News Tag: Legal Innovation
August 4, 2022
Congratulations to the Newest JEP Graduates!
Last month, the CBF Justice Entrepreneurs Project celebrated the graduation of the January 2021 cohort, the nineteenth cohort of participants to successfully complete the 18-month program. The graduates include Amy Cook, Terra Gross, and India Rios. All three graduates have built socially conscious law firms and innovative businesses that offer valuable, cost-effective legal services to […]
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Congratulations to our 2022 JEPY Award Winners!
On June 14, 2022, stars of the CBF Justice Entrepreneurs Project, friends, family, and community partners gathered to celebrate innovative practices, expanded access to legal services, and lawyering with panache at Midwest Coast Brewing Company. The big winners of the night were:
- Innovation in Legal Service Delivery: Chicago Consumer Law Center, P.C. (Rob Harrer)
- You Don’t Know Until […]
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June 22, 2022
An Innovation Playbook for Access to JusticeBy Bob Glaves | CBF Executive Director
Over the past several posts, I’ve given an overview of innovation and talked about when it does and does not make sense in the quest to improve access to justice. For all the ways technology plays a key role (though often not in the ways we might first think), […]
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June 20, 2022
Three More Trailblazing Attorneys Join JEP NetworkOn June 6th, the CBF Justice Entrepreneurs Project welcomed its nineteenth cohort into the program. These three attorneys— Nick Hafen, Kadijah Hall, and Braden Tilghman —are eager to start innovative, socially conscious firms focused on helping people in the middle market access affordable legal help. The new JEPers join over 60 attorneys currently in the […]
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May 26, 2022Innovation, Part 2: It’s Not Just About TechnologyThere are many myths and misconceptions about innovation, and one of the biggest is conflating the term with technology. As I talked about in last month’s part 1 of this post, technology indeed has a huge role in innovation, though not always in the way we might first think.
However, innovation is far more than technology. […]
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May 26, 2022
CBF Featured at Annual Equal Justice ConferenceThe ABA/NLADA Equal Justice Conference, the principal gathering for the many partners working on access to justice issues around the country, was held earlier this month in Minneapolis, and CBF programs were prominently on display.
“Effective Strategies for Serving Clients Above the Legal Aid Income Eligibility Level, Just Don’t Call It Low Bono”
This session focused on […]
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April 22, 2022Innovation and Access to Justice—Part OneBy Bob Glaves | CBF Executive Director
Two questions for you to ponder at the start of this post:
- What was the share of retail sales that happened online as we ended 2021?
- How does that share compare to the pre-pandemic trend?
The answers follow below, and you may be wondering, what the heck does that have to do […]
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March 23, 2022
Learn What Value Means to Today’s Legal Consumers at The Future Is NowThe Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism’s The Future Is Now: Legal Services conference returns virtually on Thursday, April 21 (Register here). The annual event attracts legal thought leaders from across the nation to discuss the trajectory of the legal profession and what attorneys need to know to keep up.
This year, the conference will explore […]
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March 22, 2022Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches and Toasters v. Typewriters and Toll Booth OperatorsBy Bob Glaves | CBF Executive Director
Innovation. It’s what all the cool kids are talking about. It’s something the CBF is proud to be a longtime leader in on the access to justice front, and it’s something we could use a lot more of in our profession and in our justice system.
Thus, the title of […]
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March 14, 2022JEP Seeks Entrepreneurial & Innovative LawyersAre you a lawyer interested in obtaining the skills and resources necessary to build an innovative and successful law practice targeting the middle market? Are you interested in making a positive impact on your community as a social entrepreneur? Do you value autonomy and wellbeing? If yes, then the JEP might be a good fit […]
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