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 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.
o Developing live and recorded trainings for librarians to assist the
public with basic legal questions.
 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
o Develop and expand use of “Find Legal Help” site
o Create new and maintain existing SRL resource centers
(websites and help desks) and statewide uniform domestic forms

o Develop and expand membership of online modest means
directory
Hosted three free CLEs to attorney members of the Modest
Means Directory. Increased the number of attorneys listed on the
Directory by 15.
o Update “Becoming an Adult” website
 Promote unmet statewide legal needs report recommendations;
Authored Bar Journal article featuring unmet statewide legal needs
report’s recommendations and Economic Impact Study results.
 Continue to administer the Legal Innovators for Tomorrow (LIFT)
Program which targets new attorneys interested in focusing a practice
on unmet legal needs;
o Address domestic violence, disaster and expungement legal
needs
Launched Flood Proof program to increase access to legal
representation for people affected by the 2016 flooding in Baton
Rouge.
o Match interested attorneys with providers to address unmet legal
needs
LIFT has worked with 30 attorneys, matching attorneys with civil
legal aid service providers focusing on various practice areas
including: family law, expungements, housing, successions, and
re-entry related legal needs.
 Develop and implement a pilot conflict resolution program located where
other resources are not readily available;
 Collaborate with the Supreme Court of Louisiana and Clerks of Court as
to what data needs to be collected; and
 Convene Clerks of Court, and other stakeholders from judicial bodies to
discuss the unified court systems.

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