26 Feb About, Blog Playing the Game: Reconciling Legal Education with the Challenges of Self-Representation July 23, 2021 By NSRLP 15 comments In her article “The Reality of Pro Se Representation”, Judge Owens compares the self-represented litigant (SRL) experience to a childho...Continue reading
10 Feb Blog The Empathy Deficit : Why So Many Lawyers Believe Their Job is to be a Jerk November 8, 2021 By NSRLP 7 comments “What's the difference between a good lawyer and a bad lawyer? A bad lawyer can let a case drag out for several years. A good lawyer...Continue reading
03 Feb About, Blog From One SRL to Another: Holding Fast to the “Real You” Before You Plunge into the SRL Abyss July 23, 2021 By NSRLP 7 comments This week’s guest blogger is a former SRL who today, four years on, works in the justice system. She looks back at her difficult and di...Continue reading
27 Jan About, Blog Dear Julie: Diary of a Self-Represented Litigant July 16, 2020 By NSRLP 2 comments This week’s guest blogger is an anonymous SRL who wrote me the following message this last week. Their story is typical of the messages...Continue reading
20 Jan Blog Stereotypes Hold Us Back: Challenging Our Assumptions about A2J with Real Data July 23, 2021 By NSRLP 1 comment A deeply shocking blog written by a former lawyer on the subject of “Licensed Legal Technicians” (a pilot program in some US states) cr...Continue reading