Resource: SRLN Navigator Working Group Webinar (November 2022)
In our November 2022 webinar, we were able to hear from Sarah Song, Supervising Senior Program Manager of the Access to Justice Division at the Administrative Office of Illinois Courts about some of the limitations to technology advancements in the courts that point to the continued need for human-based assistance for self-represented litigants. Magistrate Gene Edwards of the Franklin County Municipal Court also spoke to us on finding out how to get the judiciary involved and benefits of navigator programs from the perspective of the bench.
Year published:
2022
Document Author:
SRLN
SRLN 2021 Forms Competition
A giant congratulations to our SRLN 2021 Forms Competition Winners!
Automated Forms Category: UMKC School of Law, Bloch Law Library
Year published:
2021
Document Author:
SRLN
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
Study: AmeriCorps Court-Based Navigator Programs (Justice in Government Project 2020)
The Justice in Government Project (JGP) at American University, with support from Pew Charitable Trusts, seeks to support funding for legal aid and improve initiatives that address the access to justice gap.
Year published:
2020
Document Author:
Justice in Government Project, American University
Resource: Chicago Bar Foundation Justice Entrepreneurs Project (CBF 2013)
Launched in 2013, the Chicago Bar Foundation's Justice Entrepreneurs Project supports innovative and socially conscious lawyers building practcies offering predictable pricing and limited scope services. The program is built on Community.Lawyer and functions as a platform for attorneys to match with the public.
Year published:
2013
Document Author:
Chicago Bar Foundation
Resource: Chicago Bar Association's Limited Scope Panels (CBA 2017)
The Chicago Bar Association's (CBA) Limited Scope Referral Panels are lists of experienced private attorneys offering limited scope representation among their service offerings. The area of law the panels cover are landlord-tenant, domestic relations, and debt collection/consumer. The program is aimed to provide "DIY litigants" affordable services when they cannot afford the cost of an entire case or prefer assistance with only parts of their case. The CBA require participating attorneys to meet certain minimum requirements before they are included in the referral program.
Year published:
2017
Document Author:
Chicago Bar Association
Resource: Sample Unbundled Attorney Engagement Agreements (Multi-State 2020)
Below is a collection of sample forms for unbundled attorney engagement agreements and materials related to unbundling legal services. This is a sampling of state resources, additional information for each state can be found on the American Bar Association's Unbundling Resources by State webpage.
See also SRLN's Unbundling page for additional resources.
Year published:
2020
Document Author:
SRLN
Resource: Referrals to unbundled attorneys (SRLN 2020)
Please see below the list of resources and materials related to how courts manage or inform the public about referrals to unbundled attorneys.
Illinois
Year published:
2020
Document Author:
SRLN
Resource: SRLN Navigator Working Group Webinar (January 2020)
In our January webinar, three navigator program leaders discussed the ins and outs of funding for their AmeriCorps programs: Nicole Claro-Quinn, California; Stacey Weiler, Illinois; and Meghan Scott, Montana. Watch the recording of the SRLN Navigator January 2020 webinar via this link!
Year published:
2020
Document Author:
SRLN
Resource: SRLN Navigator Working Group Webinar (July 2020)
In our July webinar, two navigator program leaders, Seirra Williams (Mississippi) and Stacey Weiler (Illinois), gave updates about their own program activities given changes due to the onset of Covid-19. Watch the recording of the SRLN Navigator July 2020 webinar via this link!
Year published:
2020
Document Author:
SRLN