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MEDIA BYTES

Where the law intersects with culture & lifestyle
By John Murph

METRICS TO MONITOR
OUTSIDE COUNSEL'S SUCCESS
Need a better method of quantitatively measuring the success of your corporate legal department? Try Qualmet, a web-based tool that tracks the performance of outside legal counsel. It provides metrics of the legal counsel's efforts,
results, and resource management, which will better allow you to evaluate their
overall performance. Then that data can be used to create benchmarks for
greater success.

POWER TO THE PEOPLE
People to sue someone in small claims court for up to $25,000 now have the
power to file all the necessary legal paperwork without using a lawyer. They can
use Joshua Browder's free DoNotPay app, which was updated in early October.
The app is applicable in all 50 states in any county. Right now, DoNotPay is only
available for iPhones. An Android version is in the works. Talk about having
power in one's hand.
donotpay.com

qualmetlegal.com

WHEN NATURAL
DISASTERS STRIKE
Surviving a natural disaster can leave many people in a tailspin, making
rebuilding one's life more challenging, especially when seeking legal assistance
with limited financial resources. Launched in August 2018, the National Disaster
Legal Aid Advocacy Center addresses those concerns and others by providing
a network of pro bono attorneys and public interest legal advocates to share
various resources and tools nationwide.
disasterlegalaid.org/advocates

SERVING REFUGEES'
LITIGATION NEEDS
Cofounded by 2018 MacArthur Fellow and human rights lawyer Becca Heller,
the International Refugee Assistance Project corrals law students and attorneys
to create and enforce legal safety nets for refugees and displaced people in the
United States and abroad.
refugeerights.org

EMPOWERING VICTIMS OF CRIME
New York State launched the New York Crime Victims Legal Help, a website that
provides information about free civil legal assistance to crime victims involving
housing, employment, finances, and more. The piloted site is available in three
Western New York counties - Erie, Niagara, and Genesee.
crimevictimshelpny.org
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