JDG 5WORK TOGETHER

Recommendation 21: BE BOLD; TAKE ACTION – Local and national coordination must lead, take action and inspire others to tackle access to justice.

JDG 5WORK TOGETHER

Recommendation 22: WORK WITHIN INSTITUTIONS – In addition to coordinating across the justice system, access to justice should be a serious focus within judges’ organizations, lawyers’ and paralegals’ associations, courts and institutions.

JDG 5WORK TOGETHER

Recommendation 23: COORDINATE ACROSS CANADA – Keep momentum and sustained attention to these issues across the country to complement local and regional activity.

JDG 6BUILD CAPABILITY

Recommendation 24: EDUCATE LAW STUDENTS AND LEGAL PROFESSIONALS – Offer training on access to justice, emerging approaches, changing social situations and the skills to meet people’s needs, both at the start of and throughout legal careers.

JDG 6BUILD CAPABILITY

Recommendation 25: EXPAND JUSTICE EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS – Introduce legal capability into elementary and secondary schools to prepare people for legal issues in their lives; Offer training about access to justice issues in port-secondary programs to integrate legal, health, social and education services.

JDG 7INNOVATE

Recommendation 26: KEEP TRACK OF WHAT IS WORKING – Create a culture of innovation in the justice system by focusing on new ideas and learning about successes and failures.

JDG 7INNOVATE

Recommendation 27: SHARE GOOD IDEAS – Promote the sharing of new models, ideas and successes to expand the impact of innovation.

JDG 8ANALYZE AND LEARN

Recommendation 28: DEVELOP METRICS – Establish benchmarks and standardized metrics to build a shared understanding of legal services, models and needs.

JDG 8ANALYZE AND LEARN

Recommendation 29: WORK WITH RESEARCHERS IN ALL FIELDS – Coordinate research between institutions and universities, and between social scientists, economists, system users, and legal institutions to better understand the issues.

JDG 9IMPROVE FUNDING STRATEGIES

Recommendation 30: COORDINATE TO SPEND MONEY WELL – Learn what the real costs of legal issues are and divert funding to prevent legal issues and minimize the demand on other social services.