| Description |
1 online resource (169 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Foreword: Paralegals and the Legal Empowerment of the Poor -- The Purpose of this Guide -- Chapter 1. Introduction to Community-Based Paralegal Programs -- Chapter 2. Situation Analysis -- Chapter 3. Establishing a Paralegal Program -- Chapter 4. Materials Development -- Chapter 5. Training Paralegals -- Chapter 6. Solving Justice Problems -- Chapter 7. Monitoring, Supporting, and Assessing Paralegals -- Chapter 8. Evolving the Program -- Appendices -- Bibliography |
| Summary |
"Paralegals can be a powerful tool of justice, helping to resolve disputes and empower individual clients and whole communities. Living and working in the communities they serve, community-based paralegals use their knowledge of the formal justice system, alternative means of resolution such as mediation, and community education practices to help the poor and marginalized address their justice problems. Less expensive than lawyers and able to work faster than the formal legal process, community-based paralegals are especially effective in transitional, post-conflict, and developing countries. In Sierra Leone, for example--where there are only 10 judges and about 100 lawyers to meet the justice needs of over three million people--paralegals help resolve land disputes, negotiate divorce settlements, and hold government officials accountable. Perhaps more importantly, community-based paralegals can educate whole communities about their rights, increasing citizens' agency and helping them demand more from their governments. This how-to guide provides information on all aspects of establishing and operating a community-based paralegal program, from assessing a community's needs to training paralegals and resolving justice problems. The book includes case studies, training curricula, client intake forms, and other materials drawn from paralegal programs in Cambodia, Hungary, the Philippines, Sierra Leone, and elsewhere. Community-based Paralegals: A Practitioner's Guide should be useful for anyone who wants to start a new paralegals program, improve an existing one, or learn more about paralegals and the legal empowerment of the poor."--Page 4 of cover |
| Notes |
Title from PDF title page (Soros, viewed December 29, 2010) |
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Legal assistants -- Developing countries
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Legal assistants -- Education -- Developing countries
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Legal assistants -- Training of -- Developing countries
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Legal services -- Developing countries
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Legal assistance to the poor -- Developing countries
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Legal assistance to the poor.
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Legal assistants.
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Legal assistants -- Training of.
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Legal services.
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Developing countries.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Open Society Foundations.
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