Awards & Accolades!

In the December issue of Law Technology News, we announced the winners of the 2010 LTN Vendor Awards.

The awards have evolved from the early days of LTN, when they were calculated by how many folks requested information via the "bingo" postcards included in each issue. Today, it's much more sophisticated. Results are determined by analyzing the responses to our LTN Vendor Satisfaction Survey, conducted online, explains Kevin Iredell, head of ALM's legal intelligence division.

Congrats to all the winners! And a reminder to submit nominations for the LTN law firm and law department awards by Dec. 13. Application form is here.

Tick Tock!

Accolades from your peers not only help your own career, but reflect well on your law firm or law department. So here's an opportunity to spotlight your achievements: Submit a nomination for our eighth annual juried LTN Awards. Winners will be honored at LegalTech New York 2011.

We have five awards including IT Director of the Year, IT Champion of the Year (someone other than IT staff), and three awards for the most innovative use of technology: in a law firm, in a law department, and in a trial.

The nomination process is painless. Just download, complete, and submit the simple Nomination Form. The instructions are on the form. There is no fee, and you may nominate folks from outside of your organization. Deadline: Wednesday, December 1, 2010. (Technology projects must have been completed between Aug. 1, 2009, and July 31, 2010.)

The nominations will be judged by Andrew Adkins III, director of the Law Technology Institute; Fredric Lederer, chancellor professor of law and director of the Center for Legal and Court Technology at the William & Mary Law School; and David Whelan, manager, legal information, Great Library at the Law Society of Upper Canada.

As they say in the lottery, you can't win if you don't submit a nomination! Questions? Send a message to lawtech@alm.com or call Heather Schultz at (212) 457-9601.

#LTNY: LTN AWARDS PARTY!

Celebrate! On Monday, February 1, we will honor the winners of the 2009 LTN Awards, at a gala party at 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., during LegalTech New York. It will be held in the Mercury Ballroom.

Come enjoy the fellowship of our wonderful legal technology community, along great food and plenty of beverages. We'll distribute the lucite to the recipients of the vendor awards, IT director of the year, consultant of the year, IT champion, lifetime achievement, and the most innovative use of technology in a law firm, a law department, a trial, and a pro bono project!

For ticket information contact Lisa Sharpe. You can buy them in advance, and a limited number of tickets will be available on Monday at LegalTech, in the sales room, on the third floor.

& THE WINNER IS.....

As they say in all that propaganda for the New York Lottery: “You can’t win if you don’t enter.”  Nominations are now open for the Law Technology News 2009 Awards. Here’s how it works: there are three  food groups: 1) Vendor Awards, 2) Law Firm & Legal  Department Awards, and 3) a brand new category, Lifetime Achievement Award. Law Technology News subscribers vote for the Vendor Awards; an independent jury of three members of LTN’s editorial advisory board select the LF/LD awards, and I will pick the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement accolade, who will be chosen from our wonderful legal technology community. 
To win a vendor or LF/LD award, the organization or person must be nominated. It’s a very, very, easy process — just download the form  and return it to us — by 7/31/09 for vendor categories, and by 11/6/09 for LF/LD nominations.
You can also use the LF/LD form to nominate a candidate for the Lifetime Achievement award (limited to age 55+), but in that category, unlike the lottery, you can win even if you are not nominated. (But I welcome all suggestions!)
Got questions? Contact Kevin Iredell  or visit our website.