Pre-Conference Institute

NATIONAL SELF REPRESENTED LITIGANTS PROJECT

Dayna Cornwall, Project Manager, National Self Represented Litigants Project

The core of the work of the National Self-Represented Litigants Project is to advocate for better and deeper understanding of the needs, motivations and challenges of self-represented litigants. They are committed to:

• Collaboration to enhance the responsiveness of the Canadian justice system to self-represented litigants (SRLs) and their direct participation in the change process, and continuing dialogue among all stakeholders who include SRLs, lawyers, judges and court services staff.

• The development of practical, focused, and accessible resources to assist self-represented litigants and to enhance understanding and co-operation among SRLs, lawyers, judges and court services staff, and to information and resource-sharing among all interested and affected parties.

This presentation will focus on the research on emerging areas of special interest to those affected by the SRL phenomenon, including jurisprudence, court and legal information services, and changes in legal practice to meet SRL needs (unbundling, coaching).