With in-person support for SRLs limited or halted due to COVID, a significant number of self-help services are continuing to serve the public even when their court might be closed. The challenge in this circumstance becomes how to tell the public that sel ...

The “Legal Navigator” is an online platform designed to be used by individuals alone or with non-legal providers with whom they may already be working to address a variety of other issues.  We are automating self-help in a new way that replicates the ques ...

    At the Self-Represented Litigation Network, we respect identity. We honor identity and belonging in June by observing Pride Month in memory of the Stonewall Uprising in New York City on June 28, 1969 and in support of the LGBTQ+ rights movement. While ...

  We want to honor Juneteenth and hold up our Black colleagues with respect and deep gratitude for their leadership. We see you and honor you. June 19, 1865 commemorates the day upon which federal troops enforced the Emancipation Proclamation – two and a ...

As courts have moved to remote access due to the COVID-19 pandemic, new issues have emerged for SRLs, including but not limited to the following: Lack of tech support Lack of devices Limited data and phone minutes Spotty internet access Slow internet spee ...

The Justice for All Initiative envisions a future in which civil justice is administered through a continuum of services, from self-help materials to alternative dispute resolution to limited-scope or full legal representation. In this continuum, individu ...

The Maryland Court Help Center 2021 Provider Conference offered a glimpse into some of the cutting edge innovations in self-help in the COVID era. 1   Court Help Center Knowledge Base Maryland Court Help Providers have access to the Court Help Center Know ...

On July 1, 2021, the Florida Supreme Court appointed Workgroup on the Continuity of Court Operations and Proceedings During and After COVID-19 filed a petition to amend the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial A ...

On September 13, 2021, the Forms & Tech Working Group discussed the complexity of adminstering effective forms initiatives and the challenges commonly encountered by court and legal aid project managers. View the working group recording: SRLN Forms &a ...

In light of court closures and other operational disruptions occasioned by COVID 19, many court-based nonlawyer navigator programs around the country which had previously provided only in person services to help self-represented litigants (SRLs) in their ...