Open Law Lab has a post asking whether Google’s approach to health information searches could be replicated for legal problems
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Intro to Legal Design Class
Open Law Lab has a post about an introduction to legal design class at Stanford.
From the ‘War on Poverty’ to Pro Bono: Access to Justice Remains Elusive for Too Many, Including Our Veterans
This paper notes the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty, and looks at the state of access to justice for veterans in the US.
Online Dispute Resolution for Low Value Civil Claims
This is the first report of the ODR Advisory Group of the Civil Justice Council. The group was set up on 25th April 2014, with terms of reference that can be found in Appendix 1 of the report. In broad terms, their remit is to explore the potential of ODR (online dispute resolution) for civil disputes of value less than £25,000. The membership of the group is laid out in Appendix 2 of the report.
Click to access Online-Dispute-Resolution-Final-Web-Version1.pdf
Does The ABA Care More About ‘Access To Justice’ Than It Cares About Members’ Access To Jobs?
An article in Above the Law asking whether the American Bar Association cares more about access to justice than it does about members’ access to jobs.
Core Strategies for Legal System Reform
Richard Zorza has a post outlining some core strategies for legal system reform.
President’s Budget Proposes Civil Legal Research and Civil Legal Aid Competitive Grant Program
Richard Zorza has a post noting that US President Barack Obama’s budget proposes funding for civil legal aid research.
Why is it so Hard to Implement Social Good Tech?
Open Law Lab asks why it can be so difficult to implement “social good tech”.
Juking Access to Justice
Milan Markovic argues that permitting ABS in the US would only exacerbate existing inequalities, not improve access to justice.
Towards the Law of Legal Services
Andrew M Perlman suggests that access to justice in the US could be improved by re-imagining lawyer regulation.
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