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Into the Tornado,Reaching for 100%
Ron StaudtChicago-Kent College of Law
Massive need for legal services--unmet
◦80% of the civil legal needs of the poor unmet.◦LSC agencies take 1 million cases and turn away 1 million.
◦70-75% of the civil legal needs of middle class unmet.
LSC Technology Initiative Grants
Successes- 2000-2014echnology Innovation GrantsStatewide Web Sites
Internet platforms for innovation in every state
LHI-National Automated Document Server220,000 automated interviews served in 1st ¼ 2014,3000 Hot Docs templates, 1000 A2J Guided Interviews
A2J Author2,500,000 LHI uses and counting
What is A2J Author?
An online tool from Chicago-Kent & CALI to build graphical interfaces for low-income, self-represented individuals.
A2J Author Gathers DataAuthoring tool in the Cloud End User A2J Guided Interview
“Learn More” bubbles, definition pop-ups, audio, graphic and video capabilities.
A2J Author “just in time” Learning
Uses for A2J Author
DocumentAssembly
Online IntakeBenefitsEligibility Screen & Calculators
E-FilingTriage
Stand-AloneInfo Guides
2,524,6391,529,205
A2J Guided Interviews
A2J Author 5.0-
Cloud app &Mobile viewer!
Report of The Summit on the Use of Technology to Expand Access to Justice
“It charts a path to a futurewhere, through the smart and disciplined use of technology, the legal aid community can provide some form of assistance to everyone with a significant civil legal problem – and not have to turn people away with nothing.”
LSC President James J. Sandman:
LSC Technology Summit- Strategies to Reach 100%
1. A unified “legal portal” in each state 2. Sophisticated document assembly applications3. Mobile technologies 4. Business process/analysis 5. Expert systems
NEW in 2014—Pro Bono Competitive Challenge Grants to Use Technology to Support Pro Bono Programs
Statewide pro bono platforms “virtual one-stop-shops,” for volunteer lawyers
1. coordinate work on cases2. obtain training on line3. access case management tools, and4. deliver services to clients online
.
2014 LSC Pro Bono Initiative-
Grantees’ Innovations •Statewide networks
•On demand CLE training
•Live Chat, Virtual Clinics and Flying Squads
•ILAO online pro bono recruitment, online intake, on demand learning modules
•Customized virtual law firm platform and video conferencing
•Veterans’ Hotline and Pro Bono Resources Center
•Online meeting and document sharing
A Grand Convergence: Web Portals for Justice
StatewideWebsite: Content
Triage and Referral
Self Help Using A2J Author &
Smart Documents
Legal Aid Staff
Lawyers
ProBono Lawyers
Law School and Bar
IncubatorsCourts and
Agencies
Web search for legal
help- Google?
Into the Tornado?Reaching for 100%
• LSC Summit on the Use of Technology & LSC Pro Bono Initiative
• ABA Justice Initiatives aimed at the latent market• Legal Access Job Corps• ABA Blueprints Project and Law School Incubator Movement• ABA President Hubbard’s Commission on the Future of Legal Services
• Courts, Law Schools, State and Local Bar AssociationsIOLTA, Lawyer Referral…
• Private sector innovations and investment
StatewideWebsite: Content
Triage and Referral
Self Help Using
A2J Author & Smart
Documents
Legal Aid Staff
Lawyers
ProBono Lawyers
Law School and Bar
Incubators
Courts and
Agencies
CASH
Modest Means Panels
Lawyer Referral Services
eLawyering Platforms
Legal Aid Private Practice
LEADSLEADS
Web search for
legal help-
Google?