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Contact. Andrew Morgan Executive Director amorgan@jurist.org http://jurist.org Mobile:(202)374-3243 Office: LAW 313 More information: http://jurist.org/csproject. What is JURIST?. JURIST is a non-profit legal news and analysis site hosted by the Pitt School of Law

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  1. Contact Andrew Morgan Executive Director amorgan@jurist.org http://jurist.org Mobile:(202)374-3243 Office: LAW 313 More information: http://jurist.org/csproject

  2. What is JURIST? • JURIST is a non-profit legal news and analysis site hosted by the Pitt School of Law • JURIST is operated by 60+ law student staffers • JURIST has a worldwide reach of more than 400K readers annually • Started in 1996 by Pitt Law Professor Bernard Hibbitts

  3. J What Else Happened In 1996? • Bill Clinton elected to a 2nd term • Prince Charles and Lady Di get divorced • Dow breaks 6,000 • Spice Girls top the charts with “Wannabe” • DVDs, eBay and Java launched • You started kindergarten

  4. Editorial Structure • JURIST news staff researches and reports on global legal developments. • JURIST commentary staff solicits and edits contributions from newsmakers, advocates and academics. • JURIST professional staff takes care of the behind-the-scenes

  5. Technical Structure • Dedicated server in California. • Host our own Movable Type instance • Front-end design done in-house over several generations of student staff • MT template architecture • PHP • RSS parsing • HTML/Javascript/Outdated CSS • LAMP

  6. So, what’s the problem? • Site design is outdated • Technologically • Visually • Poor mobile support • Poor support for revenue-generating activities

  7. How can you help? • We’d like to re-design JURIST for the 21st Century. • Mobile friendly • Ad capable • Graphic friendly • Payment processor agnostic • Documented codebase • Requirements gathering

  8. New Features • Website • Advertising framework • Public license image integration • Payment processor integration • Mobile friendly design • iOS/Android app

  9. Technical requirements • Use Movable Type architecture • Templates • MySQL 5.0 backend • PHP server-side • HTML5, doctype compatible • Target Gecko, Webkit, Blink and Trident 4.0+ • Avoid proprietary tech (Flash, etc) • Formal requirements and design docs • jurist.org/csproject

  10. Oversight • Day-to-day interaction with pro staff • Technical Director Jeremiah Lee • Software Engineer at Hearsay Social • BSCS CMU, Pitt Law • Board Member Joshua Sanders • Engineer at Trane Systems • BSCE Pitt, Pitt Law • Board Member Tim Stanley • Founder and CEO of Justia.com • Founder of FindLaw, Nolo.com • BS/MS Stanford, Michigan Law, Harvard Law

  11. Collaboration • JURIST is a collaborative effort • There is no king • You know things that we don’t

  12. We need your help! Questions?

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