Trainings
With funding from LSC, Pro Bono Net is offering a Fall 2010 training on HotDocs for the LawHelp Interactive community. The trainings are free to participating legal aid programs and court systems.
Fall 2010 Training
September 16-17, 2010 at the State Bar of Georgia in Atlanta, Georgia
Thanks to The State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project, which is funded by the State Bar of Georgia and Georgia Legal Services Program, for hosting this training in its offices.
Description
This training will have a track for people who are new HotDocs developers. There will be no intermediate/advanced track. The next training will be in January 2011 and will include an intermediate advanced track. The training will be taught by Capstone Practice Systems and the Center for Access to Justice and Technology at Chicago-Kent.
Registration for this event is free to participating legal aid and pro bono program staff as well as selected court system staff. Participants are responsible for their own travel, lodging, and meal costs. There are no tuition costs for the training.
You must bring a laptop with HotDocs Developer and A2J Author installed. (See below for more information.)
CLE Credit is available for Georgia State CLE. Please check your state bar rules to see if there are any additional requirements to validate your training in your state.
To Register
As of 8/16/2010 our training is full. If you fill out the online form, you will be placed in a waiting list. Should there be any cancellations will be notified of availablity.
Fill out this online form. Pro Bono Net will contact you to confirm your registration. Registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
Travel, Lodging, and Meals
You need to make your own arrangements for travel and lodging. Do not make any arrangements until Pro Bono Net confirms your registration.
The State Bar of Georgia is located at 104 Marietta St. NW, Suite 100, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
Traveling around Atlanta. Mike Monahan, from the State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project, shared the following information about getting to and from the airport:
- Subway. The MARTA Red Line, a part of the Atlanta subway, starts at the airport and stops at the Five Point station, which is one block from the State Bar. The trip takes about 25 minutes and costs about $2.00 each way.
- Airport Shuttle. You can also take the airport shuttle. The best rates are offered by Link.
- Taxi. Taking a taxi is not recommended.
- Parking. The rate at the State Bar parking garage rate is $4.00/day for self-parkers.
Hotels. Several hotels are located near the State Bar of Georgia. In particular, check out the Glenn Hotel and the Hampton Inn.
- The Glenn Hotel, through an arrangement with the State Bar of Georgia, offers a rate of $133.00 per night. Ask for the "corporate" rate. There is no formal group set aside.
- The Hampton Inn offers a rate of $99.00, subject to availability.
More information about making reservations will be provided when your registration is confirmed.
Training Hours: We are going to send you an agenda in August with more details once you have been confirmed for the training. In terms of training hours the trainings generally start at 9-9:30 am and end at 5 pm. The second day the training can end at 4 pm. We recommend that after you are confirmed you schedule your trip to arrive the night before and depart no earlier than 5 pm the last day of the training to minimize missing the beginning or the end of the training.
Meals. The Pro Bono Project is providing breakfast, lunch, and snacks for attendees for free. You are responsible for your evening meal.
Computers
You must bring a laptop with HotDocs Developer 10 and A2J Author 3.0 installed. Free wireless Internet access will be available.
Homework
New HotDocs developers should do the following before the training:
- HotDocs Tutorial: Go through Lessons 1-7 and 9-12 in Chapter 2 of the HotDocs Professional tutorial. (Do not do lessons 8 and 13.) These lessons are designed to be done one at a time and will take several hours if done in one sitting.
- Register as a Template Provider. (Choose "Proceed as a Template Provider." Enter and submit the appropriate information. You will receive an e-mail when you have been approved.)
The closer you do this to the training, the fresher it will be in your mind. If you don't do this homework, you will not get as much out of the training.
Questions?
Please email Claudia at cjohnson@probono.net.
Last updated 8/31/2010
