Sentences with phrase «srl resources»

Here at the NSRLP we've been so busy this fall with new SRL resources, podcasts, blogs, and events like... read more

What is stopping us from pressing — as a few visionary Legal Aid Boards are already doing — for directing more funding towards developing really fine plain language SRL resource materials, and with that momentum established, stepping up to tackle head - on archaic and baffling procedures?

A new SRL resource on emotional self - care and mindfulness (with Charlotte Tharup - Owen, Adelaide Australia, themindfulnessclinic.com.au) incorporating practical self - help tools designed to enable SRLs to manage the inevitable stresses of -LSB-...]

Early 2016 promises a number of new NSRLP projects which we want to flag for your attention: A research report and SRL resource (with Judith da Silva) on the use of MacKenzie Friends — companions who accompany SRLs into the courtroom to offer moral support — will be available in February 2016.

We are delighted to launch our latest SRL resource, written and researched by Judith DaSilva with Julie Macfarlane.

Not exact matches

Utilizing sites like this and the many other online resources (Blogs, Twitter, and other professional networking sites) offer educators free access tho share in and discuss SRL.

The myriad of the Rules of Court and the flood of Forms dominate the cycle of all lawyers and Judges, and this is the toughest area for SRL»S to navigate and prepare because they have jobs and do not have the luxury of unlimited resources such as; a) Client Money b) Office supplies c) Secretaries d) Legal Assistants e) The latest in research tools at their disposal.

Within a few months of the end of the formal study, we created a self - complete «Intake Form» which asked for basic information — for example court, education, income, experience with counsel, access to pro bono legal services / duty counsel, use of Internet resources — from all SRLs who wanted to be a part -LSB-...]

More recently there has been a rash of SRL jokes which denigrate and deride the efforts of those without legal training and without the resources to afford a lawyer to help them.

The goal here is to get SRLs to the best possible resource for their legal problem, location, economics, and ability to manage it.

We talked about reasons why they are representing themselves and I provided them with an outline of the limited resources specifically available for SRLs in Manitoba.

The length of proceedings in the Belvedere Construzioni Srl case is «a priori capable in itself of infringing the reasonable time principle and, moreover, the obligation to ensure the effective collection of the European Union's own resources» (par.

Having reviewed Swift Action and the Case - Packs, NSRLP is satisfied that they present a reliable resource for SRLs.

At this year's Conference we shared the resources of SATA with the Ministry of Justice in order to examine the results of the NSRLP's National SRL Study.

The National Self - Represented Litigants Project focuses squarely on easing access - to - justice for SRLs, and maintains a fairly robust resource library.

Developing plain language documents for SRLs — for example the recent Can Lll Primer, now being translated into French — is also the focus of a great deal of NSRLP time and resources (see the present collection at https://representingyourselfcanada.com/ under «NSRLP publications» and note that these are all open source access materials).

First, I must applaud those organizations working hard to correct the lacunae of plain language resources enabling SRLs to access and understand the law.

But as we rediscover each time we release a new resource, and experience the gratitude of SRLs and the widespread attention of other national and provincial organizations, the enormous amount of work necessary to develop these resources is being undertaken by some of the most overworked and under - resourced agencies and individuals in the access to justice field.

There are links to information on other websites, but the platform generally tries to provide a complete resource so that people do not get lost navigating from site to site (a problem many SRLs described in the National Study: Julie).

Why are the small steps being taken falling to marginally resourced projects and worker bees, volunteers, and SRL «testers» for whom we sometimes can not even raise the bus fare to participate in a tester focus group?

The Windsor Public Library (WPL) and the Essex County Public Library (ECPL) have both committed to partner with NSRLP to develop resources and programming to help family SRLs using their local public libraries.

Growing numbers of SRLs in civil and family courts raise challenges for the efficient use of available justice system resources which must be balanced with a commitment to access to justice, as described by the Supreme Court of Canada in Hryniak v Mauldin [3].

After noticing a sharp upswing in the number of lawyers offering unbundled legal services, as well as other professionals including para-legals, coaches and even editors offering services to SRLs, NSRLP is creating a Canada - wide database that will serve two purposes — an information resource for SRLs looking for affordable assistance, and a means of connecting the many different professionals interested in working with SRLs.

One of NSRLP's mandates is to develop practical and accessible resources to empower SRLs and better equip them on multiple fronts.

NSRLP recently reviewed 2 new — and quite different — on - line Canadian resources designed to assist and support family SRLs.

In» Representing Yourself in Court: How to Win Your Case on Your Own», Devlin Farmer uses his experience as a lawyer to create a resource - rich tool that offers SRLs insight into complex court processes and the «tricks of the trade» used by lawyers.

The evolving case law on judicial assistance to SRLs and other related issues is now being tracked by the NSRLP, and upon completion will be published as a new resource.

In addition to helping SRLs access legal information and locate referrals to affordable legal services, this system of portals hopes to connect the public to more information about their legal rights, court information, social services in their area, and other resources.

Discussion between the judge and the Clicklaw staff produced a proposed solution: Clicklaw would provide judges, judicial case managers, court registries and other organizations with one - page handouts which would guide SRLs to resources likely to be helpful to them.

They publish resources designed specifically for SRLs, as well as research reports that examine the implications for the justice system.

The large and continuing rise in the number of SRLs requires a rigorous re-evaluation of the types of assistance that are presently publicly funded, and the examination of alternative and additional models including legal information services, paralegals, educational and therapeutic resources and logistical assistance, which can offer maximum value to SRLs.

Social agencies are seeing increasing numbers of people who are representing themselves require both enhanced resources and research to identify how to support SRLs, who consistently describe stress - related illnesses and other negative social consequences of their experience.

However SRLs are highly resourceful in continuing to look for assistance wherever they can find it — whether pro bono services, duty counsel assistance, or relying on their own research using the World Wide Web (the most popular resource continues to be Can Lll, although some other sites come in for positive feedback also).

«Much effort is required in order to ensure that SRLs and the larger public understand that the law library is a resource available to them.

Through partnerships with other public service providers such as public libraries, Legal Guidance or other pro bono agencies, the law library will benefit through increased exposure, and SRLs will ultimately benefit by learning how to access a significant resource that is freely available to them.»

«Integration with other court service providers and general awareness raising campaigns will help to ensure that proper referrals are made, and that SRLs can be provided with the option of accessing information resources that may prove to be very useful to them.

This week we are posting version 3 of NSRLP's SRL / A2J bibliography https://representingyourselfcanada.com/annotated-bibliography/ This resource has been growing since... read more

Just as in Canada, US SRLs emphasize the need for face - to - face assistance as well as better web - based resources.