2. The Cost of Paper Environmental Space Inefficiency Duplication Search Evidence Integrity Money $0.25 x #Pages x #Exhibits x 4 copies Archive Access to justice 2
3. Issues Lawyers’ Inherent Conflict of Interest Printing = profit centers Billable hours Efficiency Education Courtrooms not designed for technologies Judges’ 3 computer literacy IT Support
4. Judges’ responsabilities? Maintainaccess to justice Reducecosts Learn to judge in a paperlessenvironment Require technologies to beused in the courtroom 4 - Justice B.T.Granger, The Future isNow, CBA Annualconference, Quebec, July 23, 2008
5. Lawyers’ Obligations? Maintainaccess to justice Reducecosts Learn to judge in a paperlessenvironment Require technologies to beused in the courtroom 5
6. Why Technologies Reduce Delays Costs Improve Access to justice Image of justice Efficiency Enhance persuasiveness 6
7. The Portable Courtroom Justice B.T. Granger, Taking the next step and why you should, Computer Educational Skills Training Seminar, National Judicial Institute, Halifax, December 11-13, 2007 7
13. Issues for lawyers Whichjudge has been assigned For or against technologies Equipement Whichcourtroom What type of case Presentation vs e-evidence When to be techno 13
15. Resources ABA LTRC: Litigation and Courtroom Technology Info Center Effective Use of Courtroom Technology: A Judge’s Guide to Pretrial and Trial [PDF] Effective Use of Courtroom Technology: A Lawyer's Guide to Pretrial and Trial Using Litigation Support Software in the Courtroom by Justice B.T.Granger [PDF] ABA TECHSHOW LegalIT, Canada’s Premier Conference on Law and IT 15 April 20 and 21st, 2009 Montreal