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Won’t Publish, Won’t Referee, Won’t Do Editorial Work: Professors boycotting Elsevier STM journals because of the Company’s business practices
01
Feb
On Jan. 21, 2012, Timothy Gowers, Royal Society 2010 Anniversary Research Professor, Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics at Cambridge University, [web profile; Wikipedia entry] called for boycotting Elsevier because of the Company’s business practices with respect to its…
Won’t Publish, Won’t Referee, Won’t Do Editorial Work: Professors boycotting Elsevier STM journals because of the Company’s business practices
01
Feb
On Jan. 21, 2012, Timothy Gowers, Royal Society 2010 Anniversary Research Professor, Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics at Cambridge University, [web profile; Wikipedia entry] called for boycotting Elsevier because of the Company’s business practices with respect to its…
James Keane Award for Excellence in eLawyering
22
Dec
The James Keane Memorial Award for Excellence in eLawyering is awarded every year at the ABA TECHSHOW (March 29-31, 2012, Chicago, Illinois). James Keane was the founding Chair of the ABA/LPM eLawyering Task Force., which grants the Award.
Last year the Award was given to the Legal Aid Society of Orange County for their Legal Genie Project. Another recipient was Stephanie Kimbro for her pioneering work in developing the virtual law firm concept at KimbroLaw.
The purpose of the award is to recognize law firms, private or public, that demonstrate innovative ways of using Internet technology to deliver legal services. Nominees may be any individual lawyer, law firm, or other deliver of legal services to individuals within the United States. The nominees can be a large or small law firm, public or private, or a legal services agency. Self nomination by the Task Force is encouraged.
Here is a summary of the Award criteria:
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Absence of precedent – Never been done or done quite this way before.
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Evidence of action – The innovative idea was transformed into action and not merely reflective of best intentions. The nominee should be prepared to provide evaluation data that documents the effectiveness of the legal service in terms of client satisfaction, revenue enhancement, and/or law productivity. The nomination must provide an analysis of the measures used to define success.
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Effectiveness of innovation – There is some measurable outcome that would indicate that the innovation is accomplishing what it was intended to do.
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The project must demonstrate the use of the Internet to deliver legal services.
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Action must have taken place no more than three years prior to this entry, and the legal service must be operating for at least one year prior to submission of the Application.
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Additional consideration will be given to projects that focus on the delivery of legal services to individuals of moderate means.
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The nomination should describe how the service was developed, how it is managed, and how it has been evaluated.
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The nomination should describe how the service can be replicated by other law firms in terms of development costs, required technology, people requirements, and ongoing maintenance costs.
Click here to go to the ABA Application Page to apply.
The application deadline is February 15, 2012.
John Grisham’s The Confession Awarded the Harper Lee Prize for Fiction that Best Exemplifies the Role of Lawyers in Society
29
Jul
The Harper Lee Prize was created by the University of Alabama School of Law and the ABA Journal last year to honor Lee for the enduring influence her To Kill a Mockingbird has had in the public perception of the…
The Next Approach to Online Piracy
26
Jul
Did you hear about the latest proposed effort to combat online media piracy? This comes via a proposal from the performing Rights Society (PRS) in the United Kingdom, or the UK’s equivalent of ASCAP and BMI. The central proposition is…
Keane Memorial Award for Excellence in eLawyering Goes to Orange County Legal Aid
24
Mar
The James I. Keane Memorial Award for Excellence in eLawyering for 2011 is going to the Legal Aid Society of Orange County for their Legal Genie Project, reports the eLawyering Task Force of the Law Practice Management Section of the ABA, the group that makes the Award.
James Keane was the first appointed Chair of the group, and passed away tragically from cancer six years ago.
Bob Cohen is the long time leader of Orange County Legal Aid, and provided the leadership for this Project.
This project combines the use of advanced web-enabled document automation technology to generate Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 documents, as well as California divorce pleadings. It is unique because it involves a network of lawyers who provide legal advice, document review, and other assistance to clients who use the program. The use of Internet technology makes it possible for the lawyers to be involved, and to also get paid a fee, because the entire transaction is made more efficient. The lawyers who participating get the benefit of the Legal Aid brand, and the marketing that results from promoting the project.
The Project demonstrates how a vertical branded network of attorneys, empowered by a robust technology platform, can provide legal services at an affordable fee to individuals who could not normally afford a lawyer.
This is from the Legal Genie website:
“Legal Genie is a simple, affordable and reliable online service created by Legal Aid Society of Orange County. It is designed for people who do not qualify for legal aid and cannot afford the services of an attorney. It asks simple questions and puts answers on the forms in the correct place.
"Legal Genie is different from other services because it connects you to a licensed attorney on our Lawyers Referral Service panel. The LRS attorney will give you telephone consultations, review your documents and give you legal advice. Legal Genie combines the magic of technology with the help of a professional at a price you can afford.”
The formal granting of the Award will be on April 12, 2011, at a Lunch for all of the attendees of ABA TECHSHOW in Chicago, Illinois at the Hilton Hotel.
