BABSEACLE

CLE in Action: Building Trust Between Legal Education Institutions, Community Members, and Legal Aid Offices in Conducting Legal Service Access Surveys

Speakers

Bruce Lasky, Co-Founder/Co-Director, BABSEACLE

Chris Walsh, Dean & Chief Academic Officer, VU Online / Co-Director, BABSEACLE

Nicholas Thomson, Senior Health Advisor, Pacific Security College, Australian National University / Co-Director, BABSEACLE

Wendy Morrish, Co-Founder/Co-Director, BABSEACLE

Session Description

This session will explore the development of a core local survey team composed of CLE law students, legal educators, government officers, and legal service providers in Laos—a model designed to sustain and strengthen community access to legal information and services.

Presenters will highlight how the above collaborations ensured the effective development and implementation of the legal services survey, and effective documentation, analysis, and use of community feedback to improve legal service delivery. This dynamic partnership bridged academic theory and practical legal work, generating innovative, community-centered solutions to local justice challenges.