Next week, statewide legal services staff will share Minnesota’s expertise and experience at LSC's 2023 Innovations in Technology Conference (ITC23) in Phoenix Arizona, joining colleagues in person for the first time since January 2020.
ITC23 brings together a broad range of professionals from across the country to showcase technology projects and tools being implemented to improve access to justice and high-quality legal representation for people with low incomes. This year, the annual conference will take place January 19 - 21 at the Sheraton Downtown Phoenix with over 40 breakout sessions, including workshops, hands-on demos, and affinity groups.
Participating in panels demonstrating technological innovations in intake, triage, and hotlines, self-help and self-represented litigants, as well as remote service delivery and virtual hearings are staff from Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota (LASNEM), Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services (SMRLS), and Legal Services State Support.
Beginning on Thursday, January 19, Rachel Albertson, development and communications manager with Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota (LASNEM), will speak on two panels: The Lost Online Applicant: Solving the Problem of Fruitless Callbacks and Deserts No More: A People-Centered Approach to Meaningful Access in Rural Communities. Also on the 19th, Lara Otsuka, director of business administration with Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services (SMRLS) will speak on the panel for Coordinated Intake: Get the Inside Scoop. On January 20th, Otsuka will discuss legal documents automation and integration using Documate and LegalServer for the panel of Making Casework Manageable by Transferring Client Data to Documate at a Click of a Button.
State Support’s program manager, J. Singleton, and legal technology projects manager, Amanda Sauber, will join fellow panelist Dave Nolette of the Justice Education Society of BC on January 20th for Engage Your Users: How Interactive Content Can Assess Legal Issues and Reinforce Understanding. Then, on the last of the three conference days, Singleton will join panelists from Lakeshore Legal Aid, Just-Tech LLC, and Suffolk University Law School for Tech-enabled Collaborations are Worth it but Tough: Learning from Groups Making it Work.
Find out more about the conference and view the full agenda: 2023 Innovations in Technology Conference Schedule | LSC - Legal Services Corporation: America's Partner for Equal Justice.