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▪ The Domestic Violence Project graduated 5 class of
th
participants.
▪ Recent training includes Clio Cloud Conference, Justice
Community Conference, Justice Fridays, and recorded
new Business Strategy Workshops.
▪ Formed partnership with Modern Juris, a new program
run by former legal incubator director, to provide
business training and development tools for new solo
practitioners in the LIFT program.
▪ Launching new Disaster Title Clearing Project with SLLS
to serve legal needs of people impacted by Hurricane
Ida in St. John The Baptist, Lafourche, Terrebonne, and
Jefferson.
o Match interested attorneys with providers to address unmet
legal needs
o LIFT in its 7th year has worked with 35 attorneys, matching
attorneys with civil legal aid service providers focusing on
various practice areas including: family law, expungements,
housing, successions, and re-entry related legal needs.
▪ Develop and implement a pilot conflict resolution program located
where other resources are not readily available;
A pilot mediation program requiring a partnership between legal aid
service providers and volunteer mediators from the LSBA’s ADR
Section was proposed.
▪ Collaborate with the Supreme Court of Louisiana and Clerks of Court
as to what data needs to be collected; and
Discussed with LDJA and SRL what data needed to be collected and
drafted survey questions.
▪ Convene Clerks of Court, and other stakeholders from judicial bodies
to discuss the unified court systems.
After initial contact, appearance at Clerk of Court conference was
postponed due to event cancelation.

Goal 5: The LSBA improves public trust and confidence in the legal

system and its participating judges and lawyers.

■ The State Bar effectively communicates the value of a self-regulated
profession to facilitate the public’s understanding of the importance of lawyers
and their role in the delivery of legal services.
▪ Continue to work with the Lawyers in Libraries program;

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