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o  Updated Find Legal Help page with the “Top 10” most used
                                                forms as identified by the SRL Committee.
                                            o  Updated the Find Legal Help page to better highlight the newly
                                                revamped Louisiana Lawhelp site and the Civil Legal Navigator.
                                            o  Develop and expand membership of online modest means
                                                directory
                                                   ▪  Hosted three free CLEs to attorney members of the
                                                       Modest Means Directory. Increased the number of
                                                       attorneys listed on the Directory by 15.
                                                   ▪  Presented to Washington Parish Bar Association to
                                                       encourage participation in the Modest Means Online
                                                       Directory.
                                                   ▪  Directory nominated for Louis M. Brown Award.
                                                   ▪  Attorneys listed now increased to 79, with 7240 total
                                                       visitors since launch (April 2018 - July 2021) - 57%
                                                       increase when compared to this time last year.
                                                   ▪  Released new one hour ethics CLE on Limited Scope
                                                       Representation - a tool to increase access to affordable
                                                       legal services presented by Alainna Mire, Richard
                                                       Lemmler, and Hon. Lisa Woodruff-White.
                                            o  Update “Becoming an Adult” website
                                                The Children’s Law Committee continues to work on updating
                                                the “Becoming an Adult” guide and website. Plans are
                                                underway to utilize a QR code that will direct users to the
                                                website, rather than printing copies of the guide.
                                     ▪  Promote unmet statewide legal needs report recommendations;
                                         Authored Bar Journal article featuring unmet statewide legal needs
                                         report’s recommendations and Economic Impact Study results.
                                         Presented unmet statewide legal needs report findings at the annual
                                         Louisiana Justice Community Conference, October 2019. Findings will
                                         be used in communication planning for the next phase of the JFA
                                         process.
                                     ▪  Continue to administer the Legal Innovators for Tomorrow (LIFT)
                                         Program which targets new attorneys interested in focusing a practice
                                         on unmet legal needs;
                                            o  Address domestic violence, disaster and expungement legal
                                                needs
                                            o  Launched  Flood  Proof  program  to  increase  access  to  legal
                                                representation for people affected by the 2016 flooding in Baton
                                                Rouge. Program now in its third and final year. Inaugural and
                                                second class dedicating over 1000 pro bono hours combined.


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