Video: Re-Imagining Family Law Procedures (Alaska 2016)
Video featuring the Honorable Vanessa White, Judge of the Superior Court at Palmer Alaska, and Stacey Marz, Director of the Alaska Court System's Self-Help Services.
Re-Imagining Family Law Procedures
See our related page for more information, News: Alaska Court Uses Triage and Targeted Pro Bono Unbundled Legal Advice to Settle 80% of Contested Domestic Cases (Alaska State Court System 2015).
Year published:
2016
Document Author:
Alaska Court System
Resource: Document Assembly: An Essential Building Block for the Access to Justice Ecosystem (LHI 2016)
LawHelp Interactive (LHI) is a national online document assembly platform that allows people representing themselves to prepare their own legal documents and pleadings online for free.[1] It is also used by legal aid advocates, pro bono attorneys, and court systems seeking to work more efficiently and develop new approaches to service delivery.
Year published:
2016
Document Author:
Claudia Johnson
News: Forms in Your Pocket: Mobile Solutions Are Nearly Ready to Scale (Pew Research Center 2016)
According to the Pew Research Center's Internet and Technology Mobile Fact Sheet (pewresearch.org), sixty-four percent of American adults own a smart phone (www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheets/mobile-technology-fact-sheet/), and legal aid organizations including Philadelphia Legal Assistance and Ayuda Legal Illinois report more than 30% of their online legal assistance users are on mobile devices when they do so.
Year published:
2016
Document Author:
Alex Smith Davis
Resources: ABA-SRLN ATJ Commissions Working Group Resources (2016)
This page serves as the repository of resources shared during the ABA-SRLN ATJ Commission Working Group calls. Please e-mail sugestions to info@srln.org.
Powerpoints
Using Remote Technologies to Deliver Remote Services to SRLs (Greacen 2016)
Year published:
2016
Document Author:
Self-Represented Litigation Network
Report: NCSC Judicial Conduct Reporter (Gray 2014)
This issue of the Judicial Conduct Reporter includes an indepth look at how states are addressing the ethics issues posed by self-represented litigants, including a review of case law and Judicial Code of Ethics 2.2.
Year published:
2014
Document Author:
Cynthia Gray
Conference: 2016 SRLN Equal Justice Conference Pre-Conference (Chicago 2016)
The Self-Represented Litigation Network is excited to present the Pre-Conference to the ABA/NLADA Equal Justice Conference on May 11, 2016, in Chicago, IL. This program brings together leaders and stakeholders from the access to justice community, including the courts, bar associations, legal aid, private practice, law libraries and other community programs. The one-day event will feature prominent keynote speakers and interactive breakout discussions that address topics on achieving 100% access to justice and engaging in access to justice solutions for self-re
News: Alaska Bar Association's Unbundled List Offers Court a Neutral Mechanism for Referrals and SRLs Access to the Limited Scope Help They Need (Alaska Bar Association 2016)
Year published:
2016
Document Author:
Alex Smith Davis
News: LEAN Manufacturing Analysis Helps Senior Legal Hotline Network Serve More Clients in Better Ways (Center for Elder Rights Advocacy 2016)
Year published:
2016
Document Author:
Alex Smith Davis
SRLN Brief: OCSE Guidance on Collaborative Child Support Activities (SRLN 2016)
The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) has developed a strong collaboration with the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Access to Justice Initiative. The Access to Justice Initiative was established to improve access to justice in the criminal and civil justice system and to help the justice system efficiently deliver outcomes that are fair and accessible to all, irrespective of wealth and status.
Year published:
2016
Document Author:
Self-Represented Litigation Network
Resource: Alaska Unbundled Section Formation Letter (Alaska Bar Association 2010)
The Alaska Bar Association approved the formation on an unbundled services section of the bar in 2010, thereby establishing a mechanism to ensure professional development for lawyers providing these services, creating a neutral mechanism for the court to refer consumers to affordable legal help, and providing access to needed legal services for consumers anywhere in Alaska. The formation request letter is attached.
Year published:
2010
Document Author:
Katherine Alteneder