The document discusses the case for paperless courtrooms. It argues that digital courtrooms can reduce costs through eliminating paper, printing, storage and duplication of documents. It also claims that digital courtrooms can improve efficiency by enabling easy searching of evidence, reducing delays, and enhancing lawyers' ability to present evidence persuasively. However, it notes there are also issues to address, such as lawyers' conflicts of interest regarding billing practices, judges' and lawyers' computer literacy, and courts not being designed for digital technologies. Overall, the document advocates for "radio shack courtrooms" where lawyers and judges use off-the-shelf technologies to transition courts to digital environments.

1. The Radio Shack Courtroom The Case for Paperless Courtrooms Dominic Jaar Consulting

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9. 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 9

12. Why Technologies Reduce Delays Costs Improve Access to justice Image of justice Efficiency Enhance persuasiveness 12

13. Issues Lawyers’ Inherent Conflict of Interest Printing = profit centers Billable hours Efficiency Education Courtrooms not designed for technologies Judges’ 13 computer literacy IT Support

14. The Radio Shack Courtroom 14 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

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19. Issues for lawyers Whichjudge has been assigned For or against technologies Equipement Tech savvy Which court room What type of case Presentation vs e-evidence When to be techno 19

20. New requirements Collaboration Lawyers Judge Clerks Set-up time Methodology Standards Education 20

21. 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, April 2nd and 4th, 2009 LegalIT, Canada’s Premier Conference on Law and IT 21 April 20 and 21st, 2009 Montreal

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