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 SRLN Webinar from June 21, 2005, presents findings from evaluations of self-help programs for self-represented litigants. The webinar was presented by John Greacen, Greacen Associates and Deana Piazza, Center for Families and Children and the Courts. ...

This SRLN webinar discusses the technology collaborations between the courts and legal services for pro se litigants. It was presented by Glenn Rawdon, Senior Program Counsel for Technology at the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), on September 21, 2005. S ...

This SRLN Webinar on building community partnerships and collaborations was presented by Tina Rasnow, Senior Attorney and Coordinator of the Ventura County Self-Help Legal Access Center. The webinar presentation and supplemental materials can be downloade ...

Pamela Ortiz, the Executive Director of the Department of Family Administration at the Maryland Administrative Office of the Courts presented on best practices for self-help centers. She discussed the range of issues covered in their family self-help cent ...

This webinar on the Alaska Family Law-Self Help Center was presented on May 25, 2005, by the Center's then-co-director (and current SRLN Coordinator) Katherine Alteneder.  The Alaska Family Law-Self Help Center was established by the Alaska Court Sys ...

From the introduction: Maryland courts recognize the increasing participation of self-represented litigants, particularly in family law matters. Although some litigants decline the opportunity to retain qualified counsel, the overwhelming majority of self ...

Program Assessment This program assessment tool (“tool”) is designed to produce a “snap–shot” assessment of a court’s services to self-represented litigants, including but not limited to a specific program designed to provide information to them (“program ...

The article,  Lower-Literacy Users: Writing for a Broad Consumer Audience, is about the research on lower-literacy usability of documents or texts on websites. It tackles the characteristics of lower-literarcy users, ways to improve usability for lower-li ...

This article talks about what constitutes the Plain Language training program, the benefits of using Plain Language, and which organizations use the Plain Language by Transcend. Transcend also publishes information on the use of Plain Language on their we ...