Comments on: Benefits of PACER http://www.theconnectedlawyer.com/archives/215 Leveraging Technology to Practice Law More Effectively Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:14:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Bryan http://www.theconnectedlawyer.com/archives/215/comment-page-1#comment-24826 Bryan Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:39:25 +0000 http://www.theconnectedlawyer.com/archives/215#comment-24826 Given that all aspects of the world are moving to digital, the courts must face the question of whether they are joining the rest of the digital world, or whether they are going to remain mired in the 19th century. I personally, would rather practice law in a progressive rather than a regressive state. The reality is that it costs money to do anything. Right now, it costs untold thousands or even millions of dollars (in Cook County's case) to handle, file, store, and manage the paper documents. The problem is not that we don't have the money, it is that we are spending it on the wrong things. It's all a matter of priority and right now, Illinois' priorities are about 15 years behind the times. Given that all aspects of the world are moving to digital, the courts must face the question of whether they are joining the rest of the digital world, or whether they are going to remain mired in the 19th century.

I personally, would rather practice law in a progressive rather than a regressive state. The reality is that it costs money to do anything. Right now, it costs untold thousands or even millions of dollars (in Cook County’s case) to handle, file, store, and manage the paper documents. The problem is not that we don’t have the money, it is that we are spending it on the wrong things. It’s all a matter of priority and right now, Illinois’ priorities are about 15 years behind the times.

]]> By: Tired http://www.theconnectedlawyer.com/archives/215/comment-page-1#comment-24815 Tired Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:09:13 +0000 http://www.theconnectedlawyer.com/archives/215#comment-24815 I am kind of tired of the whining...the Federal Courts are NOT the State Courts. Sorry. Rules are different and, more important, caseload is different. PACER has been around for...oh, how long...15+ years. I remember when it was a bulletin board service. PACER was paid for by the FEDS and their BUDGET. PACER makes the Feds $$$ by using FEES. Illinois is not in the same position as the Feds or even other States. Look at our budget process going on right now... The Court has a policy in place that says you can see your own documents online...but it is the counties in Illinois that have to find the $$$ to put a system in place that will allow all attorneys to login and see only their own documents. Just because you're able to jump headlong into tech doesn't mean the whole world has the $$$ to follow I am kind of tired of the whining…the Federal Courts are NOT the State Courts. Sorry. Rules are different and, more important, caseload is different. PACER has been around for…oh, how long…15+ years. I remember when it was a bulletin board service. PACER was paid for by the FEDS and their BUDGET. PACER makes the Feds $$$ by using FEES.

Illinois is not in the same position as the Feds or even other States. Look at our budget process going on right now…

The Court has a policy in place that says you can see your own documents online…but it is the counties in Illinois that have to find the $$$ to put a system in place that will allow all attorneys to login and see only their own documents.

Just because you’re able to jump headlong into tech doesn’t mean the whole world has the $$$ to follow

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