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LawHelp Interactive was developed to make implementing document assembly initiatives easier and less costly for legal aid organizations as well as pro bono and court-based access-to-justice programs. Participating programs use HotDocs Corporation's HotDocs Professional, and optionally the Center for Access to Justice and Technology's A2J Author, to create online forms and documents.

Year published: 2015

Document Author: Self-Represented Litigation Network

In April 2015, LSC released an updated version of its Baseline Technologies that Should Be in Place in a Legal Aid Office (aka "the Baselines").

Year published: 2015

Document Author: Legal Services Corporation

Self-help resources in appellate courts, both at the state and federal level, are becoming increasingly common. While we do not have any numbers regarding the frequency of self represented litigant (SRL) appeals, we do know that there is a demand for appellate courts to devise resources and consider simplifying procedures in order to meet the SRL need. SRL innovation on the appellate level is largely managed by the appellate clerk of court, although the appellate bar has also developed some innovative programs.

Year published: 2015

Document Author: Self-Represented Litigation Network

The Massachusetts Judicial Branch is committed to ensuring equal access to the court system for all members of the public, including self-represented litigants, those of limited or no English proficiency, and individuals with mental or physical disabilities. Towards that end, in June, 2009 the Chief Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court and the Trial Court established the Access to Justice Initiative. 

In 2005, the Alameda Court created the Day-Of-Court Assistance Project. Using volunteers from the local bar and local law schools, and working in conjunction with the Family Law Facilitator’s office, the goal of the project was to have each and every pro se litigant leave the court after a hearing with a clear, valid and enforceable court order, irrespective of whether this issue decided was custody, visitation, child or spousal support, or property division.

Year published: 2005

Document Author: Judge Evelio M. Grillo

Nonprofits must demonstrate the effectiveness of their program activities by initiating and completing outcome-oriented evaluation of projects. This guide, found at wkkf.org/resource-directory/resource/2006/02/wk-kellogg-foundation-logic-model-development-guide, was developed to provide practical assistance to nonprofits engaged in this process.

Year published: 2006

Document Author: W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Recommended citation: John Pollock & Michael S. Greco, Response, It’s Not Triage if the Patient Bleeds Out, 161 U. PA. L. REV. PENNUMBRA 40 (2012), http://scholarship.law.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1102&context=penn_law_review_online.  

Year published: 2012

Document Author: John Pollock, Michael S. Greco

  Recommended Citation: Zorza, Richard & David Udell, New Roles for Non-Lawyers to Increase Access to Justice, 41 Fordham Urb. L.J. at 1260 (2014), available at http://www.zorza.net/non-lawyer.pdf.

Year published: 2014

Document Author: Richard Zorza, David Udell

  Recommended Citation: Deborah L. Rhode & Lucy Buford Ricca, Protecting the Profession or the Public? Rethinking Unauthorized-Practice Enforcement, 82 Fordham Law Review 2587 (2014) (part of "Colloquium - The Legal Profession's Monopoly on the Practice of Law"). Available at fordhamlawreview.org/assets/pdfs/Vol_82/No_6/RhodeRicca_May.pdf.

Year published: 2014

Document Author: Deborah L. Rhode, Lucy Buford Ricca

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Year published: 2009

Document Author: Russell Engler