Box Announces New Alliances in Legal
How Technology is Helping Deliver Legal Services to the Poor
It is estimated that all the programs and resources devoted to ensuring access to justice address only 20 percent of the civil legal needs of low-income people in the United States. And with dwindling funding due to decreases in IOLTA and other funding sources, the problem is only growing worse. Given this situation, technology is…
Rocket Matter Adds Outlook Integration
‘Hackcess to Justice’ Spawns Creative Concepts
Some interesting and helpful idea came out of #hackcesstojustice. No, it hasn't cured cancer, but small steps help too. @ABAJournal — Scott Greenfield (@ScottGreenfield) August 8, 2014
If you have any doubt as to the success of the ABA Journal's Hackcess to Justice event on Thursday and Friday, consider this: Even Scott Greenfield said nice things about it. The first-ever hackathon held during an ABA annual meeting, the event was a competition in which teams were given two days to develop technology that could help expand access to justice for those unable to afford…
Supreme Court Review at ABA Annual
I am thrilled to be serving as moderator this Saturday for ABA annual meeting program, “On The Docket: The 2013 Supreme Court Term.” A panel of distinguished Supreme Court experts will look back at the recently completed term and also preview the notable cases accepted for the coming term. The panelists are:…
A2J Author Launches All New Platform Today
Whenever there is a conversation about using technology to enhance access to justice for the poor, there is sure to be talk of A2J Author. Developed almost 10 years ago by the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction and the Center for Access to Justice and Technology at IIT Chicago-Kent…
LexisNexis Named Publisher of Official Mass. Reports
What Do You Know! I Inspired an Infographic
I’ve seen a lot of infographics, but never before have I been blamed credited for one. According to Nicole Black at the MyCase blog, the infographic I’ve embedded below, 10 Technologies that Have Changed the Practice of Law, was inspired by a post here…
‘Hackcess to Justice’ is Aug. 7 and 8 in Boston
Any moment now, I expect to see Paul Revere gallop by, shouting, “The lawyers are coming! The lawyers are coming!” In just over a week, the ABA annual meeting descends on Boston, and while it may not be bringing redcoats, it is sure to deliver an influx of black, blue and grey suitcoats.
For…
My ABA Journal Piece Considers the Future of LegalZoom
In a post here two months ago, I wrote about recent developments involving LegalZoom in South Carolina and North Carolina, where legal actions had sought to shut down the company as engaged in the unauthorized practice of law. Those were just two of a string of…