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▪  ATJ Staff provided ATJ information at the City, Family,
                                                       and Juvenile Court Judges Conference.
                                                   ▪  ATJ Staff presented in October at the Presentation at
                                                       Drug and Specialty Courts conference on ATJ and SRL
                                                       resources
                                                   ▪  Coordinating with the Judicial College and members of
                                                       the judiciary regarding upcoming opportunities for
                                                       outreach and trainings.
                                                   ▪  Members of the SRL Committee and ATJ Staff are
                                                       presenting at the Rural Courts Conference in November.
                                            o  Host biannual Pro Bono Summit
                                                Annualized meeting through Pro Bono track planned for 2019
                                                LJCC and 2020 LJCC.
                                            o  Create materials and trainings to educate judges and judicial
                                                staff
                                                   ▪  January 2020 event conducted in conjunction with LDJA
                                                       to educate judges (mainly in SELA) about ATJ
                                                       Commission work that may support their courts.
                                                   ▪  Assisted with the creation and dissemination of a bench
                                                       card and trainings on evictions laws under the CARES
                                                       Act for District Court Judges, City Court Judges, and
                                                       Justices of the Peace.
                                                   ▪  Creating materials using the JFA GIS data and map,
                                                       including maps of Louisiana that display varying levels
                                                       of poverty within civil legal resource deserts, as well as
                                                       the Louisiana Supreme Court districts.
                                                   ▪  Creating guides and best practices regarding remote
                                                       hearings.
                                                   ▪  In September, ATJ Staff and the Judicial College co-
                                                       hosted an Evictions CLE which focussed on Eviction
                                                       Diversion Programs. The presentation was put together
                                                       with the help of legal aid attorneys, district and city court
                                                       judges, and LSBA past-president Barry Grodsky.
                                                   ▪  Created and distributed a Post-Disaster Evictions Bench
                                                       Card for the judiciary.
                                                   ▪  Update ATJ and Self-Represented Litigants Packet for
                                                       Judges.
                                                   ▪  Created a Civil Legal Assistance Reference Guide,
                                                       which details how to use the various resources listed on
                                                       the LSBA’s Find Legal Help page. The Guide is mainly
                                                       judges, court staff, librarians, and others who serve their


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