Talk Justice: Episode 98
Self-Help Legal Kiosks Create Adaptable Access
Legal aid and tech experts discuss self-help kiosks on the latest episode of Talk Justice. The under-resourcing of legal aid makes it impossible to provide meaningful legal help to every person who needs it. Many providers build and share educational materials and self-help resources online to help fill the gaps, but those without access to a personal computer or smartphone may not be able to access these resources. Self-help legal kiosks offer adaptable access.
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Guest Speakers
Mauricio Duarte
Mauricio Duarte is a lawyer from Universidad Francisco Marroquín (Guatemala) with an LL.M. from St. Thomas University (Minnesota). Mauricio is the COO for A2J Tech, a company incorporated in Denver that builds legal tech solutions to improve access to justice. In addition, Mauricio is an Of Counsel Partner of LegalPlus, a law firm focused on advising technology entrepreneurs and technology companies.
Susan L. Myers
SUSAN L. MYERS is the Director of Litigation at Nevada Legal Services. She has a wide range of experience in both private practice and legal services. She joined NLS in 2022 as Project Manager of the Nevada Legal Kiosk Project, which designed and installed dedicated computers that provide a portal to curated free legal information in 28 libraries across Nevada.
Ariel Clemmer
Ariel Clemmer is Executive Director of 603 Legal Aid in New Hampshire. As the only LSC-funded entity in the state, 603 Legal Aid serves as a centralized intake hub for all civil legal issues, and provides information, representation, advocacy, and education via in house staff and pro bono counsel...
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Lee Rawles
Lee Rawles joined the ABA Journal in 2010 as a web producer. She has also worked for the Winston-Salem (N.C.) Journal and Legacy.com. She holds an M.S. in New Media from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and a B.S. in journalism from the University of Illinois.
Lee is the host of ABA Journal: Modern Law Library, the 2016 Lisagor Award winner for Best Podcast.