Legal Commentary

It's not too early to submit nominations for our eighth annual juried LTN Awards, to honor our most technology-savvy legal professionals and organizations.

We have streamlined the competition and the process to make it easy to nominate. For starters, it's free -- there's absolutely no fee to enter. So you don't have to go through the annoying check-request process. And that removes a disincentive that might have kept you from nominating someone outside your organization.

The nomination form is simple, and we accept them via fax, e-mail, or even snail mail. (How's THAT for revolutionary!) We've also reduced the categories to five:

? IT Director of the Year;

? IT Champion of the Year (e.g., a lawyer or other legal professional within an organization who is not a member of the IT staff, who helped push for technology adoption);

? Most Innovative Use of Technology in a Law Firm;

? Most Innovative Use of Technology in a Law Department (including government agencies);

? Most Innovative Use of Technology in a Trial.

The deadline to submit your nomination(s) is Dec. 1, 2010. Questions? Contact LTN assistant editor Heather Schultz.