The Chicago Tribune has a story on how the ABA is using technology to make legal services more accessible.
Month March 2015
Please Help Mitigate Downside of Headline of Excellent Washington Post Article on NonLawyers
Here is a response from Richard Zorza’s blog.
Hackathon Promotes Access to Lawyers
Who Says You Need a Law Degree to Practice Law?
The Washington Post has an opinion piece on whether non-lawyer service providers can help close the “justice gap”.
Richard Zorza’s Access to Justice Blog
Richard Zorza’s access to justice blog has a post noting the improved communications capacity of the access to civil justice movement in the US, and another questioning whether new judicial ethics rules will increase complaints from SRLs.
Open Lab – Margaret Hagan
At the Open Law Lab blog, Margaret Hagan has an idea for an open source legal software hub, as well as posts on the concept of care in legal service delivery, and a research project on how people use the internet for legal services.
Civil Resolution Tribunal and Access to Justice – Concerns Remain
The CBA (BC) website has a media release on proposed changes to the Civil Resolution Tribunal in BC.
Time to Debate Overhaul of Legal Education
Nunavut Legal Aid Spending Starts to Level Off
From the North, an article on how legal aid spending in Nunavut has started to level off.
The Hague Institute for the Internationalisation of Law
The Winkler Institute blog has a post on HiiL, the Hague Institute for the Internationalisation of Law.
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