Ruiz also reviewed Internet sites and studied self-help books in other disciplines to understand appropriate format and design. As the self-help program took shape, law faculty and students researched the legal issues and created packets with forms, instructions, and comprehensive but clear informational brochures. We needed a way of delivering our materials quickly and cheaply. The Internet was the perfect solution. The self-help program serves as a clearinghouse for related resources and publishes a newsletter for legal and government agencies.
Law students play a key role in the program.
In addition to creating and updating information packets, they answer questions, help with research, and process mailings. This gives students a chance to learn about this area of law and to provide a public service at the same time. SIUC will run the program for about a year, working out any problems, before reporting on it to the state bar association. Quiet Lives by Marilyn Davis, ed. The magic of fiction is that it can make art not only of the epic, but of the mundane.