The Massachusetts Judicial Branch is committed to ensuring equal access to the court system for all members of the public, including self-represented litigants, those of limited or no English proficiency, and individuals with mental or physical disabiliti ...

Starting in 2006, the California Administrative Office of the Courts has held a statewide Conference on Self-Represented Litigants. This conference brings together self-help center attorneys and staff, court administrators, legal aid providers and law lib ...

This 2003 paper was prepared by John Greacen for the Center for Families, Children & the Courts of the California Administrative Office of the Courts. It examines empirical evidence from studies and reports on SRLs and court/legal services self-help p ...

This memorandum lays out ways that states can develop state-specific comment language for their judicial codes. The memo reflects recent research, as well as recent state developments as of date of publishing. Judges Judicial Ethics United States SRLN Mem ...

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 is a joint project of the Nebraska Supreme Court Committee on Self-Represented Litigants and Nebraska Legal Aid that surveys judges and clerks about self-representation. Strategic Planning Reports Surveys Nebraska United States Self Represented Litig ...

This is the Hawaii State Judiciary Language Access Plan, which can be found at  http://www.courts.state.hi.us/docs/services/LEP.pdf. State Language Access Plans Hawaii United States Hawaii Language Access Plan 2013-2014.pdf Hawaii State Judiciary 2014 ...

Prepared by the Consortium for Language Access in the Courts, Professional Issues Committee of the National Center for State Courts, this document is designed to help courts better understand the many considerations that go into document translation. The ...

In April 2015, LSC released an updated version of its Baseline Technologies that Should Be in Place in a Legal Aid Office (aka "the Baselines"). best practices Technology United States LSCTechBaselines-2015.pdf Legal Services Corporation 2015 ...

Presentation on the distinction between legal information and legal advice given by John M. Greacen at the 2010 California Conference On Self-Represented Litigants April 29-30, 2010.   Clerk, Self-Help Center Staff, and Librarian Ethics Managing a Self-He ...