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Re:Ask HN: Why is Docusign a $50B company? by kingcharles on Saturday November 27, 2021 @06:55PM (#29364815)
All the court filings I've ever made electronically I've used the (stupidest fucking) system, which is called Conformed Signatures. You basically just type your name and put "s/" in front of it. That's supposed to tell the court you've got an original signed in pen and ink stashed in a drawer somewhere, but the reality is that no lawyer I know of actually has such a thing.

https://www.cogencyglobal.com/blog/getting-document-signatur...

I've never actually seen a proper esignature in a court document. Most court record systems are so outdated that it's honestly an enormous win if they allow you to view, upload or download documents over the web at all.

Re:Ask HN: Why is Docusign a $50B company? by mistrial9 on Saturday November 27, 2021 @07:05PM (#29364883)
which country / legal system are you describing ? Among nations worldwide, there is a massive disparity in IT and in execution of legal agreements at all, for that matter, I would guess...
Re:Ask HN: Why is Docusign a $50B company? by justusthane on Saturday November 27, 2021 @09:17PM (#29365585)
U.S., according to the page the commenter linked.