National Self Represented Litigants Project

Research assist and advocate with respect to self represented litigants in Canada Collaboration to enhance the responsiveness of the Canadian justice system to self-represented litigants (SRLs) and their direct participation in the change process and continuing dialogue among all stakeholders who include SRLs lawyers judges and court services staff. The development of practical focused and accessible resources to assist self-represented litigants and to enhance understanding and co-operation among SRLs lawyers judges and court services staff and to information and resource-sharing among all interested and affected parties. Research on emerging areas of special interest to those affected by the SRL phenomenon including jurisprudence court and legal information services and changes in legal practice to meet SRL needs (unbundling coaching). The NSRLP also publishes ongoing data on the demographics and narratives of self-represented litigants who complete our Intake Form.