addressing access to justice for individuals with special needs or social services needs by expanding social work and social services in the court system
analyzing, recommending and promoting proposed legislation, court rules, codes of conduct, policies and systemic changes that will open greater access to the courts
coordinating efforts between courts, legal aid organizations and other legal and non-legal organizations, administrative agencies and lawmaking bodies to expand access to justice
expanding access to justice for unrepresented litigants by increasing the availability of self-help tools using a variety of methods including, but not limited to, technology, plain language forms and signs, and informational materials
finding long term solutions to the chronic lack of civil legal assistance for people of low-income and modest means in New York including finding a permanent public funding stream for civil legal services
fostering awareness of the needs of unrepresented litigants and litigants of diverse backgrounds and special needs and insuring high quality service by both judicial and non-judicial personnel via education, training and literature.
fostering the development of new low income and modest means income pro bono programs and supporting and improving the quality of existing pro bono programs both court-based and outside the court, using lawyers, law students and other professionals
gathering and reviewing statewide data on legal services delivery and needs towards increasing and improving civil and criminal legal assistance
improving and increasing the availability of criminal defense representation to people facing criminal charges
providing culturally competent access to justice for litigants of diverse backgrounds and languages
providing more opportunities for justice via community empowerment using outreach, education and training of government officials and offices, neighborhood agencies and community members
testing and developing delivery of legal assistance models both court-based and non-court based, including but not limited to, limited scope representation delivery systems to improve and increase availability of assistance