- Simplifying & automating court forms
- Training court staff on providing information to self-represented litigants
- Making electronic filing user friendly
- Developing judicial education on self-represented litigant issues
- Using pro bono assistance to support self-represented litigants
- Creating a self-help center
- Establishing a statewide self-help hotline
- Facilitating discussion among judges regarding unbundling issues
- Using online chat to provide informational services
- Developing volunteer programs to assist litigants
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contact us to discuss specific needs.
Assistance
Have a Question? The Center can provide information in a variety of areas including forms simplification and/or automation; accessible online information; user friendly e-filing; training of judges, clerks and other court staff, using federal IV-D funding in child support cases, developing a JusticeCorp volunteer program, setting up self-help centers or hotlines, and using pro bono assistance to help self-represented litigants. Contact us if you have questions, and we can get you started with basic information, phone conversations with experts, or more extensive on-site technical assistance.
Please email us at dsmith@ncsc.org.
Technical Assistance
The Center also offers assistance to state and local courts interested in gaining specific expertise on implementing an access to justice program, practice or service. The assistance is flexible and typically involves a few days of an expert’s time on-site or through conference calls. The assistance also can take the form of sending representatives from one jurisdiction to another to learn first-hand how to implement a specific improvement program or practice. For more information on applying for TA funding for your project, see the Technical Assistance Request Form.
Helpful Links
ABA Resource Center on Access to Justice Initiatives
American Association of Law Libraries
Legal Services Corporation
Pro Bono Institute
Probono.net
Richard Zorza’s Access to Justice Blog
SelfHelpSupport.org
State Justice Institute