Library of Key Materials
| This page provides key materials on assisting self-represented litigants gain access to justice through the courts. |
Self-Represented and Limited English Proficient Litigant Resources
Websites
- Self Help Support
Supports courts, community and legal aid self help practitioners.
- Pro Se/Unbundling Resource Center
ABA Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services page on pro se litigation and unbundling of legal services.
Documents
- ATJ Commissions and Support for Self-Represented Litigants
Article by Richard Zorza published in MIE Journal. (2008)
- Ensuring Access to Justice in Tough Economic Times: Seven specific suggestions for the beleaguered but visionary court leader
- Court Leadership and Self-Represented Litigation: Solutions for Access, Effectiveness, and Efficiency. Description of Modules Developed by the Self-Represented Litigation Network.
- Self-Represented Litigants: Challenges and Opportunities for Access to Justice
Article by Judge Laurie D. Zelon and Bonnie Rose Hough (ABA Judges Journal Summer 2008)
- Materials on Self-Represented Litigation Prepared for Access to Justice Commissions
Packet prepared by the Self-Represented Litigation Network. (March 2007)
- A Report to the Justice Action Group on Access to the Courts for Individuals with Limited English Proficiency
Maine report on court access for LEPs. (January 2005)
Models
- New Curriculum Helps Improve Access for the Self-Represented
On the Self-Represented Litigation Network’s Judicial Curriculum
- Best Practices in Court-Based Programs for the Self-Represented: Concepts, Attributes, Issues for Exploration, Examples, Contacts, and Resources
Distributed by the Self-Represented Litigation Network. (2008)
- California, Improving Language Access
MIE article on court access for people with limited English proficiency.
Key Issues in Access to Justice
- ATJ Commission Development
On building a successful ATJ commission and communicating the need for access to justice initiatives. - Communication and Public Awareness
On outreach and education about access to justice and civil legal aid. - Resource Development
On funding for civil legal services. - Pro Bono
On the role of volunteer lawyers in creating access to justice. - Self-Represented Litigants
On assisting self-represented litigants gain access to justice through the courts. - Recruitment and Retention
On eliminating student debt as a barrier to public service toward expanding access to justice. - Civil Right to Counsel
On the role of establishing a civil right to counsel in creating access to justice.
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