Resource: Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice Uses SRLN Maps for Statewide Strategic Planning
The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice has started using the SRLN demographics maps for presentations to circuit clerks, circuit court judges, civil legal aid and pro bono practitioners. “The maps helped provide context for why access to justice is so necessary by broadening our scope of focus onto statewide demographics,” states Danielle Hirsch, Assistant Director of the Civil Justice Division of Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts.
Resource: Interactive story map shows hurricane impacts and Florida’s vulnerable populations (SRLN & Florida Bar Foundation 2018)
The Self-Represented Litigation Network (SRLN) helped The Florida Bar Foundation create a new data resource that reveals the impact of Hurricane Irma on Florida and the vulnerable populations who could potentially need civil legal aid in the recovery, and generally. With our Geographic Information Systems (GIS) expertise, we worked with The Foundation to develop an interactive story map that provides access to geospatial data from FEMA, HUD, the CDC, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Florida Department of Children and Families.
Survey: SRLN Library Working Group National Self-Help in Libraries Survey (SRLN 2019)
SRLN Report (March 2021) Evaluating Library Services to Self-Represented Litigants: A Story of Two Surveys
The Law Librarians’ Working Group of the Self-Represented Litigation Network surveyed law libraries in the summer of 2019 about their services, including self-help programs. Learn more about best practices and full survey results in this story map.
Year published:
2019
Document Author:
SRLN
Report: Securing Stability: Legal Aid's Lasting Impact (The Center for Community Solutions 2019)
Legal Aid Society of Cleveland and Community Legal Aid teamed up to hire The Center for Community Solutions (CCS) to survey former clients of the two non-profit law firms. Of the 1,250 individuals from 13 counties in Northeast Ohio who responded more than half reported improved stability in at least one of five main areas: financial, family, health, housing and education.
Year published:
2019
Document Author:
The Center for Community Solutions
Report: Measuring Online Legal Resources: A Framework Inspired by the Drake Equation (Florida Justice Technology Center 2018)
This report and companion webinar offer a framework to measure access to justice, and whether specific interventions have made an impact.
Year published:
2018
Document Author:
Laura Quinn, Joyce Raby
Report: Language Access Innovations in Courts (Legal Design Lab 2019)
In a study for the California Judicial Council, Stanford University's Legal Design Lab evaluated how technology, such as the use of tablets and Google Translate, might improve court access for visitors of Limited English Proficiency (LEP). Language Access Innovations in Courts discusses how LEP visitors experience the courts, how technology might improve their experience, as well as recommendations for continued evaluation and enhancements going forward.
Article: Creating a User-Friendly Court Structure and Environment (NACM 2016)
This publication, from the National Association for Court Management (NACM), encourages the reader to this how the court environment - from the building, to the people, to the technology and resources - can be responsive to the needs and comfort of the public. From the introduction:
Year published:
2016
Document Author:
The National Association for Court Management
Remembering Richard Zorza's Contributions to Justice (2019)
Richard Zorza, the driving force behind the creation of the Self-Represented Litigation Network, died April 13, 2019. A copy of SRLN's notice that was shared on our listservs is attached below.
This page is a collection of some of the many resolutions and awards bestowed on Richard in recognition of his work, as well as memories from his colleagues. It will be updated as we receive additional information.
Year published:
2019
Article: Online Dispute Resolution in Local Courts (Pew 2019)
Highlighting the success of Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) in the private sector, this fact sheet from the Pew Charitable Trust's Civil Legal Modernization Project suggests how ODR can be leveraged in the courts - making the litigation process more equitable and accessible for the public, with the potential of increasing judicial efficiency.
Year published:
2019
Document Author:
Sarah Leiseca
Session: Limited Scope Services: A Core Part of 100% Access (LSC ITCon2019)
The following session was held at the Legal Services Corporation's Innovations in Technology Conference 2019, New Orleans, Louisiana. For more information, including access to previous conference materials, visit the LSC's Innovations in Technology Conference page.
Year published:
2019
Document Author:
Katherine Alteneder, Marguita Green, Jessica Bednarz, Dave Aarons