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Next Generation Advocacy an Advocate Training Tools
August 19th, 2015
PresentersTalley WellsAtlanta Legal Aid Society
Kathy Daniels Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut
Claudia Johnson Pro Bono Net
Why this topic and why these projects?• Limited resources/shrinking resources but growing need and complexity of cases.• Better understanding of technology benefits in the practice of law.• Technology is getting cheaper/easier to use/replicate/share/mash AND we know more about what users need. We are becoming more client centric—less text, more visuals, more interaction, more situational knowledge.• Remember the digital natives-discussion of 5-8 years ago?
-advocates (attorneys and non attorneys)-clients, applicants, and their support networks
• ALL of these push factors impact the way we work, the way we share, the way we organize, plan, react, and ultimately serve our clients and communities.
Examples: providers•Podcasts/ & Google Hangouts to train lawyers
- Shriver Center•Social media icons - standard/expected•Skype- lots of groups using Skype internally and for non-advice communications with non-clients
•E-conferences/fundraising/crowdsourcing funding, etc.•Online forms to train lawyers (training forms)• Online advice services such as OnlineTNJustice.org •Texting projects• Integration of proven tools into multiple platforms•Changing law school curriculum•New funders: Knight Foundation (for example expungement.io)
Examples: client• The DIY movement - do your own jeans, shoes, shirts - won’t fade. This is a permanent change in consumer taste/expectations.
• On demand - 24/7 • Growth of suburban poverty • Need for multilingual assistance/technology facilitates this
• Transportation/mobility barriers• Growing group of younger elderly cohort (Baby Boomers) more diverse than before
Why these projects?
•They integrate multiple technologies for very specific audiences and with very specific purposes - user centric.
•They are new, and have not been shared a great deal. (There are a lot of other really good projects not covered in this webinar that have been shared before)
•They are collaborative in nature.
Online Classroom
Statewide Legal Services of ConnecticutCenter for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI)
CTLawHelp.org & LSC’s TIG program
Step-by-Step Instruction
On-Demand Training for Pro Bono Attorneys
The New Site: LearnTheLaw.org
Various Types of Content
Sample Classes are alreadyavailable on LearnTheLaw.org
Questions?
Kathy Daniels – IT AdministratorStatewide Legal Services of CT [email protected]
John Mayer – Executive DirectorCALI [email protected]
Kate Frank – Web Content ManagerCTLawHelp.org [email protected]
Self-Help Tools at OlmsteadRights.org
Self-Help Tools at OlmsteadRights.org
Self-Advocacy
Be Aware LSC Regs/Goals
Be Aware LSC Regs/Goals
Advocacy Through Stories
Advocacy Through Videos
Advocacy through Pictures
Advocacy through Sharing History
Advocacy through Resources
Advocacy – Self Help Assessment
Assessment Leads to Resources
Assessment Leads to Complaints
Guides for Self-Advocacy
Self-Help Materials
Podcasts
Getting the Word Out
Resources● PBN News Hour story on suburban poverty ● Census.gov Brief on America’s Aging Population● Slate.com article on the DIY movement in education and innovation ● Shriver Center article on economic opportunity and justice in the next 50 years●Online training for lawyers and pro bono volunteers in Louisiana: http://www.probono.net/la/
● OnlineTNJustice.org pro bono advice platform●Expunge.io in Illinois: funded by the Knight Foundation, and using LHI forms to create the documents: http://www.expunge.io/
●LEP and technology resources:●http://lsntap.org/blogs/limited-english-proficiency-lep-technology-webinar●http://lsntap.org/trainings/limited-english-proficiency-lep-tech-0●http://lsntap.org/blogs/technology-tools-enhance-legal-services-limited-english-profi
ciency-lep-communities-website
Contact Information
● Kathy Daniels, [email protected]●Talley Wells, [email protected]●Claudia Johnson, [email protected]
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING TODAY!
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Contact Information
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