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with the LJCC and brought traditional and non-traditional
                                                stakeholders together to share their perspectives on civil legal
                                                needs and how people interact access legal information and
                                                resources.
                                            o  ATJ is moving forward with traditional and non-traditional
                                                stakeholders to assess statewide inventory and gaps in
                                                available resources and services to address civil legal needs.
                                            o  The series of in-person meetings to collect input from Justice
                                                Community providers, end-users and community programs
                                                became a series of virtual meetings, GIS data collection and
                                                other avenues to obtain input to complete assessment of
                                                Louisiana's civil legal aid and social resources. Work continued
                                                in a most determined way.
                                            o  Commission finalizing 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.
                          ■      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  Plan to introduce the new Probono.net site during the 2020 LA
                                                Justice Community Conference.
                                            o  The new and revamped Probono.net site was introduced at this
                                                year’s virtual Justice Conference. The new site is still a work in
                                                progress as much of the information from the old site is
                                                migrating to the new one.
                                            o  The Pro Bono Subcommittee 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.
                                     ▪  Continue to develop Volunteer Attorney Outreach;
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