procedural justice: collaboration between courts and libraries
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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?