner with Relativity?
We invite you to email socialimpact@relativity.com with more information about your work. If we believe we can help, we will certainly reach out.
Relevate
- Who do I contact with questions?
If you can't find what you are looking for, please reach out to hr@relativity.com. A member of our team will be in touch to assist.
- Where can I find more information about Relevate's impact and success stories?
More information about Relevate's impact and success stories can be found in Relativity’s Annual Impact Report and on our website. We will also be sharing success stories from program participants and alumni through social media and select press releases as the program progresses.
- How can I volunteer with Relevate?
Volunteers can share their legal tech expertise by mentoring and coaching participants through our partner organizations. Opportunities are available with One Million Degrees, Braven, Year Up, Genesys Works, and the Hearty Foundation.
- How can employers and partners get involved with Relevate?
Employers and partners can collaborate with Relevate to create a diverse workforce, strengthen their brand through social impact, and engage in mentorship and workforce development. They can provide job opportunities to program alumni and advocate for the program's mission.
- What is the Relevate Alumni Network?
The Relevate Alumni Network offers continued support to program graduates, including career coaching, exclusive job opportunities, and a community of peers and mentors to help them continue growing in their careers.
- What kind of job opportunities can I expect after completing the Relevate program?
Participants gain priority access to interviews for select internships and full-time roles at Relativity and other leading legal tech companies. The program bridges the gap between learning and career success.
- How does Relevate support career development in legal tech?
Relevate supports career development by providing hands-on training, mentorship, job connections, and real-world work experience. The program helps participants develop transferable skills and gain access to job opportunities at Relativity and in the legal tech industry.
- What is the Ascent phase?
The Ascent phase provides self-paced online learning curricula through academies powered by the nerds.family platform. Our initial academies emphasize transferrable skills for entry level job profiles in Engineering, Product Management, and Customer Success with Legal Data Intelligence education woven throughout. Ascent Academies offers free training, career support, and real-world scenario experience to prepare participants for internships and full-time roles.
- What is the Ignition phase?
The Ignition phase kickstarts participants' careers with hands-on mentorship and coaching. In Chicago, it involves career support programs run by partner organizations. In Kraków, it includes two months of intensive training powered by the Hearty Foundation. All Ignition opportunities are open to Relativity volunteers to support and promote awareness of building a career in tech.
- How long is the program?
The duration of the Relevate program varies depending on the phase and location. The Ignition phase in Kraków includes two months of intensive training. The Ascent Academies phase offers two to four months of self-paced online learning, allowing participants to progress at their own pace. The overall length of the program can vary based on individual progress and the specific training components involved.
- How many people will be in a cohort?
The size of each cohort in the Relevate program varies depending on the phase and location. The Ignition phase in Kraków will have a cohort of 30 people. Each Ascent Academy will initially accept 20-30 participants, with plans to increase this cap in the future to accommodate more emerging professionals.
- Who is eligible to apply for the Relevate program?
The Relevate program is open to emerging professionals who are looking to build a career in legal tech. To be eligible, applicants must:
- Be over 18 years old
- Be legally allowed to work in the country where they are participating
- Have a high school/secondary school diploma or GED
- Possess B1 (Intermediate) or B2 (Upper Intermediate) English language competency
- Express interest in developing a career in technology
- Be able to pursue full-time internships or entry-level employment
- Have basic computer skills (operating a PC, word processing, email, typing, etc.)
- Demonstrate basic writing skills and competency in written expression
Specific eligibility criteria may vary based on the location and phase of the program, ensuring inclusivity and accessibility to participants from various countries.
- How do I apply for the Relevate program?
You can apply for the Relevate program phase that meets your needs through the application links provided on our website. For the Ignition phase, you can apply through our partner organizations in Chicago or the Hearty Foundation in Kraków. For the Ascent Academies, applications will be available soon on the Nerds.Family platform.
- What kind of training and mentorship does Relevate offer?
Relevate offers hands-on training, mentorship, and job connections. Participants gain transferable skills through intensive training programs, career workshops, and real-world work experience. The program includes mentorship from Relativity volunteers and career support from established career support programs.
- Do I have to work at Relativity after completing the Relevate program?
No, you are not required to work at Relativity after completing the program. Relevate equips participants with transferable skills and creates pathways to jobs in the legal tech industry, both at Relativity and other companies.
- What are the benefits of participating in the Relevate program?
Participants gain access to free training and career support, flexible and remote learning opportunities, real-world work experience, mentorship, and job opportunities with leading legal tech companies. Additionally, they become part of the Relevate Alumni Network, which offers continued support and exclusive access to job opportunities.
- Can I participate in Relevate if I am not located in Chicago or Kraków?
Yes, the Ascent Academies phase of the program is open to participants worldwide through the Nerds.Family platform, offering flexible, remote, and asynchronous learning opportunities.
Justice for Change
- What is Justice for Change? How did it come to be?
Relativity’s Justice for Change program, aligned to our social impact work, was created to leverage the unique capabilities of Relativity and our ecosystem to positively impact racial and social justice in our communities. Specifically, we are allocating 100TB of RelativityOne data to be used on pro bono projects led by our customers or nonprofit organizations. Our mission is to empower the Relativity community to tackle racial and social issues by providing the technology needed to organize data, discover the truth, and act on it.
The Justice for Change program was born from a group of dedicated Relativity team members who believe that discovering truth is fundamental to the creation of a more just world. At a time when events surrounding racial injustice in the United States, and broader discussions on racial equality globally, have greatly impacted our teams and the communities in which we live and work, we knew we not only needed to make our stance on the subject known, but to take additional action.
- What kind of projects will be eligible for Justice for Change?
The intent of the program is to offer RelativityOne to organizations tackling legal cases and academic and policy research related to racial and social justice. As an example, Relativity provided free access to its market-leading platform to support the DFNDER Project, a distributed network of forensic experts, attorneys, and academics investigating potential cases of wrongful conviction across the United States.
For our first year of the program, we will have a concerted focus on racial justice projects impacting the Black community globally. We encourage applications from non-profit and academic institutions and the for-profit organizations supporting them, including our solution provider and law firm customers.
- How many projects will be selected?
Relativity is initially allocating 100TB of RelativityOne data for the Justice for Change program. Selected projects can use up to 500GB and 10 users for up to 24-months at no charge. The number of projects we select each cycle/year will depend on the number of projects submitted and their alignment to the mission of Justice for Change.
- How are projects selected?
Eligible projects will be reviewed monthly by a panel of Relativity team members from across the business and representing diverse backgrounds and experiences. Projects will be selected based on connection to the mission and vision of the Justice for Change program and the extent to which RelativityOne can add value to the project. For projects that require hosting, administrative, or project management support, we will also evaluate potential matches with partner clients who are interested in supporting Justice for Change projects.
- What should I do if I know of a non-profit, solution provider, or law firm who wants to get involved?
All interested organizations who have a project in mind can fill out this form. A member of our team will reach out with next steps or more information within five business days. Questions? Contact socialimpact@relativity.com.
Any solution provider or law firm customers who do not have a project in mind, but would like to support prospective nonprofit organizations with their racial and social justice efforts, should complete this form or reach out directly to socialimapct@realtivity.com.
- Is Justice for Change only using RelativityOne?
We want to put our best solution forward when working with organizations fighting for racial and social justice, and that solution is RelativityOne. We believe this for a few reasons: First, RelativityOne allows for multiple, remote parties to work on the same case with ease. Second, RelativityOne’s Aero UI provides stronger and faster performance than our standard UI as well as more intuitive functionalities and workflows. Third, RelativityOne will always be up to date without any significant downtime for upgrades. Additionally, RelativityOne easily allows us to track and credit usage for all participating solution providers and law firm customers.
- Will Justice for Change be accessible internationally?
Yes, Justice for Change will be accessible internationally. We’ll accept applications for projects within and outside the U.S. and welcome support from our global partners. Our focus for the program is racial and social justice. For at least the next year, we will give priority to projects related to racial justice for Black communities.
- What types of organizations can apply?
Our primary focus will start with nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, and existing solution provider or law firm customers. As Justice for Change grows, we will review adding additional organization types.
- Will Relativity provide training?
We will leverage our excellent solution provider and law firm community to support Justice for Change projects, including providing training for organizations who have not yet used Relativity’s software. As our program launches, we will be in communication with our solution provider and law firm community to understand how this is working in the field and if there are ways Relativity can make the process smoother.
- How can the greater Relativity community support Justice for Change?
Our hope is that our Relativity community advocates for the Justice for Change program—either by identifying and submitting their own projects for this effort, or through a willingness to partner with nonprofit organizations who have applied for the program on their own. We believe our solution provider and law firm community members bring unparalleled expertise to their clients’ search for truth and justice.
Relativity Gives
- How can I promote a volunteer opportunity to Relativity employees?
The Relativity Gives Portal, powered by Benevity, is where Relativians around the globe get connected with volunteer opportunities. If you have an opportunity you'd like to share, please send details to socialimpact@relativity.com.
- Does Relativity make donations or sponsors charitable events/galas?
Through our Social Impact programs, Relativity invests in organizations and causes that support our mission. Our two main grant-making programs (the CPS Technology Grant and employee-nominated Impact Grants) do not accept external applications.