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When Family Court Gets It Really Right — A New York Story
I’m not going to spoil this story by telling you everything that happens, but read this. The first para is: The story of how Danny and I were married last July in a Manhattan courtroom, with our son, Kevin, beside … Continue reading
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New York Courts 2012 Access Report Issued Including Expansion of Document Assembly
Here is the link. Among the highlights is Increased use of document assembly: In the first three quarters of 2012, there were 80,780 assemblies, an increase of 32% from the first three quarters of 2011. It is projected that there … Continue reading
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DOJ Seeks Comments on Draft Language Access Planning and Technical Assistance Tool for Courts
Comments on a Draft Language Access Planning and Technical Assistance Tool for Courts are being sought by the Department of Justice. The draft from DOJ is here. Comments are due by March 1. 2013. The draft includes sections and checklists … Continue reading
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Thoughts on the LSC TIG Solicitation
The LSC Technology Grants solicitation is out, with short letters of intent due March 18. While applications must be made by existing LSC grantees, there is great openness to cooperative grants in which access to justice partners, including courts, are … Continue reading
Posted in Document Assembly, Forms, Law Schools, Legal Aid, LSC, Metrics, Pro Bono, Software Developers, Technology, Triage
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ABA Passes Unbundling Resolution
The ABA House of Delegates has passed a resolution in support of unbundling. RESOLVED, That the American Bar Association encourage practitioners, when appropriate, to consider limiting the scope of their representation as a means of increasing access to legal services. … Continue reading
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Law Review Article on Washington State Legal Technician Rule
There is a new timely article on the new Washington State Limited Legal Technician Rule. Here is the table of contents: INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………………………….75 I. THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE CRISIS……………………………………..78 II. THE WASHINGTON STATE LLLT RULE …………………………..91 A. The LLLT Rule … Continue reading
Posted in Non-Lawyer Practice
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Troubling Post Turner Decision from the Wyoming Supreme Court
In State Dept. of Family Services v. Currier, 2013 WY 16, the Wyoming Supreme Court rejected the claim that the risk of incarceration required appointment of counsel in civil contempt child support cases in which the relief was sought by … Continue reading
Posted in Access to Counsel, Supreme Court
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On the Benefits and Costs of Being and Systematic Innovator
The New York Times has a nice obituary today of John E. Karlin, the lead industrial psychologist at Bell Labs for many years. He worked at the interface between humans and machines — one of the first in a field … Continue reading
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California Bar Explores Joining Movement for Non-Lawyer Practice
Another straw in a gathering wind. This article in the California Bar Journal reports on the Bar’s Board’s exploring the possibility of limited practice professionals: The State Bar Board of Trustees has expressed interest in examining a limited-practice licensing program … Continue reading
Posted in Attorney-Client, Legal Ethics, Systematic Change
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Webinar on Fedeal Funding Resources for Public Defenders
The webinar description (Strengthening Indigent Defense: Understanding State and Federal Resources, posted by the National Criminal Justice Association) says it all: This webinar (now online) will showcase the Justice Department’s efforts to encourage jurisdictions to bring all system stakeholders together … Continue reading
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Senate Confirms New SJI Board Member
This is great news. Early in January, the Senate confirmed New York Court of Appeals Judge Jonathan Lippman as a member of the State Justice Institute Board. Readers of this blog do not need to be reminded of CJ Lippman’s … Continue reading
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NYT Blog on Outcome Measurement in Health Care
The New York Times Economix blog has an interesting post on outcome measurement. The writer rebuts the skepticism among readers about the viability of quality measurement — including an aside about the justice area: These readers appear to harbor genuine … Continue reading
JOLT Publishes Some of the Technology Summit Papers Highlighing Extent of Consensus
Harvard’s Journal of Legal Technology has now published some of the papers from the first LSC technology summit in a single integrated article, the table of contents of which appears below. Triage and Mobile survive directly on the list of … Continue reading
Posted in LSC, Systematic Change, Technology
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“Sorting-Hat” Triage Article Now Posted
My article on triage, titled The Access to Justice “Sorting Hat” — Towards a System of Triage and Intake that Maximizes Access and Outcomes, 89 Denv. U. L. Rev. 859 (2012), is now online at the above link. I very … Continue reading
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Early Court App for Mobile
As reported in the Law Vegas Review Journal, this court app helps people find out which courtroom their case will be heard in. The application will help users search via party, attorney or case number to find the date, time … Continue reading
Posted in Court Management, Mobile Technology, Technology
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