Reporting in Watch Out: A Deluge of Legal Blogs is Approaching, Bob Ambrogi reviews some of the findings of a recently released survey of social media in the legal sector that was conducted by LexisNexis and Vizibility. Bob writes: Better…
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Thank God the World is Going to End on December 21, 2012: The Coming Deluge of Law Firm Blogs
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Dec
James Keane Award for Excellence in eLawyering
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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.
Onshoring LPO Work Because Recent Law Grads Are Looking for Jobs, Any Sort of Jobs, Even Bottom Rung Jobs
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Dec
In Ten for 2012: Top Ten Trends for Legal Outsourcing in 2012, Fronterion, an international consulting firm for outsourced legal services, identifies profitability squeeze on foreign LPO firms as one of the market dynamics that will impact the industry next…
"Advertorial" Reader Survey Rankings of Legal Vendor Services in the NY and DC Markets
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Dec
On the heels of second annual New York Law Journal Reader Rankings of Legal Vendors published in September 2011, comes the first annual Legal Times Reader’s Rankings of Legal Vendors, (dated Novermber 2011)! Yes, yes, I know both titles are…
Say "Hi" to Savannah Law School
10
Dec
Just when you think the ABA might be starting to get its act together, comes word that Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School has received ABA Council on Legal Education and Admissions approval to open a branch campus in Savannah. [Press…
The Legal Technology Category of the 2011 ABA Journal Blawg 100 Includes Too Many Damn Good Blogs!
09
Dec
I’ve narrowed my selection to three but just can’t decide because they are all very deserving. Well, I (and you) have until until Dec. 30th to vote for your favorite blogs (in 12 categories) for the 2011 ABA Journal Blawg…
PACER Users Training Site
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Dec
Hat tip to Deborah K. Hackerson, Law Librarian & Legal Research Adjunct, Univ. of St. Thomas School of Law, for her FYI Legal Skills Prof Blog post about PACER’s training site. Do note that according to Nota Bene’s Nov. 13,…
