This section provides background on ethical issues concerned with the changing roles of attorneys, court clerks, judges and self-help center staff in serving self-represented litigants.
California Law Applicable to a Judge's Ethical Duties in Dealing with Self-Represented Litigants
How Can Judges Communicate Effectively With Self-Represented Litigants?
Judicial Techniques for Cases Involving Self-Represented Litigants - Rebecca A. Albrecht, John M. Greacen, Bonnie Rose Hough, and Richard Zorza
May I Help You? Legal Advice vs. Legal Information - Judicial Council of California
Video: May I Help You? Legal Advice vs. Legal Information - Judicial Council of California (Contact equalaccess@jud.ca.gov to obtain a copy of this video.)
Court Clerks Office: Signage - Judicial Council of California Approved Form
Code of Ethics for the Court Employees of California (Prepared by the Judicial Council of California)
Selections in Ethics for Facilitators (prepared for the California Conference on Self-Represented Litigants).
Effective Use of Facilitators in the Courtroom - Sue Alexander and Tom Suhr, Superior Court of California, County of Alameda
Short Multi-lingual Disclosure Form and Multilingual Disclosure and Sign-in Sheet (Prepared by the San Francisco ACCESS Center )
Family Law Limited Scope Representation Risk Management Materials
Civil Limited Scope Representation Risk Management Materials
"Unbundled" Legal Services: Looking at issues of liability and good practices - Ayn Crawley, M. Sue Talia, Hon. Jane Harper
Unbundling Resource Center (American Bar Association)
Roadmap for Implementing a Successful Unbundling Program (prepared by Sue Talia)
San Francisco's Unlawful Detainer Settlement Conference Project
Limited Legal Services Agreement (Prepared by the Harriet Buhai Center for Family Law )
Unbundled Services Brochure (Prepared by the Superior Court of California, County of Orange)