Richard Zorza has posted on an upcoming ABA Equal Justice Conference and self-represented litigant pre-conference.
Category Self-Represented Litigants
Make the Justice System Accessible
The Toronto Star carried this comment by Lorne Sossin and David Allgood on why the justice system needs to be more accessible.
Playing the Game: Reconciling Legal Education with the Challenges of Self-Representation
The National Self Represented Litigants Project blog has a post on reconciling legal education with the challenges of self-representation.
The Crisis in New Zealand’s Civil Justice System
Here is an article describing the crisis in New Zealand’s civil justice system.
Flat Rate Paralegal – Providing Wider Access to Justice in Peterborough
Peterborough This Week has a short article on Flat Rate Paralegal Services, which is a new service provider in Peterborough, Ontario.
The Empathy Deficit : Why So Many Lawyers Believe Their Job is to be a Jerk
At the NSRLP blog, here is an article on lawyers, empathy, and how the absence of empathy as a professional ideal might contribute to A2J problems.
For Justice Innovators, Asking the Right Questions Is Key
There’s a post from the CFCJ on how asking the right questions is key for justice innovation.
From One SRL to Another: Holding Fast to the “Real You” Before You Plunge into the SRL Abyss
Juking Access to Justice
Milan Markovic argues that permitting ABS in the US would only exacerbate existing inequalities, not improve access to justice.
Working With Self-Represented Litigants: Ideas and Suggestions From the Bench
A small Working Group of judges, representing jurisdictions across Canada, and who hear SRLs on a regular basis in their courtrooms have been working together for three months to produce “Working with SRLs: Ideas and Suggestions from the Bench”. This unique document was formally launched on November 27th, 2014!
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