LawHelp.org Wins Webby Award

LawHelp.org, which provides free legal information for low- and moderate-income individuals, was honored as the best "Law" website by the 11th Annual Webby Awards. Described as the "Oscars of the Internet" by The New York Times, the Webby Awards are presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences and are considered the leading international award honoring excellence on the internet.

In a press release issued May 3, Pro Bono Net Executive Director Mark O'Brien said "We are honored to be singled out as creators of the top legal website, but share this award with the more than 200 legal aid, pro bono, bar and court-based access to justice partners around the county with whom we have collaborated on LawHelp."

The Legal Services Corporation, through its Technology Initiative Grant (TIG) program, was the primary funding source for the development of LawHelp.org. The LawHelp.org template is one of two used by LSC-funded programs to develop their statewide legal assistance websites, and many TIG grants have gone to help improve it.

The Webby Award (pictured) is inscribed with binary code, the most basic computer programming language.