Agenda Day One
Visit Day Two: April 19, 2023
| Time | Session |
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| 1:00pm – 1:30pm |
Welcome, Opening Remarks | Transcript Speakers: Helaine M. Barnett, Chair, Permanent Commission on Access to Justice; Hon. Anthony Cannataro, Acting Chief Judge of the State of New York; Greg Morrisett, Jack and Rilla Neafsey Dean and Vice Provost, Cornell Tech |
| 1:30pm – 2:20pm |
RapidFire Tech | Transcript | Slides Moderators: Christopher Schwartz, Community Empowerment Advisor, LegalServer; Libby Vazquez, Director of Legal Services, City Bar Justice Center Speakers: Kyle Burrus, Cornell; James Carey, Policy Fellow, Georgetown, Civil Justice Data Commons; Professor Samuel Dahan, Conflict Analytics Lab - Queen's University; Eliza Hong, Cornell Law School; Nicole Kiker, Maryland Justice Passport Program Manager, Civil Justice, Inc.; David Liang, Conflict Analytics Lab; Carrie McCully, Deputy Director, Civil Justice Inc. Description: Our panelists will begin the conference by presenting several new digital tools designed to address discrete gaps in access to justice. A question-and-answer session will be held at the end of this quick-paced tech presentation.
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| 2:30pm – 3:20pm |
Building Cultures of Innovation - What Lessons Can We Learn from Law Schools? | Transcript | CLE Resources Moderator: Matthew D'Amore, Director, Law, Technology & Entrepreneurship Program, Cornell Tech & Cornell Law School Panelists: Jonathan Askin, Professor of Clinical Law, Brooklyn Law Incubator & Policy Clinic; Ray Brescia, Hon. Harold R. Tyler Chair in Law & Technology, Albany Law School; Nicola Shaver, CEO LegalTech Hub Description: In recent years, legal services organizations of all kinds have learned that legal technology can reach more people faster than ever before. Historically lawyers (and sometimes clients) have resisted new technologies, which can seem contrary to traditional legal service delivery. Law schools are seeking to build a culture of innovation by teaching new generations of lawyers how to identify problems that technology can address and helping them acquire the skills needed to adapt, adopt and even develop solutions to these problems. The panel will consider lessons legal services providers can learn from the law school's experiences in this area and build technology competence, how law schools can improve their teaching to better meet the needs of the providers, and how civil legal services providers and law schools can work together to develop scalable, sustainable solutions. |
| 3:30pm – 4:20pm |
1A Legal Aid Data and Evaluation Toolkit | Transcript | Slides | CLE Resources Moderator: Shellie S. Reid, Manager, LSNTAP Speaker: Caitlin McTiernan, Just-Tech, LLC; Shellie S. Reid, Manager, LSNTAP; Ellen Samuel, Director of Consulting, Just-Tech; Holly Stevens, Ph.D., Chief Data Officer, Legal Service Corporation Description: This session will introduce conference attendees to the purpose and structure of the Legal Services National Technology Assistance Project's (LSNTAP) 2023 Data and Evaluation Toolkit. The panelists will discuss how to use the toolkit to build a strong data culture, including how organizations can demonstrate a commitment to improved use of data, can improve the quality of the organization’s data, and can secure staffing for data work. |
| 3:30pm – 4:20pm |
1B Court Technology Roundup | Transcript | Slides | CLE Resources Moderator: Pete Nowacki, Network/Systems Engineer NYS Unified Court System Speaker: Antonella Barbieri, Court Clerk Training Specialist, Office of Court Administration, NYSCEF Resource Center Description: This presentation will showcase the new technology introduced in the past year in the NYS Court System, including Virtual Evidence Courtroom (VEC), Electronic Filing Pilot Program in Family Court, expansion of EDDS (Electronic Document Delivery System) in the City and District Courts, and other new online resources. Attendees will leave with an understanding of how to use these tools. |
| 3:30pm – 4:20pm |
1C Operationalizing "Change Management" Through Staff-Management Technology Committees | Transcript | Slides Moderator: Erica L. Ludwick, Esq., Deputy Director, Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York Speakers: Alexander Horwitz, Chief Operating Officer, Legal Services NYC; Michael J. Telfer, Senior Attorney, Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York Description: This session will showcase joint staff and management led technology committees at LASNNY and LSNYC, including the makeup of the committees, how the committees operate, and some examples of successful initiatives resulting from the committees. Attendees will leave with ideas on how to create similar committees at their offices and the pros and cons of different structures/functions. |
| 3:30pm – 4:20pm |
1D The Accessibility ABC's | Transcript | Slides Moderator: Sateesh Nori, Executive Director, JustFix Speakers: Alison Corn, Legal Solutions Designer, Pro Bono Net; Jessica Frank, A2J Author Project Manager for the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) Description: Learn the basics of accessibility for online legal content. This session will focus on the ways in which you can improve the work product of your websites, automated forms, chatbots, and other online content. Attendees will walk away with a basic knowledge of accessibility features to better serve users with disabilities, appropriate terminology, best practices for online legal content, and tools that can help them accomplish their accessibility goals. Presenters will demonstrate how online content can be user-friendly without compromising accessibility. |