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Louisiana's civil legal aid and social resources. Work continued
                                                in a most determined way.
                                            o  Commission finalized strategic plan resulting from survey
                                                results and GIS data to move into the implementation phase of
                                                the Justice For All Project.
                                            o  The Civil Legal Navigator launched on a limited number of civil
                                                legal topics--including divorce, child custody, employment law,
                                                and private landlord-tenant law--and is accessible via the
                                                LSBA’s Find Legal Help page and LA.FreeLegalAnswers.org.
                                            o  The Civil Legal Navigator has also launched a referral navigator
                                                based on location. Other civil legal topics continue to be
                                                developed.
                          ■      The State Bar fosters development in civil legal aid.
                                     ▪  Continue to facilitate ATJ Pro Bono Subcommittee;
                                            o  Two-hour pro bono track held for pro bono providers at 2019
                                                LJCC.
                                            o  Completed review of Probono.net/la (statewide volunteer
                                                website) focused on updating the site which resulted in
                                                adoption of recommendations by Statewide Website
                                                Stakeholders group. ATJ Staff given site administrative access.
                                            o  Created a subcommittee to assist Amanda Brown with the
                                                Lagniappe Law Lab to coordinate the new design and layout of
                                                the site. Further, the group continues to assist with the content
                                                review. The goal is to launch the new site in December 2020.
                                            o  The new Probono.net site was introduced during the 2020 LA
                                                Justice Community Conference.
                                            o  The Pro Bono Subcommittee also held a roundtable at the
                                                virtual Justice Conference to discuss common issues related to
                                                the pandemic and the rollout of the new probono.net site.
                                            o  The subcommittee continues to meet every two months to
                                                discuss issues relevant to pro bono.
                                            o  On Thursday, October 14th the subcommittee met virtually for a
                                                Pro Bono Roundtable. This meeting included a one hour
                                                presented from Cheryl Zalenksi with the ABA’s Center for Pro
                                                Bono and a one hour meeting of the subcommittee to discuss
                                                important issues and upcoming projects.
                                            o  As part of a subcommittee initiative, the 20 in 2022 pro bono
                                                campaign was launched. To date a letter from the Chief Justice
                                                and all the Associate judges was sent to the state’s judges and
                                                entire LSBA membership. Minor Pipes authored an article for
                                                the June edition of the LSBA Bar Briefs. In addition, there will
                                                be a social media campaign featuring volunteers and a CLE
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