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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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