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Not Just A Pretty Interface: A2J Author® Is Changing How We Achieve Justice Through TechnologyJohn MayerExecutive [email protected]
WELCOME TO MY WORLD
…my number one piece of advice is you should learn how to program. I mean, I think that in the future, all kinds of jobs, not even just straight engineering jobs, but all kinds of different jobs are going to involve some element of programming …
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Origins of A2JWhat’s So Great …Other applications
Online Intake Intelligent Guidance E-Filing Tutorials Open Government
Future Plans / Ideas
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What’s so great about A2J?
What’s so great about A2J?
A2J Author®
The HotDocs End-User Interface
What’s so great about A2J?
v.
What’s so great about A2J?
UnclutteredSingle Step“Intelligent” (conditional
branches)
Real-time GuidanceProgress / Feedback
Origins of A2JWhat’s So Great …Other applications
Online Intake Intelligent Guidance E-Filing Tutorials Open Government
Future Plans / Ideas
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Online Intake with A2J Author®
How does an
A2J Author®
online intake
interview
work?
Legal Aid of Western Ohio Example
Interview Answers
(.anxFile)
28
XSLTransform
A2J Guided Interview® for Intake (.a2j files)
Transformed Answer Files
Case Management System
Answer File Data in holding area Available For Review in the Case Management System….
….conflicts check….attorney review
….processing
Online Intake Process
Programs with Online Intake
Online Intake is Growing10 programs with online intake
projects
35+ programs researching for future online intake projects using A2J Author®
Indiana Legal Services Iowa Legal Aid Legal Aid of North Carolina Legal Aid of Western Ohio Minnesota Legal Services
Coalition Pine Tree Legal Assistance
(Maine) South Carolina Legal Services
Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society
Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut
Utah Legal Services
Benefits of Online Intake
Benefits to ApplicantsCan apply from any location with a
computer & internet accessSaves remotely located applicants
from travelingAvailable outside of business hours
24/7Shortens application time (est. 15-20
min)Saves time of applying at the wrong
legal aidGet information and referrals
Benefits of Online Intake
Benefits to OrganizationsUnqualified applicants are redirected
without talking to intake workerPotential qualification issues are
highlighted for intake workers to address first
Reduce errors in data recording
*All of these things save intake workers time*
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Origins of A2JWhat’s So Great …Other applications
Online Intake Intelligent Guidance E-Filing Tutorials Open Government
Future Plans / Ideas
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What’s the next step?
Where do I go?Who do I need to
contact?
A2J Author Data Sharing: Pointing to Transformation?
Linking interviews could facilitate customer based coordination across systems of justice Legal Aid Agencies Courts Criminal Defense- public defender Administrative Agencies
▪ The new frontier!
A2J Author: A Web Portal for Justice
A2J Guided Interviews on the Web
PD’sOffic
e
Legal Aid
StatewideWebsite
Human Service
s
Administrative Tribunal
Courts
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Origins of A2JWhat’s So Great …Other applications
Online Intake Intelligent Guidance E-Filing Tutorials Open Government
Future Plans / Ideas
37A2J
Customer DataCM/ECF E-Filing
XML
XML
A2J Author®: E-Filing Public Interface
HotDocs OnLine
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Origins of A2JWhat’s So Great …Other applications
Online Intake Intelligent Guidance E-Filing Tutorials Open Government
Future Plans / Ideas
Not Just For Pro Se’s
A2J Author can be used for a variety of training or tutorial needs.
One unique feature of A2J Author is the ability to create flowcharts on the back-end.
These flow charts typically used to simply provide the author with a visual “map” of what they have programmed, may also be printed up and used for reference.
Not Just For Pro Se’s
Example Flowchart.
Not Just For Pro Se’s
Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction & Enforcement Act
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Origins of A2JWhat’s So Great …Other applications
Online Intake Intelligent Guidance E-Filing Tutorials Open Government
Future Plans / Ideas
NEW FEATURES
Spreadsheets / Grid data entry
Regular Map
Supersize Map
Web-based Authoring
Web-based Authoring
