1. ProJusticeMN.org: New Tools for Pro Bono Support MVAP Meeting Minneapolis, MN June 15, 2010 John Freeman Staff Attorney / Website Coordinator Minnesota Legal Services Coalition State Support Office

2. I. Legal Resources

3. Practice Areas Civil Law –housing, consumer, seniors, public benefits, etc. Family Law Immigration Law Real Estate –equity stripping, foreclosure defense

4. Practice Area Libraries: Additions of Note in Past Year Recorded Webinars and Other Training Materials –Assisting Clients with Garnishment Exemption ClaimsAssisting Clients with Garnishment Exemption Claims –Board Service for Attorneys: Non-Profit Law & Ethics –Representing Tenants of Public Housing and Section 8 in Housing Court –Discovery That Works –Smoke-Free Multi-Housing and the Law: Benefits and Legal Strategies –Criminal Expungement Basics with Automated Tools

5. Practice Area Libraries: Additions of Note in Past Year Recorded Webinars and Other Training Materials –Health Care Updates for Single and Childless Adults –Fair Housing Implications –Procedural Protections for Section 8 Voucher Terminations –Working with Clients and Employees with Disabilities –Restorative Parenting –Representing Low-Income Clients –Advising Collection Proof Clients

6. Practice Area Libraries: Additions of Note in Past Year HotDocs® Automated Documents –Criminal Expungement Start-to-FinishCriminal Expungement Start-to-Finish –Affidavit of Service –In Forma Pauperis –Name Change –Garnishment Exemption (coming soon) –Answer to Complaint (coming soon)

7. Practice Area Libraries: Additions of Note in Past Year Topic Manuals –Conciliation Court Clinic ManualConciliation Court Clinic Manual –Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) Manual –Obtaining Client's Birth Certificate for State I.D. Applications New Topic: Elder Law 3 rd Party Custody: Sample Forms

8. II. Volunteering

9. MSBA Pro Bono Directory Searchable listings of ongoing pro bono opportunitiesSearchable listings of ongoing pro bono opportunities 85 Organizations Recently updated

10. Case Placement Tool: Current Functionality Basic Information About Potential Pro Bono Case is Submitted –Overview (without client-identifying information) –Contact for More Information Approved by Administrator Members Expected to Review Site Periodically Not Currently Active on ProJusticeMN.org Example: ABA Military Pro Bono ProjectABA Military Pro Bono Project

11. Case Placement Tool: 2011 Enhancements Case Field Changes –Minor changes to case placement fields –Possibly configurable by state and practice area New Cases Email Notifications –Members will be able to subscribe to receive email notices of new posted cases –Can be limited to certain legal topics or geographic areas –Members can choose between “real time” and digest notifications Case Management –New cases can be selected for “review” or “acceptance” –Cases under review will be marked as such, and not available for acceptance –Cases not clearing conflicts check can be “returned” for review by others Email Reminders –For cases under review, member will be sent automated email reminders –Admins will get weekly email on case statuses

12. III. Legal Research

13. Research Wiki Research Wiki created as partnership between:Research Wiki –Volunteer Librarians Coalition (Law Firm Librarians and a Graduate Student) –Volunteer Lawyers Network –Westlaw A research library and research assistance with specific questions Currently for VLN volunteers, but the partners have generously agreed to expand to support pro bono practitioners statewide through ProJustice

14. IV. Client Resources

15. Client Resources / Referrals LawHelpMN.org –LawHelpMN.org/FormHelper (coming soon) MNCourts.gov/SelfHelp Statewide Legal Clinic Calendar (coming soon)

16. Your Ideas Content Needs Content to Contribute What Works? What Doesn’t?

17. Thank you! John Freeman, Staff Attorney / Website Coordinator Minnesota Legal Services Coalition State Support jmfreeman@mnlegalservices.org (651) 228-9105 ext. 105 Contact me (or Steve) for… Questions about ProJustice or LawHelp Questions about ProJustice or LawHelp Requests for brochures & other outreach materials Requests for brochures & other outreach materials Demos to legal services staff, pro bono attorneys Demos to legal services staff, pro bono attorneys Adding your content (or other content you use) Adding your content (or other content you use) Creating new content, including document assembly Creating new content, including document assembly Document assembly testing volunteers Document assembly testing volunteers

18. URLs ProJusticeMN.org Practice Areas Civil Law Practice Area: www.projusticemn.org/civillawwww.projusticemn.org/civillaw Family Law Practice Area: www.projusticemn.org/familylawwww.projusticemn.org/familylaw Immigration Practice Area: www.projusticemn.org/immigrationwww.projusticemn.org/immigration ProJustice Real Estate Practice Area: www.projusticemn.org/realestatewww.projusticemn.org/realestate HotDocs® Automated Documents Criminal Expungement: www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/library/item.300777www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/library/item.300777 Affidavit of Service: www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/library/item.243504www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/library/item.243504 In Forma Pauperis: www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/library/item.242513www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/library/item.242513 Name Change: http://www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/library/item.308108http://www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/library/item.308108 Garnishment Exemption: coming soon Answer to Complaint: coming soon

19. URLs Recorded Webinars and Other Training Materials (not a complete list) Garnishment Exemption: www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/library/folder.268597www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/library/folder.268597 Board Service for Attorneys: www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/library/folder.284783www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/library/folder.284783 Representing Tenants in Housing Court: www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/library/folder.300820www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/library/folder.300820 Discovery That Works: www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/library/folder.301815www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/library/folder.301815 Smoke-Free Multi-Housing: www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/library/folder.305416www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/library/folder.305416 Criminal Expungement Basics: www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/library/folder.310346www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/library/folder.310346 Health Care Updates: www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/library/folder.309646www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/library/folder.309646 Fair Housing Implications: www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/library/folder.308113www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/library/folder.308113 Section 8 Voucher Terminations: www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/library/folder.312259www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/library/folder.312259 Working with Clients and Employees with Disabilities: www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/library/folder.316947 www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/library/folder.316947 Restorative Parenting: www.projusticemn.org/familylaw/library/folder.313889www.projusticemn.org/familylaw/library/folder.313889 Representing Low-Income Clients: www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/library/folder.249485www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/library/folder.249485 Advising Collection Proof Clients: www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/library/folder.268603www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/library/folder.268603

20. URLs Topic Manuals Conciliation Court Clinic Manual: www.projusticemn.org/ccc_manual www.projusticemn.org/ccc_manual Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) Manual: www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/mfip_manual www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/mfip_manual Obtaining Client's Birth Certificate for State I.D. Applications: www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/library/folder.293953 www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/library/folder.293953 New Topic: Elder Law: http://www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/library/folder.185781 http://www.projusticemn.org/civillaw/library/folder.185781 3 rd Party Custody: Sample Forms: http://www.projusticemn.org/familylaw/library/folder.308211 http://www.projusticemn.org/familylaw/library/folder.308211

21. URLs MSBA Pro Bono Directory: www.projusticemn.org/oppsguide www.projusticemn.org/oppsguide Military Pro Bono Project (Case Placement Tool Example): www.militaryprobono.org/new_cases www.militaryprobono.org/new_cases VLC Research Wiki: www.vlc.wikispaces.comwww.vlc.wikispaces.com LawHelp: www.LawHelpMN.orgwww.LawHelpMN.org LawHelp FormHelper (coming soon): www.LawHelpMN.org/FormHelper www.LawHelpMN.org/FormHelper Statewide Virtual Self-Help Center: www.mncourts.gov/selfhelp www.mncourts.gov/selfhelp