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Technology that Every Legal Aid Advocate Should Be Using

Technology that Every Legal Aid Advocate Should Be Using. Joshua Poje – American Bar Association Michelle Nicolet – Sargent Shriver Nat’l Center on Poverty Law Gwen Daniels – Illinois Legal Aid Online. Shriver Center Survey. Legal aid advocates’ use of online tools.

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Technology that Every Legal Aid Advocate Should Be Using

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  1. Technology that Every Legal Aid Advocate Should Be Using Joshua Poje – American Bar Association Michelle Nicolet – Sargent Shriver Nat’l Center on Poverty Law Gwen Daniels – Illinois Legal Aid Online

  2. Shriver Center Survey

  3. Legal aid advocates’ use of online tools Survey conducted in March 2011 Survey completed by 272 advocates Even distribution in age ranges

  4. Online resources used for research

  5. Social media use

  6. Use of mobile phones / tablet devices • Majority read web content on mobile phone or tablet • Over 18% use tablets • Those who read content on these devices do so often

  7. Surprising findings Heavy reliance on listservs for current awareness and networking with other advocates (81-97% of respondents) RSS used by only 28% of respondents Very limited use of social media, other than LinkedIn, for professional purposes

  8. Technology trends Mobile Social Tablet/eReader

  9. Illinois Legal Aid Advocates Technology Survey

  10. Technology Adoption • Most wait to adopt new technologies after they become common • Most are fairly satisfied with technology tools in their legal practice

  11. Technology Adoption • Most agree that technology makes their practice more productive • Most use web-based research tools, case management systems • Most don’t use e-filing or automated document assembly

  12. Training Preferences • Fairly even divide among survey participants • 1/3 prefer on-site training, • 1/3 prefer webinars, • 1/3 split between classroom and self-guided

  13. What would be useful… ? • Better document management systems • Smartphones • Remote access • More and easier-to-use document assembly

  14. Tips& Tools Websites, Apps and Add-ons

  15. Seth Godin’s blog How to figure out if it pays to adopt a new technology: When you talk about it with your peers, do you say, "no one is using it..." or "no one is using it yet“? “Yet” implies inevitability.

  16. The Federal Rules eBooks

  17. LawStack (iPhone)

  18. www.join.me

  19. CamScanner

  20. Genius Scan

  21. DocScanner (iOS/Android)

  22. Twitter Connect with other legal aid orgs, advocates Use lists to find people to follow

  23. Emailing Large Files http://YouSendIt.com

  24. Word Lens

  25. SquareUp (iOS/Android)

  26. www.truecrypt.org

  27. Clearinghouse Review Bimonthly journal for and by legal aid advocates Available in print and online, via site license

  28. The Shriver Brief Updated 2-3 times weekly State and federal policy Legal developments of interest to legal aid advocates

  29. Race Equity Project Project of Legal Services of Northern California Part of a program-wide, race-conscious approach to advocacy E-Newsletter available

  30. Virtual Training Center – www.vtc.com

  31. www.lastpass.com

  32. Evernote

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