Resource: Navigator Programs' Remote Services (McClymont 2021)
In light of court closures and other operational disruptions occasioned by COVID 19, many court-based nonlawyer navigator programs around the country which had previously provided only in person services to help self-represented litigants (SRLs) in their basic civil legal matters have incorporated, in whole or in part, virtual or remote services. Many now provide both in person and remote services.
Year published:
2021
Document Author:
SRLN
Article: Could 2021 Be The Year Of Civil Justice Reform? (Law360, Bayles 2021)
This Law 360 article, Could 2021 Be The Year Of Civil Justice Reform?, describes the potential for more civil justice reforms in 2021, including more nonlawyer navigators in our state courts.
Year published:
2021
Document Author:
Cara Bayles
Article: Handle with CARES: Court Uses Federal Funds to Expand Community Support (CNO, Sukosd 2020)
This Court New Ohio article, Handle with CARES: Court Uses Federal Funds to Expand Community Support, describes how new funding helps support the use of social workers as nonlawyer navigators in the Franklin County Municipal Court Self-Help Resource Center.
Year published:
2020
Document Author:
Csaba Sukosd
Resource: SRLN Navigator Working Group Webinar (January 2021)
In our January 2021 webinar, Grace Spulak from New Mexico discussed the development underway for a new court navigator program in New Mexico and Mary walked us through the Navigator resources on our SRLN Navigators Resource Page.
Watch the recording of the SRLN Navigator January 2021 webinar via this link!
Year published:
2021
Document Author:
SRLN
Report: Sargent Shriver Civil Counsel Act: Report to the Legislature (Judicial Council of California 2020)
On Monday July 13, 2020 at noon eastern, the SRLN Research Working Group hosted a presentation by Bonnie Hough of the California Judicial Council and Kelly Jarvis of NPC Research who reported on the major, multi-year research produced as a result of the California Sargent Shriver Civil Counsel Act. Commencing in fiscal year 2011–12, the legislation funded research and legal representation in housing, child custody disputes, domestic violence, a guardianship/conservatorship.
Year published:
2020
Document Author:
Judicial Council of California
Resource: SRLN Justice Tech Working Group Write-ups (SRLN 2021)
This page provides a list of documents created in collaboration with working group members and network colleagues to explore important justice tech issues. If you would like to make suggestions please leave a comment or suggestion in the doc and the SRLN Working Group Facilitator will review periodically. Please share this page with colleagues you think would be interested. Email eduardo@srln.org to learn more about the working group.
Year published:
2020
Document Author:
SRLN
Resource: Guiding Principles for Post-Pandemic Court Technology (CCJ/COSCA 2020)
The Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ) and Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA) published these Guiding Principles for Post-Pandemic Court Technology on July 16, 2020 with the goal to better guide state courts as they moved services to remote and virtual operations. These principles are intended to help courts embrace online platforms that proved critical to pandemic responses and remote readiness, and to ensure technology solutions are appropriately adopted as they become long-term fixtures in the court system.
Year published:
2020
Document Author:
National Center for State Courts
Resource: SRLN Navigator Working Group Webinar (November 2020)
In our November webinar, two navigator program leaders--Rob Wall and Nancy Long--gave helpful updates on new features in their programs in light of the onset of COVID-19. Jackie Waters highlighted the process she is undertaking in developing a new program for her court.
Watch the recording of the SRLN Navigator November 2020 webinar via this link!
Year published:
2020
Document Author:
SRLN
Resource: Compilation of Digital Divide Resources 11/11/20(NCSC 2020)
The National Center for State Courts has produced numerous documents to assist courts in responding to the pandemic. The attached is a Compilation of Existing Resources as of November 11, 2020.
Year published:
2020
Document Author:
NCSC
Article: Give the People the Law (Maru 2020)
In this piece for Democracy Journal, Vivek Maru of Namati (an international legal empowerment NGO), analyzes the restrictions on legal help in the United States and argues for an overhaul of unauthorized practice of law regulation to allow for more actors to respond to the justice crisis created by COVID-19. Article is attached or found at https://democracyjournal.org/arguments/give-the-people-the-law/.
Year published:
2020
Document Author:
Vivek Maru