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From “Information” to “Advice” in the Provision of Legal Services - Courts Law
Kathryne M. Young, Getting Help, 2024 Wisc. L. Rev. 1149.Robin J. EffronThe access-to-justice movement—comprised of lawyers, activists, and scholars—has traditionally focused on ensuring people have access to legal resources, tribunals, and lawyers to pursue remedies or mount defenses. As Kathryne Young says in Getting Help, the conventional approach asks: “How do we, as lawyers, serve those seeking help? How do we provide more legal services to lawyerless parties?” But this framework rests on two problematic assumptions: that people recognize [...]