Category Archives: Research and Evalation

Claudia Johnson Bloggs on Online Interviewing Issues

Posted on December 12, 2011 by richardzorza

Claudia writes: The recent post here on online document assembly and the corollary issue of online interviewing techniques triggered may thoughts I want to share w/the readers of this blog. Online interviewing techniques in legal aid, is a very new … Continue reading →

Posted in Access to Justice Generally, Document Assembly, LEP, Research and Evalation | 1 Comment

One Year of Blogging — Some Reflections on the Year in Access to Justice

Posted on December 11, 2011 by richardzorza

Today is the first anniversary of this blog.  306 posts, over 16,000 web views (and maybe the same number of subscriber push views), and counting.  Please celebrate with me by passing the word, and by encouraging folks to use the … Continue reading →

Posted in Access to Counsel, Budget Issues, Dept. of Justice, Funding, Legal Aid, LEP, LSC, Metrics, Research and Evalation, Supreme Court, Systematic Change, Technology, This Blog, Triage | 1 Comment

Very Important and Promising Leaderhip Appointment at Open Society Foundations

Posted on December 7, 2011 by richardzorza

The Open Society Foundations has announced its new head: Chris Stone.  While OSF and Chris will surely have an agenda that goes way beyond access to justice, it is promising that the Institute, vast in its international reach, will be … Continue reading →

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Article on Justice Index in National Law Journal

Posted on December 6, 2011 by richardzorza

David Udell and Cara Anna of the National Center for Access to Justice have an article in the National Law Journal on their proposed National Justice Index.  The core idea: Which states’ courts are in the worst condition? Which, despite … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget Issues, Court Management, Metrics, Research and Evalation, SRL Statistics | 1 Comment

Written Versus Oral Reporting — Implications for Forms Programs

Posted on December 1, 2011 by richardzorza

Question for readers of this post. It is getting a lot of hits. Does anyone know what is listing/referring/using it?  My analytics are not telling me anything.  Please tell me by sending me an e-mail, richard(at)zorza.net. Thanks: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Richard Moorhead … Continue reading →

Posted in Document Assembly, Forms, Research and Evalation, Technology | 3 Comments

NewsMaker Interview — Rebecca Sandefur on Her ABF Study of Access to Justice And Follow-Up

Posted on November 29, 2011 by richardzorza

Today’s NewsMaker Interview is with Rebecca Sandefur, one of the co-authors of the recent American Bar Foundation study of access to justice.  Becky has changed the whole debate, with a long-overdue collection of data that forces us to confront the … Continue reading →

Posted in Access to Justice Boards, Metrics, Newsmaker Interview, Research and Evalation | 1 Comment

Chuck Greenfield NewsMaker Interview

Posted on November 17, 2011 by richardzorza

This blog is happy to welcome Chuck Greenfield, newly appointed Chief Counsel for Civil Programs at NLADA for a NewsMaker Interview. Zorza:  So, first of all, congratulations.  You obviously come well prepared with your long background at LSC and in … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal Aid, LSC, Newsmaker Interview, Research and Evalation, Technology | 1 Comment

NewsMaker Interview: Prof. Jim Greiner on the Latest Offer-Outcomes Research and its Implications

Posted on November 7, 2011 by richardzorza

This blog is proud to be interviewing Professor Jim Greiner of Harvard about his latest research, conducted with Cassandra Wolos Pattanayak and Jonathan Hennessey, into the impact of offers of representation on outcomes.  The research is summarized in a recent … Continue reading →

Posted in Access to Counsel, Legal Aid, Research and Evalation, Triage, Unbundling | 3 Comments

Distribution of, and Increase of, Self-Represented Bankruptcy Filings

Posted on November 3, 2011 by richardzorza

The Third Branch — the blog of the Federal Courts, has published some statistics on where their self-represented bankruptcy filings are occurring. Here is the key table: The filings are heavily distributed towards the West: It is an astonishing range, … Continue reading →

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NLADA Announces Important Appointment — Chuck Greenfield

Posted on October 28, 2011 by richardzorza

This is very good news.  Chuck Greenfield is going to NLADA as their new Chief Counsel for Civil Programs.  That alone would be encouraging news about the direction of access to justice, because Chuck in all his positions, including at … Continue reading →

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More Greiner et al Offers of Counsel Studies – The Debate Continues – Newsmaker Interview Planned

Posted on October 24, 2011 by richardzorza

In a major development for access to justice, the next round of studies into the impact of offers of counsel, this one conducted by Jim Greiner, Cassandra Wolos Pattanayak, and Jonathan Hennessey, is now available.  They are likely to once … Continue reading →

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Finally Some Real National Access Data — ABF Releases Mapping Study

Posted on October 24, 2011 by richardzorza

This is a big step in understanding our system.  The American Bar Foundation has released its ACCESS ACROSS AMERICA: FIRST REPORT OF THE CIVIL JUSTICE INFRASTRUCTURE MAPPING PROJECT.  Executive Summary here.  Full text here. The study maps, for all the … Continue reading →

Posted in Access to Justice Generally, Legal Aid, Research and Evalation, Self-Help Services, SRL Statistics, Transparency, Unbundling | Tagged , | 4 Comments

Questions and Answers About the Attorney Diagnosis Proposal

Posted on September 12, 2011 by richardzorza

Recently, I blogged about what I called the “Attorney Diagnosis” approach to Triage for Access to Justice.  I believe that Turner may require not necessarily this, but at least some system that decides who needs what in terms of services … Continue reading →

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Decision Fatigue — It’s Glucose

Posted on September 6, 2011 by richardzorza

A few months ago, I blogged about a disturbing study of Israeli parole decisions that strongly suggested that judges made much more sympathetic decisions early in the session, and that they appeared to reset their sympathy with some food.  There … Continue reading →

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Self-Represented Litigants: Litterature Review Conducted in UK

Posted on August 25, 2011 by richardzorza

The UK Ministry of Justice has completed a literature review about self-represented litigants (whom they call “Litigants in person.”) The review included international sources, at least as to formal research. The overall conclusions:     While some good quality evidence existed, … Continue reading →

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