We are delighted to announce that Claudia Johnson, Pro Bono Net's LawHelp Interactive Program Manager, was invited to author a guest article for the Self-Represented Litigation Network entitled "Document Assembly : An Essential Building Block for the Access to Justice Ecosystem." In this piece she not only describes the innovation and extensive reach of LawHelp , but its incomparable impact on the end user community of pro se litigants. Below is a short blurb from the piece.

"LawHelp Interactive increases opportunities for those without an attorney to achieve justice on their own by allowing pro se litigants to create their own complete, high quality legal documents and pleadings for free. LHI also promotes innovative models of pro bono, remote and unbundled legal assistance, and supports collaborations with community organizations and libraries.

LawHelp Interactive is a program of Pro Bono Net, a nonprofit leader in deploying technology and collaboration to increase access to justice, operated in partnership with Ohio State Legal Services Association. Together they have received generous support for this work from, among others, the Legal Services Corporation's Technology Initiative Grants program, as well as significant software donations from the HotDocs Corporation. Through trainings, technical assistance and community networking, LHI helps local programs develop interactive forms and effectively integrate them with services to help hundreds of thousands of people each year prevent or address legal problems."

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