My friend and College Fellow Tim Corcoran will
chair this year’s InnovAction Awards competition. He has posted some useful information about the
competition at his Web
site.
Now in its eighth
year, the InnovAction Awards conduct a worldwide search for lawyers, law firms
and other providers of legal services who are engaged in extraordinary,
game-changing, innovative activities. The award entries are judged based on the
following criteria:
- Originality: Is this a novel idea or
approach, or a new twist on an existing idea or approach?
- Disruption: Does this entry change an
important element of the legal services process for the better, and
marketplace expectations along with it?
- Value: Is the client and/or legal
industry better off because of this entry, in terms of the affordability,
ease, relevance or effect of legal services?
- Effectiveness: Has this entry delivered real,
demonstrable or measurable benefits, for the provider, its clients, or the
marketplace generally?