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

17. Shriver Center Survey

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

19. Online resources used for research

20. Social media use

21. 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

22. 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

23. Technology trends Mobile Social Tablet/eReader

24. Illinois Legal Aid Advocates Technology Survey

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

26. 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

27. 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

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

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

30. 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.

31. The Federal Rules eBooks

32. LawStack (iPhone)

33. www.join.me

35. CamScanner

36. Genius Scan

37. DocScanner (iOS/Android)

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

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

40. Word Lens

41. SquareUp (iOS/Android)

42. www.truecrypt.org

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

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

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

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

48. www.lastpass.com

50. Evernote

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

52. www.google.com/chrome

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

55. 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

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

57. Some Cool Add-Ons TinyURLGenerator Video DownLoadHelper WebmailNotifier

58. Cite GenieCite Genie – Firefox Add-on

59. www.Gliffy.com

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

61. Document Assembly

62. What are YOU using?