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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
Posted in Law Schools, Research and Evalation
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ABA ATJ Network Announces Grants for Enhancment of Works of Existing Commissions
The ABA Access to Justice Commission Expansion Project, with funding from the Public Welfare Foundation, has now announced the availability of its Phase Two grants. These are available to existing Access to Justice Commissions to enhancement of their work. From … Continue reading
Posted in Access to Justice Boards, Funding
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Plan to Present Resolution on Unbundled Legal Services to ABA House of Delegates
The “Delivery Committee” of the ABA (Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services) has a plan to present to the House of Delegates next winter a Resolution in support of Unbundled Legal Services. Proposed text is as follows: RESOLVED, … Continue reading
Posted in Access to Justice Generally
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Judicature Article on Broad Strategic Impact of Turner v. Rogers
I am proud that Judicature has just published my new article on Turner v. Rogers: The Implications for Access to Justice Strategies. The article is aimed at courts, the bar, legal aid programs, and access to justice Commissions, with the … Continue reading
Giant Step for LSC — Chief Information Officer Position Posted
This is a concrete example of the changes at LSC. The Corporation has just posed a job opening for a Chief Information Officer. There are at least three reasons this is important. The first is that the new position reports … Continue reading
Posted in LSC, Technology
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Wayne Moore on Commentators Concerns about LSC’s Performance Management Strategy
This blog welcomes Wayne Moore’s thoughtful comments on the Comments submitted for LSC’s Draft Strategic Plan. Wayne’s comments show that the worries raised by commentators have not been borne out with respect to the similar prior Performance Criteria for Legal … Continue reading
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Tagged Performance Measures
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Guide to VISTA for Legal Aid Programs
This is nice. As posed on the DOJ Access Initiative website, DOJ in partnership with the Corporation for National and Community Service has issued a Guide to Vista for Legal Aid Programs. From the Guide: Vistas Helping with Technology: Minnesota … Continue reading
Posted in Dept. of Justice, Funding, Legal Aid
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Joan Zorza Wall of Honor Established by End Violence Against Women International
My general rule is not to promote fundraising on this blog. But this is not business, it is personal. End Violence Against Women International has established a Wall of Honor, to honor the work of my wife Joan, because, as … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Violence
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Request for Examples of Courts Providing Information on Legal Aid and Access to Counsel Services
Jim Greiner at Harvard (the prof who did the randomized studies in Massachusetts) is trying to find samples of courts who attach notices or flyers to summonses or other early-in-the-litigation-type papers that say something to the effect of, “If you … Continue reading
Posted in Access to Counsel, Court Management
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The Prezi as a Self-Help Information Tool Generator
Prezi is a tool to create zooming informational materials. The Napa Valley Self-Help Center has created two: one describing the center, and one on California Divorce, Legal Separation & Nullity. The zooming gives you much more control over how the … Continue reading
Posted in Self-Help Services, Technology
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Some Thoughts on Posted Comments to the LSC Draft Strategic Plan
LSC has posted the comments they have received on the Draft Strategic Plan. Overall, the tone is positive. Here to me are the highlights, focusing perhaps more on areas of disagreement, rather than the many repeated statements of support for … Continue reading
Posted in Budget Issues, LSC, Research and Evalation
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