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Into the Tornado, Reaching for 100 % Ron Staudt Chicago-Kent College of Law

Into the Tornado, Reaching for 100 % Ron Staudt Chicago-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.

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Into the Tornado, Reaching for 100 % Ron Staudt Chicago-Kent College of Law

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  1. Into the Tornado,Reaching for 100% Ron Staudt Chicago-Kent College of Law

  2. 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.

  3. LSC Technology Initiative Grants Successes- 2000-2014echnology Innovation Grants • Statewide Web Sites • Internet platforms for innovation in every state • LHI-National Automated Document Server • 220,000 automated interviews served in 1st ¼ 2014,3000 Hot Docs templates, 1000 A2J Guided Interviews • A2J Author • 2,500,000 LHI uses and counting

  4. What is A2J Author? • An online tool from Chicago-Kent & CALI to build graphical interfaces for low-income, self-represented individuals.

  5. A2J Author Gathers Data Authoring tool in the Cloud End User A2J Guided Interview

  6. A2J Author “just in time” Learning “Learn More” bubbles, definition pop-ups, audio, graphic and video capabilities.

  7. Uses for A2J Author Document Assembly Stand-Alone Info Guides Benefits Eligibility Screen & Calculators Online Intake Triage E-Filing

  8. A2J Guided Interviews 2,524,639 1,529,205

  9. A2J Author 5.0- Cloud app &Mobile viewer!

  10. 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 everyonewith a significant civil legal problem – and not have to turn people away with nothing.” LSC President James J. Sandman:

  11. LSC Technology Summit- Strategies to Reach 100% • A unified “legal portal” in each state • Sophisticated document assembly applications • Mobile technologies • Business process/analysis • Expert systems

  12. 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 • coordinate work on cases • obtain training on line • access case management tools, and • deliver services to clients online.

  13. 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

  14. A Grand Convergence: Web Portals for Justice Legal Aid Staff Lawyers Law School and Bar Incubators Courts and Agencies ProBono Lawyers StatewideWebsite: Content Triage and Referral Web search for legal help- Google? Self Help Using A2J Author & Smart Documents

  15. 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

  16. Legal Aid Private Practice Law School and Bar Incubators Legal Aid Staff Lawyers Courts and Agencies Self Help Using A2J Author & Smart Documents ProBono Lawyers LEADS LEADS CASH StatewideWebsite: Content Triage and Referral Web search for legal help- Google?

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