Featured Image

Jim Cook

Access to justice is a laudable goal, but it becomes a very tangible problem in rural America, where there are few lawyers to help with legal issues. Rural legal access has been a problem for years, but a handful of states are addressing the problem with new remote lawyering resources. As Executive Director of Idaho Legal Aid Services (ILAS) Jim Cook has helped low-income clients access our justice system in rural parts of Idaho. His nonprofit organization, which serves Idahoans via nine offices, introduced interactive, cloud-based self-help forms anyone can access. Jim is also working on modernizing client intake by moving it to the web. From top to bottom ideaholegalaid.org is a model for legal aid organizations everywhere, with clear descriptions of legal terms and a massive library of resources for the public.

#1 Legal Research App

Winner of the prestigious American Association of Law Libraries (New Product) Award, Fastcase for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone is used by more attorneys than any other legal app according to the ABA. Anyone may use the app for free to access Fastcase's comprehensive legal research database on the go.