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Another Important Piece of the Justice for All Strategy Falls Into Place — Resources and Funding for Strategic Planning
As every reader of this blog knows, the Access Resolution passed by the Conference of Chief Justices and the Conference of State Court Administrators is important not only because of its endorsement of the “aspirational goal” of 100% access to … Continue reading
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Moving to 100% Access Strategic Plans – The LSC TIG Program as Opportunity and Harbinger
The 2016 Legal Services Corporation Technology grant solicitation,due Feb 29, suggests one of the ways that the Chefs 100% Resolution can move towards true implementation. It creates as its first listed specific area of interest, “Achieving 100% Access,” which it … Continue reading
Posted in 100% Access Strategy and Campaign, Access to Justice Boards, Access to Justice Generally, Funding, IOLTA, Legal Aid, LSC, Outcome Measures, Systematic Change, Technology
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Asking About the Role of Pro Bono in Responding to the Challenge of the Chiefs’ 100% Resolution Could Help Pro Bono Regain Momentum
There has been some good news on pro bono in the last couple of years: the LSC Pro Bono Grant Program has been launched and LSC has revised its PAI 12.5% set-aside rules. However, beyond this, it has been a … Continue reading
Posted in 100% Access Strategy and Campaign, Access to Justice Generally, Pro Bono, Systematic Change, Triage, Unbundling
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The Need for Economic and Regulatory Incentives for Access to Justice
I find it remarkable that there so few regulatory and economic incentives towards access to justice built into our system. It is now true that you have to do a certain number of pro bono hours to get to be … Continue reading
Add Access to Justice As A Criteria for “Just Companies” An Idea Urged By Paul Tudor Jones II, hedge-fund billionaire
Under the wonderful headline, A Plan to Rank ‘Just’ Companies Aims to Close the Wealth Gap, Alexandra Stanley has a great article in today’s New York Times. Like all the best ideas, this one is simple: Paul Tudor Jones II, … Continue reading
Could We Get to 100% Access Without As Many New Resources As We Now Assume, a Very Rough Analysis?
It’s a truism and an article of faith in the access to justice community that the only way to get to 100% access to justice is a massive infusion of money. It might well be true, but try this mental … Continue reading
Deregulation of Nonprofit Legal Practice — An ATJ Breakthrough?
Here is an idea that might be a breakthrough for access to justice, while enhancing the role and reputation of community based nonprofit legal aid programs. How about almost complete deregulation of nonprofit legal practice. True nonprofits (defined not only … Continue reading
The Risks of a Narrow Definition of Access to Justice
There is up at the ABA.com “Rebel Lawyers” an article titled “Lawyers need to move beyond ‘access to justice’ to close the legal services gap.” It is by Dan Lear, currently director of industry relations for Avvo. What it actually … Continue reading
The Pope Joins the Simplification Movement
In the slow-moving Vatican bureaucracy, it’s big news, as reported in the Washington Post, when the annulment procedures are made easier. Or, as Katherine Alteneder put it: “The Pope joins the simplification movement.” Specifically: The changes will eliminate a requirement … Continue reading
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LSC’s Jim Sandman Interview Shows Pace of Change in Access to Justice
A recent interview that LSC’s Jim Sandman gave to Bloomberg/BDA underlines how fast things are changing in access to justice. Among the nuggets: Among the reasons Jim gives for the access crisis is “A regulatory system that stultifies innovation and … Continue reading
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Reflections on Two Comments on 100% Access to Justice Definition
The proposed definition of 100% access to justice has received near record comments — and hopefully there will be more. I want to comment on two here, although all are worth consideration and debate. Jim Greiner points out that the … Continue reading →