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A project of the Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants, the Standards for Language Access in the Courts (2012) (available here) offers standards and extensive commentary to provide guidance to courts in designing, implementing, and e

Year published: 2012

Document Author: American Bar Association

This language access planning and technical assistance tool for courts was created by the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, Federal Coordination and Compliance Section (DOJ), to assist courts and court systems as they develop comprehensive language access programs. This tool was developed in response to requests for technical assistance from courts and others involved in planning and implementing measures to improve language assistance services in courts for limited English proficient (LEP) individuals. 

Year published: 2014

Document Author: U.S. Department of Justice

The California Judicial Council has made access to the courts for self-represented litigants one of its top priorities. It has adopted a Statewide Action Plan for Serving Self-Represented Litigants and charged its Advisory Committee on Providing Access and Fairness with ongoing implementation of the plan.

In this 2011 article, Richard Zorza writes that there is a broad emerging general operational consensus within the relevant legal community - courts, bar and legal aid - about the approaches needed for a comprehensive solution.

Year published: 2011

Document Author: Richard Zorza

Published in the Summer 2003 edition of The Bench, a news journal of the California Judges Association, this article provides advice for judges who wish to encourage attorneys to provide limited scope representation, also called discrete task representation or unbundled services.   Recommended citation: Limited Scope Representation Committee of the California Commission on Access to Justice, 20 Things Judges Can Do to Encourage Attorneys to Provide Limited Scope Representation, The Bench (2003) (reprinted).

Year published: 2003

Document Author: California Judges Association

The California Commission on Access to Justice developed comprehensive risk management materials to help lawyers develop ethical unbundled or limited scope practices. The materials are designed to help lawyers document their file and ensure that they and the client are in agreement on the limitations on the scope of your representation, which tasks the lawyer is going to perform and, more importantly, which ones the lawyer is NOT going to perform.

Year published: 2004

Document Author: California Commission on Access to Justice

Austin, TX SRLN Preconference Materials (May 6) SRLN-Sponsored EJC Conference Materials (May 7-8)   To download presentation materials for each session, please use the corresponding links. (link will open downloadable file from Google Docs)  

Year published: 2015

  Course provided by The National Judicial College (NJC) to train legal professionals in best practices for managing cases involving self-represented litigants. Registration & course fee required. For more information, please visit NJC course page.  

Year published: 2015

This Tour Guide is provided to allow either court employees or outside observers to look at a courthouse and court processes from the point of view of a self-represented litigant. The Tour Guide can be used by judges or court staff, by volunteers, or by other outside observers enlisted to help the court obtain useful observations about the courthouse, the services provided by court personnel, and courtroom procedures. There are several different ways to observe a court. 

Year published: 2008

Document Author: Self-Represented Litigation Network, John Greacen

Tuesday, March 24, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Eastern Panelists: Sara Galligan, Joan Bellistri, and Janine Liebert Moderator: James Durham   Program Description:

Year published: 2015

Document Author: Self-Represented Litigation Network, American Association of Law Libraries