Video here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fm_rzIL8gA The Technology Committee of the Clinical Section continues its Webinar series on Tuesday with a webinar about CALS's A2J Author technology. So you say you want to teach your students using experiential learning, expose them to technology worthy of modern law practice AND increase their awareness of the access to justice gap? With the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction’s (CALI) A2J Author, you can do this. A2J Author is a web-based tool that lets lawyers automate legal processes or court forms without having to learn to program. It has been used by legal aid and courts to automate over 1000 forms and processes and has been used by SRLs (self-representing litigants) over 3 1/2 million times ... and .... it's free for US law schools to use in their courses. During the AALS Clinical Section Technology Committee’s upcoming Technology Tuesdays Webinar on March 14, from 4-5 p.m. EST, John Mayer, CALI's Executive Director will demo A2J Author and talk about how it has been used in legal education courses covering a variety of legal subject areas. A2J Author is also an ideal platform for rapid deployment of automation to assist in immigration and hackathon events. Come learn about CALI's best kept secret.

1. John Mayer
Executive Director
CALI
jmayer@cali.org
@johnpmayer
Experiential Learning, Access to Justice &
Technology Enabled Law Practice

2. Happy Day!

3. 501(c)(3) 200+
US law schools

8. Three Challenges
•Access to Justice Gap
•Experiential Learning
•Practice Ready Graduates

9. Three Challenges TL;DR
•Access to Justice Gap – TOO BIG
•Experiential Learning – NOT ENOUGH
•Practice Ready Graduates – THEY AREN’T

10. Three Challenges
•Access to Justice Gap
•Experiential Learning
•Practice Ready Graduates

12. Legal Services Corporation funded agencies complete
1,000,000 cases each year
Still:
50% of those seeking legal help at these agencies are turned
away
80% of the poor and working poor in the United States face
their legal problems without the help of a lawyer

13. LSC’s TIG (since 2000 $4M/year)
Technology Initiative Program
•Statewide websites / 1 per state
•National Server for…
–Document Assembly using HotDocs
–Better SRL interface using A2J Author

17. A2J Author has “just in time” learning features for the
end-user including: “Learn More” bubbles, definition pop-
ups, audio, graphic and video capabilities.

19. A2J Guided Interviews on LHI: 2005-2016
3,689,711 runs
2,079,410 assemblies

21. https://www.nycourts.gov/CourtHelp/DIY/index.shtml

22. https://www.nycourts.gov/CourtHelp/DIY/index.shtml

24. Three Challenges
•Access to Justice Gap
•Experiential Learning ???
•Practice Ready Graduates

25. Law Students -
• Field observation/help desk
• Scope document
• Research memo
• Storyboard
• A2J Guided Interview &
HotDocs template
Justice &
Technology
Practicum
2010-2014

26. Nebraska:
Due Process for Special Education
Answer & Counterclaim for Divorce
(No Children)
The Justice & Technology Practicum
North Carolina:
Health Care Power of Attorney
Simple Uncontested Divorce (No
Children)
Illinois:
Voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity
Detinue & Replevin
Unpaid Wage Application
Appointment of a Standby Guardian
Pennsylvania:
Petition for Expungement and Order
Minnesota:
Petition for a Name Change

27. A2J Projects Deliver Powerful Education…
Deep dive into law, procedure & heuristics
Exposure to policy/ethical issues raised by legal services
delivery and technology
Key competencies for emerging law practice (elawyering,
software driven law practice, unbundling, web2.0 & “cloud
practice”)
Key competencies for all lawyers (teamwork, project
management and empathy)

28. http://a2jclinic.classcaster.net/

29. http://a2jclinic.classcaster.net/

30. •“Overall, this course exposed me to a unique blend of big ideas and technical
skills.”
•“Before I took this …I did not fully grasp the importance of technology in
shaping the future of the legal profession.”
•“I had never done any sort of programming before and it was fun to learn
some of that stuff.”
•“This class was completely different from any other law school class I have
taken.”
Student Reactions

31. •“I enjoyed learning how to use HotDocs and A2J Author, and was able
to channel my passion for advocacy and public interest into a practical
Guided Interview.”
•“I found the class discussion about ethics interesting because it
challenged us to determine where to draw the line between legal
advice and information.”
•“…challenged my own beliefs about the role of lawyer and the reality
that lawyer are not always necessary for simple processes.”
Student Reactions

32. •Teaching students software requires support – more AND less than
you think.
•Students have Macs (duh)
•Coordinating with busy lawyers is hard.
•Ideal = two projects / two semesters / longer on-ramp
•Training faculty is hard if they aren’t invested
Lessons Learned

33. Simulated A2J Author Projects
•Closed universe, 2-4 hour “drop in” project
•Completed exemplar for comparison (i.e. model answer)
•Multiple legal subject area examples
•All the exposure to the problem/process space
•Faculty can pick areas of emphasis – ethics, law,
unbundling, practice, tech, etc.

34. Three Challenges
•Access to Justice Gap
•Experiential Learning
•Practice Ready Graduates

35. It’s not computers replacing
lawyers
It’s computers + lawyers

38. Benefits Calculators
Stand Alone Info Guides
Online Intake
Eligibility Check
Pre Court Checklists
Compliance
Triage
Legal “Health” Checkups

39. • Rapid response tool (e.g. recent Immigration action)
• Platform for jumpstarting hackathons
• Long term student organization/law clinic projects
.orgwww.

40. Legal
Education Technology
Law
Practice
Access to
Justice

41. Law
Practice
Increasingly Automated, Systematized, Digital, Mobile and Online

42. Legal
Education Technology
Law
Practice
Access to
Justice

43. Legal
Education Technology
Law
Practice
Access to
Justice

44.  Sign up for an account and look around
 A little “under construction”, so pardon our dust
 Road Map
.orgwww.
 Hosted A2J Guided Interviews for clinics/law schools
 Packaged simulations for variety of courses
 Mobile friendly (built in)
 Document Assembly tool (simple)
 Training for your classes, support for your students
 Sample syllabi, readings at a2jclinic.classcaster.net

45. Links to A2J Course Resources
Here is the link to the A2J Author web community: http://www.a2jauthor.org
Here is the link to CALI's A2J Clinic Project: http://a2jclinic.classcaster.net/
Here is the link to the A2J YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/a2jauthor
Here is the link to the A2J Clinic Project Library:
http://a2jcliniclibrary.classcaster.net/
Here is the link to the Chicago-Kent symposium on
Justice, Lawyering and Legal Education in the Digital Age:
http://www.kentlaw.iit.edu/institutes-centers/center-for-access-to-justice-and-
technology/2013-law-review-symposium

46. John Mayer
Executive Director
CALI
jmayer@cali.org
@johnpmayer
Experiential Learning, Access to Justice &
Technology Enabled Law Practice