Category Archives: Meetings

Self-Represented Litigation Network Announces Details of PreConference at Equal Justice Conference — May 8, 2013, St Louis

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

The Self-Represented Litigation Network (SRLN) will be conducting its annual PreConference on May 8, 2013 before the main Equal Justice Conference at the Hyatt Regency St Louis at the Arch, in St Louis. The topics to be covered are planned … Continue reading →

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Roundtable for Incubators at Equal Justice

Posted on March 30, 2013 by

As you know, I am a huge fan of the incubator.  It is one of the “without-which” innovations that we have to put in place to get to 100% access to justice.  Among the obvious advantages: a path for law … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on the Recent Access to Justice Research Agenda Meeting

Posted on December 20, 2012 by

As expected, the meeting held December 7 and 8 on establishing a research agenda in access to justice was exciting and productive.  There were about 40 people there, half researcher and half practitioners from courts and legal.  The meetings on … Continue reading →

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Important Call for Posters — Access to Justice Research Meeting

Posted on November 5, 2012 by

Here is the Call for Posters for the Access to Civil Justice: Re-envisioning and Reinvigorating Research Workshop, funded by NSF. This poster concept may not be familiar to all of us in access to justice, but it is now absolutely … Continue reading →

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Self-Represented Litigation Network Plans Equal Justice Conference Pre-Conference

Posted on October 21, 2012 by

Once again this coming year, the Self-Represented Litigation Network will be hosting a pre-conference in association with the NLADA/ABA Equal Justice Conference.  The pre-conference will be May 8, 2013, and the main conference will be May 9-11.  As usual, there … Continue reading →

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Law and Internet Conference to Stream Two Transformative Speakers Monday and Tuesday Morning This Week.

Posted on October 7, 2012 by

The Law Via the Internet Conference, being held at Cornell Law School this year this week will feature two important Speakers.  The Conference is being hosted by the Legal Information Institute, which all readers of this blog should know and … Continue reading →

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NCSC Summit on Language Access Now Going On

Posted on October 2, 2012 by

Those interested in the Summit on Languge Access in the Courts that is now going on can see the Agenda here. Self-represented advocates will be particularly interested in the session on Providing Services Outside the Courtroom, which is listed as … Continue reading →

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Thougths on Outcomes in a Research Agenda

Posted on September 19, 2012 by

Recently, I blogged about the planned NSF-funded Workshop on a research agenda for access to justice.  I thought perhaps a few more thoughts are in order, this time on outcomes. Lurking in justice system research is always the basic question … Continue reading →

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National Science Foundation Funds Workshop on “Access to Civil Justice — Reenvisoning and Reinvigorating Research”

Posted on September 5, 2012 by

This is a very major step forward. On December 7 and 8, in Chicago, the American Bar Foundation, with NSF funding, will be conducting a two day event on research into access to justice. The scheduling is planed to facilitate … Continue reading →

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Video of Turner v. Rogers Anniversary Symposium Now Online

Posted on August 2, 2012 by

The video of the June 20 OSCE/DOJ Turner Symposium is now online.  Here is part of the description from the invite:  [S]peakers include George Sheldon, Acting Assistant Secretary Administration for Children and Families; Vicki Turetsky, OCSE Commissioner; Daniel Olmos, Department … Continue reading →

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More on the Turner v. Rogers Anniversary Forum — DC In Person and Streaming Seats Available

Posted on June 12, 2012 by

Here is the text of the invite from HHS to the 2 PM Eastern, Wed June 20th session, to be held at Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 1st Floor Auditorium, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20201: You are invited to … Continue reading →

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More Information on SRLN Pre-Conference May 16, Jacksonville Fl

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

Here is a preliminary agenda for the SRLN Pre-Confernce, held in association with the ABA/NLADA Equal Justice Conference in Jacksonville Florida. Self-Represented Litigation Network 2012 Pre-Conference at the Equal Justice Conference Jacksonville Florida, May 16, 2012, Hyatt Regency Riverfront City … Continue reading →

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Self-Represented Litigation Network Pre-Conference at Equal Justice Conference May 16 Jacksonville Fl.

Posted on March 9, 2012 by

As in prior years, there will be a pre-conference focusing on self-represented issue the day before the main Equal Justice Conference.  The pre-conference is Wed May 16, and the main conference is Thur May 17, to Sat May 19.  The … Continue reading →

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Guest Blogger Claudia Johnston Reflecting on Public Interest Lawyers, Technology and Change

Posted on December 4, 2011 by

We are living in revolutionary times. It is the first time, since 1968, when I was just a babe learning to talk by listening to the Beattles in El Salvador, that we see such amount of change and restructuring and … Continue reading →

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Some Interesting TIG Grants, and the Upcoming TIG Conference

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

With the announcement of the 2012 TIG Conference to be held in January in Albuquerque (draft Agenda here), it occurs to me that we have not paid enough attention to the wide range of grants LSC has awarded to enhance … Continue reading →

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