NCSC Reports and Articles
Best Practices in Court-Based Programs for the Self-Represented: Concepts, Attributes and Issues for Exploration.
118 pages. Self-Represented Litigation Network. (2008).
Forty-one best practices for court-based programs for the self-represented.
Herman, Madelynn.
"Pro Se Statistics ."
Knowledge and Information Services Memorandum (September 2006).
This document provides statistics for pro se or self represented litigants in the state courts, federal courts, and appellate courts in various jurisdictions.
Hannaford-Agor, Paula.
The Future of Self-Represented Litigation.
230 pages. (March 2005).
This report summarizes the proceedings and recommendations of the Summit on the future of Self-Represented Litigation, which was held in Chicago in March 2005.
Zorza, Richard.
Self-Help Friendly Courts.
(October 2002).
This report offers preliminary thoughts on a fundamental redesign of
courts, including every aspect of the entire institution, from building design to
judicial training, from technology to the clerk’s role.
Access to Justice: Meeting the Needs of Self-Represented Litigants.
NCSC et al. (2002).
A project that looks at the complexity of access to justice for self represented litigants and ways to improve or eliminate the barriers that litigants are confronted with in the court systems
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