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Access t to J Justice, P , Professiona nal C l Cons nsciousne ness & & L Legal E l Education

Nicole A Aylwin, W Winkler I Institute f for D Dispute R Resolution, Os Osgoode

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Hall L Law S Scho hool & & Trevor C C.W. F Farrow, P Professor, Os Osgoode

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Open D Doors: T Teachi hing a and L Learning L Law f for J Justice Canadian As Association o

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Law T Teache hers C Conference 2 2014 Faculty o

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Law, U University o

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Manitoba, J June 7 7-8, 2 2014

Access t to J Justice – – a a “ “crisis” i in C Canada

• Approximately 50%

50% of people will experience a legal problem over any given 3 yr. period

• Marginalized groups (e.g. low-

income; disabled, aboriginal, etc.) experience a greater number of legal problems

• There is an increasing number of

self-represented litigants in the court room (who are not there by choice).

• Unmet legal needs come with

substantial economic and social costs.

Access t to J Justice – – a a s shi hifting p policy l landscape

A n A new p policy l landscape – – k key f features

• Use a more expansive

definition of access to justice.

• Put the public first
• Collaborate and cooperate
• Simplify and make the

system sustainable

• Focus on action-oriented

response

• Focus on outcomes

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looking a at i it…

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Subjec ect: p provider t to u user

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Object ct: b back-end t to f front-end

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hod: i isolation t to c collaboration

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Conten ent: p process t to o

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Accessible: c complex t to s simple

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Outlook look: u unsustainable t to s sustainable

Need a a s shi hift i in p n professiona nal l cons nsciousne ness. .

• Need to see the profession differently.
• Need to see the way we provide services

differently.

• Need to take seriously “public interest”

and “access to justice” as the underlying interest of the profession – not a subtopic

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Why? y?

• We have a different public, with different

needs.

• People are demanding different services.

The he “ “Cult lture S Shi hift” & t the he c cha halle lleng nge f for le legal p l professiona nals ls

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Legal E Education -

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learning t to “thi hink” l like a a l lawyer

• Program offerings that facilitate

the new paradigm.

* Renewed energy towards law, family & relationships

• Encourage clinical education (but

not at the expense of legal theory).

• Teach pluralism as a founding

principle not a subtopic.

• Teach students how to be

innovators.

Contact Us

Trevor Farrow ACADEMIC DIRECTOR tfarrow@osgoode.yorku.ca Nicole Aylwin ASSISTANT DIRECTOR naylwin@osgoode.yorku.ca (416) 736-5027 winklerinstitute.ca

Tha hank y nk you. .