Beyond the Collabobabble

Penny Wagner, Self Represented Litigant Program Coordinator, Judicial Access and Inclusion Unit, SCAO: Sherlocks and Access to Justice

Episode Summary

In this episode Penny Wagner joins the podcast to discuss access to justice, plain language forms and the history and future of the self represented litigant coordinator program.

Episode Notes

0:00 Opening

5:00 History of the Sherlock Program

9:00 Increasing the Tools for Self Represented Litigants

11:00 Case Types with Most Need and Court Navigator Program

15:00 Building a Tribe 

19:00 Lesson of the Pandemic

25:00 Collaboration Challenges and Key Traits of Sherlocks 

27:00 Sherlocks are Wombats

30:00 Chief Justice Directive 13-01

33:00 Plain Language Forms and Improving Access

41:00 Predictions on Customer Expectations in the Future

45:00 Top Takeaways for Taking Action

47:30 Getting to Know the Guests