A project of the Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants, the Standards for Language Access in the Courts (2012)  (available here) offers standards and extensive commentary to provide guidance to courts in designing, implementing, and enfo ...

This web page is an inventory of state ethics opinions on the ethical duties of an attorney when interacting with a self-represented litigant (SRL). It is maintained by the Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services and is available at  http://w ...

Access to Justice Commissions are collaborative entitites that bring together courts, the bar, civil legal aid providers, and other stakeholders in an effort to remove barriers to civil justice for low-income and disadvantaged people. Beginning with the f ...

The ABA LTRC is a comprehensive resource for legal professionals interested in learning about the latest technology in the field. Link to Center:  http://www.americanbar.org/groups/departments_offices/legal_technology_r... General Non-Profit Resources for ...

The American Bar Association's Resource Center for Access to Justice Initiatives  chronicles various civil legal aid funding streams including but not limited to legal services, IOLTA, legislative, philanthropic and aother funding sources. Funding Un ...

The white paper, An Analysis of Rules That Enable Lawyers to Serve Self-Represented Litigants, was prepared by the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services. The purpose of the paper is to provide policy makers with i ...

Using responses to an online survey, the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services issued “The Self-Help Center Census: A National Survey,” an analysis of court-based legal self-help centers across the country. Nearly ...