shlep: the Self-Help Law ExPress
Provides a general audience with self-help resources, studies and reports available to the public and to professional providers of those services. SHLEP was chosen as “Best Law Blog In the Public Interest” in the 2006 Blawg Review Awards.
Author: Law librarians Teresa L. Conaway (University of La Verne) and Tammy Pettinato (University of California-Los Angeles) are now co-editors of shlep, and may soon assemble another group of self-help law advocates and practitioners who will be regular contributors to this weblog.
Blawg Related Categories: Consumer Law • University of California, Los Angeles • University of La Verne • Librarian
Recent Posts from shlep: the Self-Help Law ExPress
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Shlep Returning From Hiatus
At long last, Shlep is returning from its long hiatus. As Terry and myself adjusted to new jobs, we ran into some difficulties balancing the time commitment of our new positions with the necessity of frequent,…
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9th Circuit holds that pro se patron didn’t knowingly waive counsel
On July 6, the 9th Circuit held in United States v. Forrester that Mark Forrester did not knowingly waive his 6th amendment right to counsel where the trial court judge did not adequately explain the charges…
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Your Public Law Library
I just discovered a wonderful self-help web-site, sponsored by the Council of California Law Librarians, called Your Public Law Library. The site covers California in depth, but it also has information for other states. The site includes…
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Evidence for pro se litigants
The Montana Public Interest Law Blog had an interesting article recently on one of the trickiest rules of evidence: relevance. The author was inspired to write the post because, as a new prosecutor in a…
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Debt collectors and consumerist.com
While trolling the news for useful information to post on shlep, I came across this blog post at Consumerist.com. It advises people who are being pursued by debt collectors to make sure that the company who is…
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Parental Alienation Syndrome
An interesting issue arising in some custody battles in recent years is something called Parental Alienation Syndrome. As described in this article, PAS is a not-yet-officially recognized “ailment,” inflicted upon children by custodial parents during…
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California Conference on Self-Represented Litigants
The California Conference on Self-Represented Litigants has posted its conference materials, and there is a wealth of valuable information for self-help practitioners. Topics covered include helping pro-se litigants with mental health problems, helping pro-se litigants with…
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Bank of America kicks off new pro bono initiative
nbsp;EARTHtimes.org is reporting that today Bank of America expanded a pro bono effort it has been working on since 2005 by partnering with Sanctuary for Families, Neighborhood Entrepreneur Law Project, Volunteers of Legal Service, New…
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Law Libraries sponsoring pro se programs
In 2005, the American Association of Law Libraries held a Joint Roundtable on Service to Pro Se Patrons and Prisoners at their annual meeting. As a part of that roundtable, they conducted an email survey,…
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New Legal Self-Help Center in Madison County, IL
The Edwardsville Intelligencer, the main newspaper for Madison County, IL, is reporting that the Madison County Law Library, located in the county courthouse basement, has opened a new self-help center to assist pro se patrons…