Accessing Justice: Are Pro Se Clinics a Reasonable Response to the Lack of Pro Bono Legal Services and Should Law School Clinics Conduct Them?
48 Pages Posted: 22 May 2015
Date Written: 1999
Abstract
This Article explores the use of pro se education as a means of providing access to the justice system. It reviews various pro se legal clinics across the country to assess how different jurisdictions are perceiving and responding to the needs of low-income litigants. It discusses in some detail the pro se projects in the District of Columbia as well as law school pro se clinics, including Catholic Law School's Families and the Law Clinic ("FALC"). Ultimately, the Article examines the teaching and service goals that can be met by law school participation in pro se projects.
Keywords: pro se litigants, pro se projects, low income litigants
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