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Technology that Every Legal Aid Advocate Should Be Using Joshua Poje American Bar Association Michelle Nicolet Sargent Shriver Natl Center on Poverty Law Gwen Daniels Illinois Legal Aid Online

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Shriver Center Survey

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

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Online resources used for research

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Social media use

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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

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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

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Technology trends Mobile Social Tablet/eReader

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Illinois Legal Aid Advocates Technology Survey

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

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Technology Adoption Most agree that technology makes their practice more productive Most use web-based research tools, case management systems Most dont use e-filing or automated document assembly

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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

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

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Tips & Tools Websites, Apps and Add-ons

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Seth Godins 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.

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The Federal Rules eBooks

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LawStack (iPhone)

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www.join.me

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CamScanner

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Genius Scan

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DocScanner (iOS/Android)

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

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Emailing Large Files http://YouSendIt.com

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Word Lens

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SquareUp (iOS/Android)

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www.truecrypt.org

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

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

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

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Virtual Training Center www.vtc.comwww.vtc.com

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www.lastpass.com

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Evernote

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Free Scheduling Websites http://doodle.com/ http://www.meetingwizard.com

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www.google.com/chrome

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Google Reader Unclutter your inbox Subscribe to feeds for news, social media searches (Google Alerts)

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Boomerang Firefox/Chrome plugin Works with Gmail Returns messages to your inbox at a specified time (hours, days, weeks, months) OR only if nobody responds

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Firefox Add-on Library https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

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Some Cool Add-Ons TinyURLGenerator Video DownLoadHelper WebmailNotifier

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Cite GenieCite Genie Firefox Add-on

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www.Gliffy.com

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Lifehacker Good source for tips and tricks Not just software Time management strategies

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Document Assembly

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What are YOU using?