Idaho Legal Aid ServicesInteractive Court Forms Project

HotDocs Service Delivery- Case Study -

Presented by- Camille Cameron

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The Idaho Interactive Court Forms Project A collaborative project between the Idaho

Supreme Court & Idaho Legal Aid Services to develop interactive court forms for self-represented litigants using HotDocs, A2J Author, and the NPADO project.

What we have completed to date… Conversion of 144 court forms to HotDocs templates Authoring of 21 A2J guided interviews Authoring of 3 Spanish A2J guided interviews, which

link to 17 of the HotDocs templates/court forms

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Partnership with the Idaho Courts Standard Forms Committee

Quarterly meetings

Major players & Oversight Committee Monthly meetings

Reviewing interviews Monthly in-person meetings, via email as needed

Partnership with Court Assistance Offices Semi-annual trainings, email updates & correspondence

Links to interactive forms on the court’s website May-December 2006, ILAS received over 23,000 website visits

pertaining to the interactive court forms… Approximately 15,000 visits were routed from the court’s website.

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HotDocs/A2J Development Pros and cons of on-staff developer versus

contractor Size of project Internal buy-in, marketing and outreach, website

development, troubleshooting

Attorney vs. non-attorney developer Type of project Realistic role

Rtf vs. Pdf HotDocs templates Control over end product (pros/cons) Ease of development Word vs. WordPad issues

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Ideas for Continued Funding…First and foremost, the concept needs to be

institutionalized within your program.

Develop partnerships and seek funding for shared projects.

Sell automated documents as part of your other grants.

Bake sale?

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Examples… Pro Se Small Claims Enforcing a Judgment

Advocate Motion for Temporary Custody & Child Support

Spanish Pro Se Notice for Rental Repairs

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Welcome Screen…

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Complete your name and gender…

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Hola, let’s get started…