The A2J Student Editorial Board is a student-run initiative
directed at training students in the use of A2J
Author, creating A2J
Author Interviews and conducting research to increase
access to justice.
The Editorial Team is comprised of several positions,
each requiring varying degrees of experience and time commitment.
- Chief Editor - must have experience with the
A2J Author software along with management and leadership
skills; will work with legal aid organizations and attorneys;
will manage Senior Editors and Associate Editors; will
delegate projects to Editorial Teams.
- Executive Editor - must have experience as an
assistant editor; will work on web updates; assist in
determining project selection; be responsible for more
complex projects.
- Senior Editor - main authoring individuals of
complex interviews; will provide written analysis of court
forms and legal issues related those forms; will edit
A2J Guided Interviews created by other Editorial Board
Associates.
- Associate Editor- main authoring individuals
for simple interviews; will conduct research and write
analysis of court forms and other legal documents; will
see projects from start to finish and produce interviews
in a timely manner; must commit to learning A2J Author
and participate on the project teams.
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The construction of A2J Interviews is a multi-step process
that spans legal research and the use of technology. This
process can be broken down into the following steps:
- Scope: the initial planning document is a high
level document that outlines the creation process. The
scope or charter document will define the forms to be
created, the project resources and future milestones of
the project.
- Research: legal research and analysis on the
document(s) to be created and the substantive law behind
those documents. This research is presented in memorandum
format and addresses all of the issues relating to that
document and interview process.
- Storyboarding: is used to guide the creation
of the interview. The Storyboard expresses each of the
steps needed for the user to complete the interview as
well as the language used for each screen.
- Development: main technical work and construction
of the interview is done here. During development, each
step of the storyboard is created using A2J Author.
- Review: the A2J Author Interview is reviewed
by the editorial staff and outside lawyers to ensure that
all functional aspects and legal requirements are met.
- Publication: after approval, the interview and
supporting documentation is "published" online
at the A2J Student Editorial Board Website. The interview
is delivered to the public by the appropriate legal aid
organization or court system.
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To become an member of the A2J Student Editorial Board
team please send your resume to: a2jseb@kentlaw.edu, attention:
Meghan Paulas.
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