Self-Represented Litigation at Court Solutions Conference
Today is the official launch of the Self-Represented Litigation Network Court Leadership Package, a set of tools that judges, court administrators, self-help facilitators, and others can use to educate their court and state about innovations in self-represented litigation. Topics that are covered include
- Court Self-Diagnosis and Strategies for Getting a Court Moving (Including Funding Issues)
- Establishing and Operating Self Help Centers
- Designing and Modifying Physical Space for Access
- Establishing Justice Corps and Volunteer Programs
- Training and Supporting Clerks for Access
- Developing and Deploying Forms and Instructions
- Deploying Automated Forms for Access
- Setting Up Case Management for the Self-Represented
- Working with Judicial Leadership
- Courtroom Staffing and Services for Access
- The Court Role in Establishing and Supporting Discrete Task Representation
- Supporting and Integrating Law Library Services
- Distance Service Technology
- The Limited English Proficiency Challenge
- Developing Systems to Facilitate and Ensure Compliance with Court Orders
These tools are being launched at the National Center for State Courts' Court Solutions Conference. People who are attending the Self-Represented Litigation Track will be trained to use these tools and have the opportunity to interact with experts and learn more about each of the areas.
For those of you who won't be in Baltimore at the conference, the materials will be posted on the SelfHelpSupport.org website in the next couple of months. If you will be at the conference, find me. I'll be there and helping out in a variety of roles. - K
