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A2J Author ® Law School Clinics & Access to Justice. Ronald W. Staudt Professor of Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law Director, Center for Access to Justice & Technology. LSC- Technology Innovation Grants. Statewide Web Sites Internet Platforms for Transformation
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A2J Author®Law School Clinics& Access to Justice Ronald W. Staudt Professor of Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law Director, Center for Access to Justice & Technology
LSC- Technology Innovation Grants • Statewide Web Sites • Internet Platforms for Transformation • National Public Automated Document Server- LHI • Building a technical community of transformation agents • A2J Author • A Surprising Success
Illinois Statewide web site National Web server
Meeting the Needs of Self Represented Litigants: A Consumer Based Approach • Identify the major barriers to access to justice by litigants without lawyers • Ethnographic research in 5 courts, California, Delaware, Colorado & Illinois • Employ the latest in system design methodology to redesign the process • Design Factors, Function Structure, Information Structure, Solution Elements, System Structure
What is A2J Author? A graphical user interface for data collection specifically designed by Chicago-Kent & CALI for low-income, self-represented individuals.
A2J Author Data Collection Legal aid organizations & courts use A2J Author to create “Guided Interviews” to collect data from end-users one piece at a time.
A2J Author Learning Features A2J Author has “just in time” learning features for the end-user including: “Learn More” bubbles, definition pop-ups, audio, graphic and video capabilities.
Uses for A2J Author Document Assembly • Stand-Alone • Info Guides • Benefits • Eligibility Screen & Calculators • Online Intake • Triage • E-Filing
Document Assembly Child name TE Child DOB DA A2J Author Answer File Child address TE Child county TE 01/22/2006 OurCounty John Doe 123 My Street
Law School Clinics Creating Legal Aid Resources with A2J Author®
Opportunity 200 law schools
Examples of Apps 4 Justice Clinics • BYU: Computer-Based Practice Systems • Columbia: Lawyering in the Digital Age • NY Law School: Geeks for Wonks • Vermont: Digital Drafting • Chicago-Kent: Justice & Technology Practicum • Suffolk Law School: Lawyering in an Age of Smart Machines • Georgetown: technology, Innovation, and Law Practice: An Experimental Seminar
Apps 4 Justice: Powerful Education • Deep dive into law, procedure & heuristics • Exposure to policy/ethical issues raised by legal services delivery & technology • Key competencies for emerging law practice: e-lawyering, unbundling, web 2.0 & “cloud” practice”
Justice & Technology Practicum Law Students: • Field observation help desk • Scope document • Research memo • Storyboard • A2J Guided Interview & HotDocs template Legal Aid New Guided Interviews: • Guardianship Petition • Expungement Complaint • IDOL Wage Theft Claim
National Initiative:Apps 4 Justice Clinics 2012-2014 • Will Produce • Course materials and distance tools on CALI & Google • clinic pilots with LSC • Matching students to legal aid projects • Marketing, evaluation and plan for growth