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Procedural Justice for Self-Represented Litigants Jennifer S. Murray, JD MLS Maricopa County Superior Court Self-Service Center and Law Library Administrator Tuesday, February 11, 2014, 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM

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Page 1: 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

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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

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DISPLAY PACKETS

STAFF COUNTER

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

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

Travis County Law Library

Plus the new way –reference attorneys & forms

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Reference Attorneys

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

How does it work?

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Reference Attorneys

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

reference attorneys?

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Reference Attorneys

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

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At Uncontested Docket

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

Reference Attorneys

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- Creating- Sharing- Updating- Automating

Forms

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A natural connection point with:

Travis CountyLaw Library

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What’s next?