Legal Aid Society of Cleveland and Community Legal Aid teamed up to hire The Center for Community Solutions (CCS) to survey former clients of the two non-profit law firms. Of the 1,250 individuals from 13 counties in Northeast Ohio who responded more than ...

In a detailed policy paper entitled, Courts Need to Provide Access to Justice in Rural America, and published in 2018 by the Conference of State Court Administrators, readers will find a thoughtful analysis of how rural courts can expand access and suppor ...

This report and companion webinar offer a framework to measure access to justice, and whether specific interventions have made an impact. For more information and resources about the Drake Equation for Access to Justice Work, please visit the Florida Just ...

The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice has started using the SRLN demographics maps for presentations to circuit clerks, circuit court judges, civil legal aid and pro bono practitioners. “The maps helped provide context for why access ...

The California Self-Help Centers’ Self-Assessment Tool for Quality Programs was developed as a strategic and tactical planning template to promote quality Self-Help Center Programs across California. The tool is designed to connect a wide range of initiat ...

Self Represented Litigation Network- Memorandum of Understanding (November 2005) I.         Establishment and Name of Network The signatories of this MOU agree to establish an informal network to be known as the Self Represented Litigation Network.   The ...

This document was developed by Maryland Circuit Court Family Division and Family Services Program family support services coordinators, administrators, and ADR professionals along with members of Maryland’s Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office (MACRO) ...

The Administrative Office of the Courts, in collaboration with judges, court executive officers, attorneys, and other parties with demonstrated interest in services to self-represented litigants, is charged with the development of these guidelines for dis ...

In a study for the California Judicial Council, Stanford University's Legal Design Lab evaluated how technology, such as the use of tablets and Google Translate, might improve court access for visitors of Limited English Proficiency (LEP). Language A ...

This publication, from the National Association for Court Management (NACM), encourages the reader to this how the court environment- from the building, to the people, to the technology and resources- can be responsive to the needs and comfort of the publ ...