In 2013, Julie completed the first qualitative study of the experiences of self-represented litigants in family and civil courts in three Canadian provinces (funded by the provincial Law Foundations). Her study led to the establishment of the National Self-Represented Litigants Research Project (NSRLP) which Julie now directs.

NSRLP works to promote better understanding among justice system professionals of the reasons for self-representation and the collaborative development of practical solutions that respond to their needs.

• NSRLP
• 2013 SRL Study
• A selection of Julie’s blogs on self-represented litigants & Access to Justice
  • Name-Calling Aside: The Problem With the “Unrepresented” vs. “Self-Represented” Distinction
  • Wrong Diagnosis, Wrong Strategy: Why More Restrictions on Self-Represented Litigants Won’t Work, and Aren’t Justified
  • Inequality and Discrimination in the Justice System
  • Access to Justice, A Step at a Time
• Braunte Petric’s short doc “Defender” about Julie’s work with self-represented litigants was a finalist in the TVO 2019 Short Doc competition
• A selection of Julie’s podcasts with self-represented litigants
  • It Couldn’t Happen to Me
  • It Couldn’t Happen to Me… Again?
  • Catch 22: No Capacity, No Lawyer
  • Public Voices Matter
  • Judges and SRLs: Broken Faith