procedural justice: collaboration between courts and libraries

Procedural Justice for Self-Represented Litigants

Jennifer S. Murray, JD MLSMaricopa County Superior Court

Self-Service Center and Law Library Administrator

Tuesday, February 11, 2014, 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM

The Maricopa Model for Establishing Library-Court Connections

• Library personnel expand court services:– Forms– Forms Assistance– Court Navigators– Computer training for eFiling

• Lawyer presentations in libraries

• Library business cards at the Court

• Grant collaborations with public and state libraries for law-related training

• Embedded librarianship

DISPLAY PACKETS

STAFF COUNTER

What do you see when you walk into our Self-Service Center at Maricopa County?

http://tinyurl.com/kcppclp

http://tinyurl.com/l6rbons

Library Video Series

The usual way →– Books, – Wexis, – Research

Travis County Law Library

Plus the new way –reference attorneys & forms

Reference Attorneys

A reference librarian conducts a reference interview in person or by phone.

How does it work?

Reference Attorneys

Librarian triages• Forms? • Referrals?• Legal research?• Appointments with

reference attorneys?

Reference Attorneys

Reference attorneys review SRL’s paperwork prior to uncontested docket.

At Uncontested Docket

Reference attorney reviews forms again at uncontested docket and prepares this checklist for the judge.

Reference Attorneys

- Creating- Sharing- Updating- Automating

Forms

A natural connection point with:

Travis CountyLaw Library

What’s next?