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Idaho Legal Aid Services Interactive Court Forms Project. HotDocs Service Delivery - Case Study -. Presented by- Camille Cameron. The Idaho Interactive Court Forms Project.
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Idaho Legal Aid ServicesInteractive Court Forms Project HotDocs Service Delivery- Case Study - Presented by- Camille Cameron
The Idaho Interactive Court Forms Project • A collaborative project between the Idaho Supreme Court & Idaho Legal Aid Services to develop interactive court forms for self-represented litigants using HotDocs, A2J Author, and the NPADO project. • What we have completed to date… • Conversion of 144 court forms to HotDocs templates • Authoring of 21 A2J guided interviews • Authoring of 3 Spanish A2J guided interviews, which link to 17 of the HotDocs templates/court forms HotDocs Service Delivery Case Study - ILAS
Partnership with the Idaho Courts • Standard Forms Committee • Quarterly meetings • Major players & Oversight Committee • Monthly meetings • Reviewing interviews • Monthly in-person meetings, via email as needed • Partnership with Court Assistance Offices • Semi-annual trainings, email updates & correspondence • Links to interactive forms on the court’s website • May-December 2006, ILAS received over 23,000 website visits pertaining to the interactive court forms… • Approximately 15,000 visits were routed from the court’s website. HotDocs Service Delivery Case Study - ILAS
HotDocs/A2J Development • Pros and cons of on-staff developer versus contractor • Size of project • Internal buy-in, marketing and outreach, website development, troubleshooting • Attorney vs. non-attorney developer • Type of project • Realistic role • Rtf vs. Pdf HotDocs templates • Control over end product (pros/cons) • Ease of development • Word vs. WordPad issues HotDocs Service Delivery Case Study - ILAS
Ideas for Continued Funding… First and foremost, the concept needs to be institutionalized within your program. • Develop partnerships and seek funding for shared projects. • Sell automated documents as part of your other grants. • Bake sale? HotDocs Service Delivery Case Study - ILAS
Examples… • Pro Se Small Claims Enforcing a Judgment • Advocate Motion for Temporary Custody & Child Support • Spanish Pro Se Notice for Rental Repairs HotDocs Service Delivery Case Study - ILAS
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