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
Webinar: Panel Interview with ATJ Tech Entrepreneurs in the Time of COVID-19 (SRLN 2020)
This recording (link below) offers a unique opportunity to hear from some of the leading ATJ tech entrepreneurs working in the US today. On Friday, June 12, 2020, they joined together to offer insights and reflections with the SRLN Justice Tech Working Group about how to be human centered and move the ATJ needle with empathy, inclusion, and purpose.
Year published:
2020
Document Author:
Eduardo Gonzalez
SRLN Self-Care Resources
SRLN wants to make sure you remember about self-care. Especially during times of crisis we need to care for ourselves before we are able to care for others.
This topic is so important that we have asked our self-care guests to record their presentations for us to publish. If you have videos you think we ought to add or would like to contribute a video of your own for us to publish, please contact info@srln.org.
SRLN Self-Care Series
General Wellness
Year published:
2020
Document Author:
SRLN
Webinar: How to Incorporate Plain Language into Court Forms, Websites, and Other Materials (NACM 2017)
The National Association for Court Management (nacmnet.org), in partnership with the Self-represented Litigation Network (SRLN), invites you to participate in its third webinar of 2017 on November 29, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. EST.
Year published:
2017
Document Author:
Self-Represented Litigation Network
SRLN Brief: Examples of Legal Aid On-Line Intake and Triage Projects (SRLN 2016)
Over the years, legal aid programs developed complex intake protocols and decision trees to help manage their crushing caseload. Initially, these screening tools were simply paper documents that intake staff could use. Then, as telephone hotlines developed, far more complicated decision trees were developed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of hotline attorneys. And today, many programs are creating on-line intake and triage systems that are integrated into their informational webpages and/or case management systems.
Year published:
2015, 2016
Document Author:
Self-Represented Litigation Network
Webinar: Technology Tools to Enhance Legal Services for LEP - Websites, Videos and More (LSNTAP, LSC, ProBonoNet 2014)
In the webinar Technology Tools to Enhance Legal Services for Limited English Proficiency, four panelists (Kathy Daniels, IT Administrator Statewide Legal Services in Connecticut, Rochelle Klempner, Chief Counsel NYS Access to Justice Program, Mike Monahan, Director State Bar of Georgia/GLSP Pro Bono Project, Sandra Sandoval, Field Support Coordinator, Immigration Advocates Network, and moderated by Mirenda Watkins of ProBonoNet) discuss technology tools that are being incorporated by legal service providers and courts, why technology is important in this context, and the challenges of
Year published:
2014
Document Author:
Rochelle Klempner, Kathy Daniels, Mike Monahan, Sandra Sandoval, Pro Bono Net, LSNTAP
Webinar: Alaska Family Law Self-Help Center (SRLN 2005)
This webinar on the Alaska Family Law-Self Help Center was presented on May 25, 2005, by the Center's then-co-director (and current SRLN Coordinator) Katherine Alteneder.
Year published:
2005
Document Author:
Katherine Alteneder, Self-Represented Litigation Network
Webinar: Evaluating Programs to Assist Self Represented Litigants (SRLN 2005)
This SRLN Webinar from June 21, 2005, presents findings from evaluations of self-help programs for self-represented litigants. The webinar was presented by John Greacen, Greacen Associates and Deana Piazza, Center for Families and Children and the Courts. The webinar presentation and supporting materials are available for download below. For more information on the Executive Program Assessment Tool, please click here.
Year published:
2005
Document Author:
John Greacen, Deana Piazza, Self-Represented Litigation Network
Webinar: Community Partnerships and Collaborations (SRLN 2005)
This SRLN Webinar on building community partnerships and collaborations was presented by Tina Rasnow, Senior Attorney and Coordinator of the Ventura County Self-Help Legal Access Center. The webinar presentation and supplemental materials can be downloaded below.
Year published:
2005
Document Author:
Tina Rasnow, Self-Represented Litigation Network
Webinar: Court & Legal Aid Technology Collaborations for Pro Se Litigants (SRLN 2005)
This SRLN webinar discusses the technology collaborations between the courts and legal services for pro se litigants. It was presented by Glenn Rawdon, Senior Program Counsel for Technology at the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), on September 21, 2005. Since its inception, LSC's Technology Initiative Grant Program has encouraged legal services providers to partner with their local courts on projects that help self represented litigants.
Year published:
2005
Document Author:
Glenn Rawdon, Self-Represented Litigation Network