Category Archives: Technology

Robots and the Law, and a Question About Unauthorized Practice

Posted on March 8, 2013 by richardzorza

An interesting article in the Boston Globe explores issues relating to robots and the law. The article points out: With most robot-like machines that exist today, any serious problems can be easily traced back to a human somewhere, whether because … Continue reading →

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JOLT Publishes Additinal LSC Tech Summit Papers Online

Posted on March 6, 2013 by richardzorza

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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Huge Flash Memory to Speed Big Data Analysis

Posted on March 4, 2013 by richardzorza

According to the NYT Bits Blog, a new 1.4 terabyte flash memory card has the potential to democratize access to “big data” analysis.  The card, now costing only $4,000, and likely to be heavily discounted, is supposedly 25,000 times faster … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the LSC TIG Solicitation

Posted on February 21, 2013 by richardzorza

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 →

Posted in Document Assembly, Forms, Law Schools, Legal Aid, LSC, Metrics, Pro Bono, Software Developers, Technology, Triage | 1 Comment

On the Benefits and Costs of Being and Systematic Innovator

Posted on February 9, 2013 by richardzorza

The New York Times has a nice obituary today of John E. Karlin, the lead industrial psychologist at Bell Labs for many years. He worked at the interface between humans and machines — one of the first in a field … Continue reading →

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

Posted on January 30, 2013 by richardzorza

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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Early Court App for Mobile

Posted on January 30, 2013 by richardzorza

As reported in the Law Vegas Review Journal, this court app helps people find out which courtroom their case will be heard in. The application will help users search via party, attorney or case number to find the date, time … Continue reading →

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Some Reflections on a Foundational Access to Justice Technology Summit.

Posted on January 18, 2013 by richardzorza

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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LSC Announces Chief Information Officer

Posted on December 17, 2012 by richardzorza

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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Identity Theft Tools Develeoped by Maryland Crime Victims Resource Center — Available for All States

Posted on December 10, 2012 by richardzorza

The Maryland Crime Victims Board has developed a toolkit in A2J Author to assist identity theft victims. The toolkit lets victims generate letters to creditors, credit bureaus and credit collectors.  It is based on materials developed by the FTC. Here … Continue reading →

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Slate Article on Technology in Access to Justice

Posted on December 9, 2012 by richardzorza

Great article in Slate on technology and access to justice. The article describes many of the things our programs are doing — for example: Like everyone else, lawyers for the poor are trying to do more with less, as government … Continue reading →

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Guest Blogger Claudia Johnson on The Technology Future

Posted on November 9, 2012 by richardzorza

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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Research on Young People’s Use of Internet to Get Legal Information

Posted on November 5, 2012 by richardzorza

I am happy to report on, and post, a presentation by, Catina Denvir at the University of London, on preliminary results on research on young people’s use of the Internet in the UK.  I think these prelimnary results are important … Continue reading →

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Time For a National Center on Mobile Access to Justice

Posted on November 3, 2012 by richardzorza

Several organizations have been stepping up to the plate on mobile, for example, LSC with its TIG grants, Illinois LegalAidOnline with their informational and pro bono apps, the State Bar of Georgia. Not to mention the Pro Bono Net, Northwest Justice … Continue reading →

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Law and Internet Conference to Stream Two Transformative Speakers Monday and Tuesday Morning This Week.

Posted on October 7, 2012 by richardzorza

The Law Via the Internet Conference, being held at Cornell Law School this year this week will feature two important Speakers.  The Conference is being hosted by the Legal Information Institute, which all readers of this blog should know and … Continue reading →

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