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Outcomes, Next Steps and Commitments

By the end of the conclave, participants had agreed to the following priority activities. The Access
to Justice Commission will oversee further vetting, development, and implementation of the
priorities that emerged in partnership with willing partners in the room and others identified. Next
steps will include:

• Understanding community needs
o Sharing information already collected with and among conclave participants and
the Access to Justice Commission:
▪ LSBA will share data from the JFA community listening sessions
▪ Lagniappe Law Lab will share navigator analytics
▪ Southeast Louisiana Legal Services will share recent legal needs study
o The ATJ Commission will ensure that the information is consolidated and shared.
• Expanding community education trainings

o Based on the information collected regarding community needs, the ATJ
Commission will create a specific community education and prevention plan and
goals, likely in coordination with the Legal Help Access Points already being
developed through the JFA plan.
o Part of the community education and prevention plan will likely include using the
librarian training as a template for expanding to other service providers and
incorporating the legal checkup tool developed for Tulane.
o In creating the plan, the ATJ Commission may want to consider starting with one
substantive area (e.g., consumer debt) and/or one type of service provider or
partner (e.g., Prosperity Centers).
o The plan could also include a listening session with librarians regarding how the
existing trainings are working and what changes or additional resources could be
helpful.
• Follow-up on potential partnership with United Way and legal aid
o Create a working group with United Way, Lagniappe Law Lab, LSBA, legal aid,
and any other volunteers to discuss opportunities to increase efficient sharing of
information, databases, and cross-trainings regarding legal and non-legal services
and referrals.
o The working group will create an achievable plan with goals for increasing
effective collaboration in this area.

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