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Int’l ATJ Blog — EU Moves Toward “Collective Redress” Procedures — Ben Kaplan and Nuremberg
I have put the International Access to Justice Blog on the right menu. It is compiled by Martin Gramatikov in the Netherlands. Yesterday he posted about the EU Justice Council, which seems like a Council of State AGs for the … Continue reading
Posted in Access to Counsel, Systematic Change
Tagged Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Human Rights, Nuremberg
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New Article on National Consensus about Access to Justice
I thought folks might be interested in my new Judicature article, Access to Justice: The Emerging Consensus and Some Questions and Implications. It will be in the forthcoming Jan-Feb 2011 issue. Thanks to Judicature, one of my favorite publications, for … Continue reading
Posted in Access to Justice Generally, Legal Aid, Self-Help Services, Systematic Change, Unbundling
Tagged Triage
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Politico Reports on House Budget Cut of Equal Access to Justice Act Reimbursement for Soc Sec and Vets Cases
Politico today reports on a little noticed element of the House Budget. According to the article, the proposed continuing resolution budget, (at section 4007) would cut off, for the remainder of the fiscal year, payments under the Equal Access to … Continue reading
Posted in Access to Counsel, Funding
Tagged Federal Courts, Social Security, Veterans
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ABA Delivery of Legal Services Committee Poll on Finding Private Lawyers – Views of Unbundling
Lots of us have been waiting for this. The ABA Delivery Committee will soon be has now completed posting the results of its survey Perspectives on Finding Personal Legal Services on its website. Here is the actual link. Here is … Continue reading
Posted in Middle Income, Technology, Unbundling
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NYT Blog — “When the Dr.’s Wife Has Cancer” — Reflections on Empathy
I recommend “When the Doctor.’s Wife Has Cancer” (NYT Feb 22, 2011). It is about the different experience of being a patient (or here a patient relative), compared to working at the institution. Key para: “I was hyperaware of my … Continue reading
Posted in Research and Evalation, Self-Help Services
Tagged Medicine, Self-Assessment
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Court Technology Bulletin Blog and Poposed URL:Lex unique Document Identifier
This seems to be the week for me to blog about blogs. I have now added to the Links Menu on the right of this blog the National Center for State Courts Court Technology Bulletin Blog. Highly recommended. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Access to Justice Generally
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Empirical Legal Studies Blog
Thought that a quiet day (President’s day) might be a good time to tell folks about the Empirical Legal Studies Blog Authors include Carolyn Shapiro at Chicago Kent, Christopher Zorn at Penn State, David Stras at Univ of Minn, Dawn … Continue reading
E-Filing and Acess — We Need a National Campaign
As more and more states explore e-filing, it is important to remember the critical relationship between e-filing and access to justice. Most state level e-filing initiatives seem to be moving more slowly than anticipated. (NCSC very useful state links here. … Continue reading
Updating of Post on Watson Jeopardy Win — Voice Recognition Not Used
I have updated my recent post on the IBM Watson Jeopardy win to reflect the fact that the computer was not using voice recognition. Obviously some of my thoughts for future implications will need to await demonstration of that integration … Continue reading
Posted in Technology
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Implications for ATJ of IBM’s Watson’s Victory on Jeopardy
Lots of coverage on IBM’s Watson’s victory on Jeopardy. Does it mean we rethink the information/advice distinction? Much focus has been on the implications for medicine and for technical support. (By the way, for techies interested in the configuration, here … Continue reading
Posted in Legal Ethics, Mobile Technology, Science, Self-Help Services, Technology
Tagged Natural Language, Super Computers
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Debt Collection and Arbitration Resources for Pro Se and Pro Bono Cases
The webinar done by the Atlanta Legal Aid Society and the National Consumer Law Center on Debt Collection and Arbitration Resources for Pro Se and Pro Bono Cases is now available online. Very highly recommended. Also recommended are the materials … Continue reading
Posted in Foreclosure
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NY Courts Attempt to Provide “Legal Assistance or Representation” at all Initial Foreclosure Settlement Conferences
As NY Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman announced in his State of the Judiciary today, and as the NYT is reporting, the NY courts are taking steps to make sure that there is greater help in foreclosure cases for homeowners. Please … Continue reading
Posted in Access to Counsel, Foreclosure, Funding, Legal Aid
Tagged New York, Settlment Conference
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Apple Tech Support Survey Asks “How satisfied were you with the Advisor’s empathy for your situation?”
Getting an e-mail with that question made me think about our feedback mechanisms in access to justice institutions. How often do we ask that question? (We ask about general satisfaction, but this is different.) How often do we even do … Continue reading
Posted in Access to Justice Generally
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NYT Cute Budget Visualization Tool
The NYT has a great tool for visualizing the President’s proposed 2012 Federal budget. It shows the whole budget as blocks, and you can zoom in and/or search by agency (LSC at $450 million, SJI at $5 million). For anyone … Continue reading
Posted in Funding, Legal Aid
Tagged Visualization
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Canada’s Chief Justice on Access, the Bar’s Role, and Ideas
The Toronto Globe and Mail (a great paper), is running an article on a recent speech by Canada’s Chief Justice, Beverley McLachlin, on Access to Justice. The Chief Justice’s voice rose as she discussed a monopoly lawyers have on legal … Continue reading
Posted in Access to Justice Generally
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