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Washington State Office of Civil Legal Aid Seeks Suggested Approaches From Research Organizations and Institutions To Update 2003 Civil Legal Needs Study (2013)

Posted on May 1, 2013

Washington State Office of Civil Legal Aid, Sources Sought/Request for Information Notice The Washington State Office of Civil Legal Aid (OCLA) is seeking creative and innovative approaches towards efficient and informed update of the 2003 Washington State Civil Legal Needs … Continue reading →

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Supporting Justice III: A Report on the Pro Bono Work of America’s Lawyers (2013)

Posted on April 5, 2013

Supporting Justice III: A Report on the Pro Bono Work of America’s Lawyers, American Bar Association (2013) Summary This report presents the findings of a study conducted by the ABA’s Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service as part … Continue reading →

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National Science Foundation Issues Dear Colleague Letter on Stimulating Research Related to the Use and Functioning of the Civil Justice System (2013)

Posted on March 26, 2013

National Science Foundation’s Dear Colleague Letter, March 15, 2013 The National Science Foundation has issued a Dear Colleague Letter on Stimulating Research Related to the Use and Functioning of Civil Justice System. Research is invited on how people and organizations define … Continue reading →

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The Pro Se Phenomenon (2005)

Posted on May 24, 2013

Drew Swank – The Pro Se Phenomenon BYU Law Review, 19 BYU J. Pub. L. 373, 2005 Drew Swank is an experienced litigator, having participated in thousands of civil and criminal cases with pro se litigants in both state and … Continue reading →

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The Clinic Lab Office (2013)

Posted on May 24, 2013

Jeanne Charn and Jeffrey Selbin - The Clinic Lab Office Wisconsin Law Review Charn and Selbin advocate for more research on the delivery of legal services to low-income individuals by reestablishing the connection between law school clinics and legal services that … Continue reading →

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Expanding the Empirical Study of Access to Justice (2013)

Posted on May 24, 2013

Catherine Albiston and Rebecca Sandefur – Expanding the Empirical Study of Access to Justice Wisconsin Law Review The expansion of research on access to justice is vital to the continued success of legal services. Albiston and Sandefur identify concerns with … Continue reading →

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The National Self-Represented Litigants Project (2013)

Posted on May 24, 2013

Dr. Julie MacFarlane, The National Self-Represented Litigants Project This study of Canadians who go to court self-representing shows why they didn’t have professional legal service. Most of those who went to court without legal representation did so for financial reasons. … Continue reading →

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Measuring Justice (2013)

Posted on May 24, 2013

Jane H. Aiken & Stephen Wizner, Measuring Justice Wisonsin Law Review Summary: Jane Aiken and Stephen Wizner discuss the difficulty of objectively measuring the effectiveness of legal counsel. Because the success of a lawyer is often subjective to the client, … Continue reading →

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Empirical Studies of Law and Social Change (2013)

Posted on May 24, 2013

Scott L. Cummings, Empirical Studies of Law and Social Change Wisconsin Law Review Cummings studies the way the law is used as a catalyst for social policy reforms and political change. His essay focuses on three main concepts for this. … Continue reading →

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