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of COVID-related resources, including a virtual hearing best
practices guide.
o SRL Committee continues to coordinate and distribute COVID-
and disaster-related resources.
o Worked closely with Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic
Violence to identify Clerks of Court providing notarial services
for self-represented litigants filing protective orders and
restraining orders.
o Continue development of ADR program modeled after ABA
manual for legal service organizations and in partnership with
the ADR section
o SRL Committee continues to coordinate and distribute COVID-

and disaster-related resources and is working with the LDJA to
create training videos to address best practices for remote
access to courts and with the Technology Committee to
automate forms.
 Continue to partner with libraries to support the Legal Education and
Assistance Program (LEAP);
o Created and updated basic legal guides for librarians to
educate the public, most recently including a COVID-19 guide.
o Developed live and recorded trainings for librarians to assist the
public with basic legal questions.
o Held LEAP Library Trainings at the Westside Regional Library
Branch in Alexandria on December 16 and at the Shreve
th
Memorial Library on December 17 for librarians in Rapides
th
and Caddo Parishes as well as the surrounding areas.
o In 2020, trainings planned in St. Tammany, Orleans, Lake
Charles, and Houma were cancelled due to the pandemic.
o Worked with partners to update legal guides for librarians to
provide information in Spanish.
o Developed a Facebook page for Lawyers in Libraries virtual
events and continue to use it to distribute trainings and
materials for librarians to assist the public.
 Create and support legal resources for the public;
Educated LSBA receptionist and recorded message to which public
can be directed to “Find Legal Help” site
Created a Brochure for requesting an interpreter which the Supreme
Court’s Office of Language Access is distributing to Clerks of Court.
o Develop and expand use of “Find Legal Help” site
 Requested website analytics for Find Legal Help and
related pages in order to understand and increase user
traffic.
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