In brief:
Most Innovative Use of Technology During a Trial: Bartko, Zankel, Tarrant & Miller’s system that handled e-discovery for an anti-trust case involving more than 19 million electronic pages and 1,100 boxes of hard copy materials.
Most Innovative Use of Technology for a Pro Bono Project: Miriam Buhl and others at Weil, Gotshal & Manges became the first users of Pro Bono Manager, a new commercial software product that integrates content from the public interest legal community with powerful pro bono reporting, knowledge management and lawyer matching tools.
Most Innovative Use of Technology by a Law Firm: Fish & Richardson developed OutLaw, an in-house application that allows the firm’s attorneys to access their documents, docket and CRM contacts within Outlook; search the firm’s 9 million-plus documents; and enter time billings.
IT Director of the Year: Constance Hoffman, CIO of Bryan Cave, for her ability to solve real legal and business problems, to partner with clients and to create innovative options.
Consultant of the Year: Donna Payne of Donna Payne Consulting for her substantial contributions to both her clients and to the industry through volunteer participation and community activism.
Champion of Technology: Joy Heath Rush, director of training at Sidley Austin, for her 20-plus years as an innovator, leader and mentor, both within her firm and throughout the legal technology community. She is president of the International Legal Technology Association.
Most Innovative Use of Technology by an In-House Legal Department: Alabama’s Vulcan Materials Company developed a centralized system that accelerates legal bill review and approval, ensures compliance with predetermined billing guidelines and creates a comprehensive view of legal spending.
Via Business Wire.