Category Archives: Systematic Change

Senate Confirms New SJI Board Member

Posted on February 1, 2013 by richardzorza

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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JOLT Publishes Some of the Technology Summit Papers Highlighing Extent of Consensus

Posted on January 30, 2013 by richardzorza

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 →

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“Sorting-Hat” Triage Article Now Posted

Posted on January 30, 2013 by richardzorza

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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Some Reflections on a Foundational Access to Justice Technology Summit.

Posted on January 18, 2013 by richardzorza

While LSC will in the future be releasing a full Report from this week’s Access to Justice Technology Summit, I thought it appropriate to share some of my own personal impressions and hopes. It was a powerful event, with a … Continue reading →

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Boston Globe Does “Ideas” Piece on Randomized Studies of Legal Aid

Posted on December 23, 2012 by richardzorza

The Boston Globe has just run a valuable and sensible piece on the Greiner et al randomized studies.  The headline sums it up:  Free legal advice—but does it work?. The article will be very helpful in showing the value of … Continue reading →

Posted in Outcome Measures, Research and Evalation, Systematic Change | 2 Comments

Non-Lawyer Practice Idea Featured on CNN Website

Posted on November 23, 2012 by richardzorza

Professor Gillian Hadfield, who recently testified at one of the New York Access Hearings about non-lawer practice, has an important opinion piece on the CNN Website.  She proves the total inadequacy of current access approaches, concluding that we simply have … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal Ethics, Non-Lawyer Practice, Systematic Change | 1 Comment

Canadian Court Rules Subcommittee Report Advocates Review of Rules from Point of View of the Self-Represented

Posted on November 18, 2012 by richardzorza

The Canadian Federal Court Rules Committee Subcommittee on Global Review of the Federal Courts Rules makes an interesting recommendation: The Rules Committee should assess all existing rules from the standpoint of access to justice, particularly by self-represented parties, with a … Continue reading →

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Court Simplification Working Paper from SRLN

Posted on October 30, 2012 by richardzorza

The Self-Represented Litigation Network has completed its Working Paper titled Towards Simplification. The document, more a road-map than a proposal, outlines seven principles for simplification, six approaches, four barriers and political issues, and nine possible strategies.  The document is here.  … Continue reading →

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Two Perspectives on Standardization and Efficiency, and a Suggested Synthesis

Posted on August 24, 2012 by richardzorza

A recent New Yorker article talks about possible lessons for the health care system from the highly efficient production and management system of middle range chain restaurants like Cheesecake Factory. To show me how a Cheesecake Factory works, [the host] … Continue reading →

Posted in Medical System Comparision, Systematic Change, Technology | 2 Comments

Judicature Article on Broad Strategic Impact of Turner v. Rogers

Posted on July 26, 2012 by richardzorza

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 →

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Wed July 11 is Deadline for Comments on LSC’s Draft Strategic Plan

Posted on July 10, 2012 by richardzorza

Tomorrow, Wed July 11, is the last day to comment on LSC’s excellent Draft Strategic Plan. Any such document is bound to be somewhat controversial, and the draft represents a very major potential strengthening of LSC and its role in … Continue reading →

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LSC Access to Justice Technology Summit — Inspiring Launch of A Process

Posted on June 23, 2012 by richardzorza

The first part of the LSC Summit on Technology and Access to Justice took place last week.  I think it is appropriate for me to pass on to the community some very personal and impressionistic non-specific highlights. First, it was … Continue reading →

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Important Step Forward with Washington State Legal Technician Rule

Posted on June 19, 2012 by richardzorza

Lots of us have been watching this long-standing but very important saga. The Washington State Supreme Court has now by Order approved a Rule generally permitting non-lawyer legal technicians.  The Order does not itself authorize specific areas of legal technician … Continue reading →

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More on the Turner v. Rogers Anniversary Forum — DC In Person and Streaming Seats Available

Posted on June 12, 2012 by richardzorza

Here is the text of the invite from HHS to the 2 PM Eastern, Wed June 20th session, to be held at Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 1st Floor Auditorium, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20201: You are invited to … Continue reading →

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Claudia Johnson Blogs on the Equal Justice Conference

Posted on June 4, 2012 by richardzorza

I have been lucky enough to have been in almost every single Equal Justice Conference since 2002. My first EJC was with Tanya Neiman—she gave me the opportunity to come with her and do a workshop on holistic advocacy while … Continue reading →

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