With the high-speed technological advancements propelling the world deeper into a digital age, it can feel like a tech takeover. The world of AI and automation can never truly replace humans, but technology does offer the potential to make personal and professional lives run more effectively, efficiently, and all-around smoother. One way you can see this benefit in play is through dematerialization, the process of moving physical materials to the digital world. Carving out virtual space in the legal landscape is TropicaLaw founder Rébecca YÉYÉ, who is bringing the benefits of dematerialization to the legal profession. 

Rébecca Alexandra YÉYÉ is a French Caribbean Lawyer who graduated from the faculty of Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne, receiving her Master’s degree in Business Law and specializing in digital law. Upon graduation, while in her 20’s, YÉYÉ pursued a pathway towards founding her own business. After a university competition, this entrepreneur’s LegalTech project was selected in Paris, leading to her pursuit of furthering her knowledge and skills in tech.

Now, blending together her expertise in business law and the advantages the tech industry affords many the opportunity to work smarter, not just harder, YÉYÉ launched TropicaLaw, a legal start-up that utilizes her innovative approach to online services. Recognizing the need in the legal profession for more accessible ways to access confidential information and engage with clients, TropicaLaw was designed in the middle of a global pandemic to address and protect legal teams and their clients. 

In 2020, TropicaLaw joined the line of legal tech companies, aiming to disrupt the traditionally conservative legal processes. Specializing in the dematerialization of legal procedures that help make the process more efficient with algorithms or by coding, YÉYÉ has made it her mission to develop and maintain commercial relationships through legal mechanisms, advising on contract law, trade law, and banking and financial law. 

While legal tech may be a powerhouse industry, professionals still find themselves increasingly in need of legal advice, especially as technology continues to rapidly grow and evolve. YÉYÉ rooted the basis of her innovative approach on dematerialization, reducing the amount of in-person contact with clients in exchange for virtual communication via the world wide web. This allows for more accessibility between parties. Should an event of interruption occur, clients receive the benefits of this digital legal service, with their files stored in the cloud that help preserve losses and prevent potential fraud. 

A personal portal dedicated to this purpose provides the possibility of retrieving and consulting on confidential and important information. TropicaLaw’s clients receive access to a Marketplace of design contracts, such as terms of use and CGV, as well as follow their legal processes and send notifications to the legal professionals involved. Using the online judicial agenda tool, the client will be able to follow his legal procedures step by step, which will allow him to send and then receive notifications when he appears at a hearing when he is summoned by the court.The ultimate mission is to create a comprehensive database of government sources and where clients’ files can be stored in the Cloud by using identity protocol and authentication principles. 

YÉYÉ and TropicaLaw are making software that can one day be downloaded onto a cell phone, taking advantage of the limitless capabilities of operating completely online. Beyond her transformative approach, YÉYÉ remains client-centric, providing legal advice throughout her daily activities and teaching law for workers in software, robotics, and cybersecurity sectors. 

Published by: Martin De Juan