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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Telling the Online Forms Story — NY DIY Video
The New York Courts have long been a leader in the creative integration and promotion of online forms and document assembly. They call them DIY Forms. Here is a great video now up on YouTube. It shows people why the … Continue reading
Consumer Reports Misses the Boat on Online Legal Tools
I have always had the greatest respect for Consumer Report Magazine, and its commitment to standing up for the little guy in their dealings with the providers of products and services. I was disappointed to see that the current September … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer Rights, Self-Help Services, Technology
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Major News from CCJ/COSCA on Model Code of Judicial Conduct and the Self-Represented
In a move that has the potential for major impact on self-represented litigants in the courtroom nationally, the Conference of Chief Justices and the Conference of State Court Administrators have passed a Resolution recommending that states consider passing versions of … Continue reading
Video of Turner v. Rogers Anniversary Symposium Now Online
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
Posted in Child Support, Meetings, Supreme Court
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National Center for Access to Justice Seeks Information About Law Student Pro Bono
One of the nice things about having a blog is being able to use it as tool for connecting folks and sharing information. Here is another example. David Udell of the National Center for Access to Justice has an interesting … Continue reading
Posted in Law Schools, Pro Bono
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Harvard’s Jim Greiner Promoted to Tenured Position at Law School
This is great news for access to justice and research. Congratulations to Jim on a well-earned promotion to tenured full professor, announced here. As Dean Martha Minnow put it: “As he pursues empirical study of vital questions about the benefit … Continue reading
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