![]() ![]() SRLs who can’t afford a full retainer can access discrete advice and be referred back to the SHC for further support.Įlkinton added that the list, “a really great way to offer legal help for those who can’t afford an attorney,” also gives limited scope attorneys “free marketing and a great business model by bringing in new potential clients almost daily.” Working with the Bar to maintain the list of limited scope attorneys also creates both training and quality control measures that ensure unbundling is carried out in an ethical way. By using a list of limited scope attorneys maintained by the Alaska Bar Association, Alaska’s SHCs can ethically refer to the bar list, creating what Monica Elkinton, co-chair of the Alaskan Bar’s unbundled section, calls, “a win-win situation” where SRLs get the legal advice they need, and lawyers get clients who have broken down their legal problem into the procedural aspects that need a lawyer and those that a SHC can support. Alaska’s limited scope referral model is an example for other states’ SHCs of how to help self-represented litigants find the limited scope legal help they need while both remaining impartial and maintaining quality control.Īlaska and Massachusetts have been early leaders in offering bar sponsored unbundled lists at SHCs. The Bar sponsored list is part of Alaska's broader ecosystem of access initiatives and offers the state’s self-help center (SHC) an invaluable neutral referral system to guide self-represented litigants seeking discreet advice towards the help they need. The section has two primary functions: maintaining a list of unbndled attorneys in a variety of substantive areas, and offering ongoing training and support to its members to maintain high qaulity and ethical unbundled services. ![]() In 2010, the Alaska Bar Association established the country's first Unbundled Section with the dual goal of supporting its members in the development of their practices and expanding access to justice for the public.
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