Category Archives: LSC

JOLT Publishes Additinal LSC Tech Summit Papers Online

More papers from the LSC Summit on Technology and Access to Justice have now been posted online by Harvard’s Journal of Law and Technology, adding to those already published in the journal itself. The papers are: Summit on the Use … Continue reading

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Thoughts on the LSC TIG Solicitation

The LSC Technology Grants solicitation is out, with short letters of intent due March 18.  While applications must be made by existing LSC grantees, there is great openness to cooperative grants in which access to justice partners, including courts, are … Continue reading

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JOLT Publishes Some of the Technology Summit Papers Highlighing Extent of Consensus

Harvard’s Journal of Legal Technology has now published some of the papers from the first LSC technology summit in a single integrated article, the table of contents of which appears below.  Triage and Mobile survive directly on the list of … Continue reading

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Some Reflections on a Foundational Access to Justice Technology Summit.

While LSC will in the future be releasing a full Report from this week’s Access to Justice Technology Summit, I thought it appropriate to share some of my own personal impressions and hopes. It was a powerful event, with a … Continue reading

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The Highlight of the LSC TIG Conference

LSC President Jim Sandman’s lunch address on Wednesday was for me the highlight of the TIG Conference.  Why? Not because of the clear commitment to the role of technology in the transformation of access to justice — important though that … Continue reading

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LSC Announces Chief Information Officer

A big step, and very good news, given the background of the person selected. Peter Campbell has worked closely with NTEN (National Technology Enterprise Network), receiving an award from them in 2011. This is what the presenter said (pasted from … Continue reading

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Guest Blogger Claudia Johnson on The Technology Future

With the first LSC Technology and Access to Justice Summit completed, and the second in the planning phase, this blog’s guest blogger Claudia Johnson offers these general thoughts on directions for the future.

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LSC Pro Bono Task Force Report Now Out

It’s out and here. It was well worth waiting for, with many recommendations that go way beyond the traditional formulaic praise of pro bono to engage what needs to be done. I thought it might be worthwhile to highlight and … Continue reading

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LSC Adds “Outside” VP for Grants Management With Extensive Public-Private Partnership Experience

LSC’s appointment of  new VP for Grants Management has been reported before. But it is still probably worth underlining what a significant and welcome departure it is to bring in someone who has perspectives way beyond the legal aid world, … Continue reading

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Giant Step for LSC — Chief Information Officer Position Posted

This is a concrete example of the changes at LSC.  The Corporation has just posed a job opening for a Chief Information Officer. There are at least three reasons this is important.  The first is that the new position reports … Continue reading

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Wayne Moore on Commentators Concerns about LSC’s Performance Management Strategy

This blog welcomes Wayne Moore’s thoughtful comments on the Comments submitted for LSC’s Draft Strategic Plan. Wayne’s comments show that the worries raised by commentators have not been borne out with respect to the similar prior Performance Criteria for Legal … Continue reading

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Some Thoughts on Posted Comments to the LSC Draft Strategic Plan

LSC has posted the comments they have received on the Draft Strategic Plan. Overall, the tone is positive.  Here to me are the highlights, focusing perhaps more on areas of disagreement, rather than the many repeated statements of support for … Continue reading

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Rebecca Sandefur Makes the Case for Research in LSC Strategic Plan Comment

Here is Professor Sandefur’s comment letter to LSC on the Draft Strategic Plan.   Professor Sandefur heads up the access to justice empirical research initiative at the American Bar Foundation (ABF).  I share the letter, with permission, because it makes the case … Continue reading

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Wed July 11 is Deadline for Comments on LSC’s Draft Strategic Plan

Tomorrow, Wed July 11, is the last day to comment on LSC’s excellent Draft Strategic Plan. Any such document is bound to be somewhat controversial, and the draft represents a very major potential strengthening of LSC and its role in … Continue reading

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LSC Access to Justice Technology Summit — Inspiring Launch of A Process

The first part of the LSC Summit on Technology and Access to Justice took place last week.  I think it is appropriate for me to pass on to the community some very personal and impressionistic non-specific highlights. First, it was … Continue reading

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