Innovations In Pro Se Litigation Tools: Collaborations Behind the Innovations

Innovations In Pro Se Litigation Tools: Collaborations Behind the Innovations Marc Theriault Legal Aid Society Louisville, Kentucky

Kentucky Overview
Relatively Young SRL Program
Urban/Rural Mix
Diverse Offerings to Clients
Program is not “state run”

How We Got Started
Partnership with Jefferson County Courts to Develop Pro Se Divorce Packet
2007 TIG Recipient

Kentucky Online Self Help Assistant
Self-Help Divorce Without Children

New Programs
Small Claims
Criminal Record Expungements
Spanish Language Divorce
Divorce With Children
EITC*
Domestic Violence*

Legal Aid Self Help Center
LAS-Run, in cooperation with the Louisville Bar Association and the UofL School of Law.
Easy to duplicate with minimal funding.

Local, State, and National Collaborations
LOCAL
Louisville Bar Assn.
Jefferson County Courts
UofL School of Law
Local Nonprofit orgs.
STATE
AOC
Kentucky Bar Assn.
Other Bar Assn’s
KY legal services partners
NATIONAL
LSC
NPADO
LSNTAP
Probono.net
Legal services programs nationwide

How did we get to this point so quickly without the program being state run?

…our recipe:
Low Cost/High Demand Court Solutions
Strong Advisory Committee
Diverse and Strategic Partnerships
Statewide Advocacy Efforts

What’s Next for Kentucky:
EXPANSION!
…in the amount of forms available
…in the amount of self-help centers statewide
…in the amount of counties accepting our forms
Standardized Forms & Court Control

Thank You.

Innovations In Pro Se Litigation Tools: Collaborations Behind the Innovations

by Legal Services National Technology Assistance Project (LSNTAP) on Dec 12, 2008

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