Fiday, April 20, 10:45 a.m. – Noon C 1 Grand Ballroom A Sara Galligan, Dakota County Law Library Sara chairs the new AALL Special Committee on Pro Bono Partnership. She will spotlight cooperative efforts between law librarians and the providers of pro bono legal assistance. Lisa Rush, Travis County Law Library Lisa will describe her library's experience of collaborating with Texas Bar and legal aid community to create state-wide legal forms Collaboration: Partnering to Provide Access to Justice Friday, April 20, 10:45 a.m. – Noon C 1 Grand Ballroom A Sara Galligan, Dakota County Law Library Sara chairs the new AALL Special Committee on Pro Bono Partnership. She will spotlight cooperative efforts between law librarians and the providers of pro bono legal assistance. Lisa Rush, Travis County Law Library Lisa will describe her library's experience of collaborating with Texas Bar and legal aid community to create state-wide legal forms

Outline Sara Galligan Challenges and Collaboration Pro Bono Partnerships and Special Committee Findings Lisa Rush Collaboration Opportunities Examples from Travis County Sara Galligan Examples from Minnesota Resources Lessons learned

The Challenge to Leadership in the Context of the Access Crisis An Overwhelmed System A Near Dead End in Increase in Resources for Legal Aid for the Poor A Huge Middle Income Service Gap Lawyers Without Adequate Salaries Judges Feeling Unappreciated Court Staff Feel Overwhelmed and Uncertain of Role Public Dissatisfaction

But: A Broader View of Mission The Role of

Law Libraries and the SRL Revolution Impacts on Law Libraries: Legal Information Resources Equipment/Technology Policies/Programs Education/Training Relationships/Partnerships

Discussion of Collaboration Issues Issues: Access to Justice and the Courts Partnerships with Self Help/Legal Aid/ Website/Library and Pro Bono Resources Role of Law Libraries

Law Libraries & Courts Similarities Shared clientele Shared limitations Shared interests Legal knowledge Knowledge limits Differences Focus on issues Knowledge Time spent with SRLS Scope of assistance Service clientele

Law Libraries and Legal Aid What legal aid is looking for Successful websites Joint Funding possibilities Pro bono partnerships

Pro Bono Partnerships and Law Librarians Special AALL Committee Types of Libraries and Pro Bono/Survey National survey of partnering possibilities SRLN (Self Represented Litigation Network) Equal Justice Conference--Denver

Special Committee on Pro Bono Partnerships--Charge Identify statewide or local projects and suggest ways for law librarians to partner. Spotlight initiatives by law librarians in all types of libraries. Recommend how AALL can be involved with the SRLN. Recommend how the work of the committee can be continued. Brief members.

Types of Libraries State, Court County Self- Help Centers Private Firm -- Research support Law School-- pro bono initiatives

National Survey ABA Directory Legal Aid organizations Bar Associations Bar Foundations and others Findings

Self-Represented Litigants Network (SLRN) You have been invited to attend the California and National Conferences on Self Represented Litigants, San Francisco, May 14-18, 2007 Recommendations to AALL Law librarians represented

Initial Members of the SRLN American Judges Association American Judicature Society California Administrative Office of the Courts Harvard Law School Bellow Sacks Project on the Future of Access to Civil Justice Law School Consortium Project Legal Services Corporation Maryland Administrative Office of the Courts National Center for State Courts National Association for Court Management National Association of IOLTA Programs National Council of Juvenile and Family Courts State Justice Institute

The Working Groups of the SRLN You have have been invited to attend the California and National Conferences on Self Represented Litigants, San Francisco, May 14-18, 2007 Information, Marketing and Outreach Working Group –Libraries Subgroup Research and Evaluation Working Group Best Practices and Models of Excellence Group Problem Assessment/Triage Working Group Appropriate Relief Working Group Overall System Working Group Funding Working Group

How to leverage partnerships to increase access to justice Welcome by Governor Ritter Closing speech by Paul Loeb Denver:

Delivery Innovations Programming Management and Diversity Programming Partners Pro Bono Pro Bono – Law School Resource Development Substantive Programming Technology

EJC--Ideas for Law Librarians Pro Bono Partnerships Courts Access to Justice Commissions Support for volunteer attorneys New Technologies and Resources Hotlines, websites, document assembly LEP Webcasting LiveHelp

Collaborate on your state website Your librarian skills are needed! You know: Indexing Outreach Information sources. Web layout Plain language What is needed!.

Collaborate with your courts With the support of your judges & court offices you can: Develop forms that are approved by your judges. Bring services for pro se to the courthouse. Replace lost patron base.  Travis County Law Library Self- Help Center

Collaborate with Legal Aid How many people a day do you send to legal aid? Ask legal aid to office in the library. Be a helping conduit, not just a referral source. Photo removed

Minnesota Examples Gates Grant Training—Libraries County Law Library Programs Law Library/Self-Help Center Report Hennepin County/Call Center Project

Lessons Learned in Collaboration Each partner must find value in the partnership Mission and needs must dovetail Time is needed to build and shore up the relationship Funding sources vary but may work for all Training/dissemination of ideas across areas Organizational buy-in Recognition is important!

Highlighted Resources Selfhelpsupport.org -- on web Probono.net Findlegalhelp.org ABA Pro Bono Directory ( ectory.html)