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■ The State Bar develops alternative or additional legal resources to support
unaddressed issues or provide extra-judicial services.
▪ Continue to facilitate the work of the Building Bridges, Modest Means
and SRL Committees, as well as the Gap Assessment Subcommittee;
o The Building Bridges Committee recently co-hosted a CLE
designed to increase access to affordable legal representation
for people returning home after incarceration.
o Building Bridges coordinated with OMV and DOC to release a
provisional driver’s license pamphlet, to be distributed to people
returning from prison statewide.
o Working with DOC to facilitate work of Louisiana Prisoner Re-
Entry Initiatives Implementation Steering Team for Legal Needs
to address various civil legal needs of reentry population.
o Building Bridges Committee worked with IST Legal
Subcommittee to host CLE on reentry legislative updates
o Modest Means Committee finalizing development of Limited
Scope Representation Toolkit for attorneys offering affordable
legal services
o Met with Clerks of Court in Rapides and Caddo Parishes to
discuss opportunities for assistance from the SRL Committee.
o Most recently, the SRL Committee coordinated the distribution
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.
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