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SRLN Brief: Rule 6.5 - A Powerful Tool to Diversify Pro Bono and Transform Court Services (SRLN 2015)

SRLN Brief: Rule 6.5- A Powerful Tool to Diversify Pro Bono and Transform Court Services (SRLN 2015)

Ethics rule 6.5 is a powerful tool to diversify pro bono programs and to transform court services because it allows unbundled lawyers to perform real time services in court-annexed programs without the onerous clerical burdens and limitations under the tr ...

Article: Insuring Civil Justice for All: Meeting the Challenges of Poverty (Fisher 2015)

Article: Insuring Civil Justice for All: Meeting the Challenges of Poverty (Fisher 2015)

There are 45.3 million persons living in poverty in the United States. 2 Poverty creates numerous challenges for individuals. Lack of affordable and livable housing, adequate healthcare, and sufficient food, and the inability to access and complete a qual ...

Article: Practical Advice from the Trenches (Wilson & Hutchins 2015)

Article: Practical Advice from the Trenches (Wilson & Hutchins 2015)

This article, by Judge Wilson and Judge Hitchins of Baltimore, discusses the value of neutral engagement in easy the tensions for the judge in the SRL courtroom. They write, "Fortunately, through a concept called neutral engagement, judges now have a ...

Paper: Non-Lawyer Legal Assistance Roles (Clarke 2015)

Paper: Non-Lawyer Legal Assistance Roles (Clarke 2015)

The Utah Supreme Court has created a committee to study the possibility of creating a limited license legal technician- or something along those lines- in Utah. Their report is due out at the end of November. As part of the committee's work, Tom Clar ...

Weblinks: National Center for State Courts Triage Page (NCSC 2015)

Weblinks: National Center for State Courts Triage Page (NCSC 2015)

The National Center for State Courts(NCSC) provides numerous resources for court personnel who contemplate triage through the lens of case management, which is a critical step towards simplification, use their search feature for "triage". Many o ...

Webinar: SRLN/SCCLL A2J Webinar I/II - Access to Justice: Who’s Your Partner and Where Are You Going? (SRLN/SCCLL 2015)

Webinar: SRLN/SCCLL A2J Webinar I/II- Access to Justice: Who’s Your Partner and Where Are You Going? (SRLN/SCCLL 2015)

Wednesday, Feb. 18, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Eastern Panelists: Sara Galligan, Terrye Conroy Moderator: James Durham           Program Description: Partnerships are essential ways of doing business for law librarians in all types of libraries. This access to just ...

Webinar: SRLN/SCCLL Access to Justice Webinar Series II/II - Best Practices for Court, County, and Government Law Libraries (SRLN 2015)

Webinar: SRLN/SCCLL Access to Justice Webinar Series II/II- Best Practices for Court, County, and Government Law Libraries (SRLN 2015)

Tuesday, March 24, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Eastern Panelists: Sara Galligan, Joan Bellistri, and Janine Liebert Moderator: James Durham   Program Description: As we claim our role in alleviating the justice gap, law librarians provide unique services for self-re ...

SRLN Brief: Integrating Unbundling into Self-Help Services (SRLN 2015)

SRLN Brief: Integrating Unbundling into Self-Help Services (SRLN 2015)

The states vary tremendously on how they may have integrated unbundling into their service delivery systems. Unbundling is a critical link to devloping a local ecosystem that supports 100% access to justice, and therefore should be a priority area for dev ...

Webinar: Expanding Your Practice Using Limited Scope Representation (Practising Law Institute 2015)

Webinar: Expanding Your Practice Using Limited Scope Representation (Practising Law Institute 2015)

The Expanding Your Practice Using Limited Scope Representation webinar is available in an on-demand format on the Practising Law Institute's Program's (PLI) page. This program sponsored by PLI, featuring M. Sue Talia, provides an introduction to ...

Article: A Judge’s View on the Benefits of ‘Unbundling’ (Juhas 2015)

Article: A Judge’s View on the Benefits of ‘Unbundling’ (Juhas 2015)

This is an article about the value of unbundling by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark A. Juhas, who has presided in family court since he was appointed to the bench in 2002. He also chairs the California Commission on Access to Justice and teac ...