Legal Commentary

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.