
Nigel J Balmer
@nigeljbalmer
Research Director, Victorian Legal Services Board & Commissioner; Honorary Professor, Faculty of Laws, UCL; CStat and CSci; Cat Fancier; All tweets my own
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03-06-2021 05:24:40
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Very interesting report on Debt & Eviction by Lisa Whitehouse & Dr Tracey Varnava financialfairness.org.uk/docs?editionId… Some too familiar themes around inaccessible process, low trust/confidence, escalating problems & need to better reflect needs/capabilities through regulation/reform/design/data

What’s #housinginsecurity got to do with the legal sector? Hear from our Board CEO and Commissioner, #FionaMcLeay, at the launch of our #Advancinghousingjustice report and grant round. 🧵 Gerard Brody #auslaw

A new article in Judicature by Rhode's Lucy Ricca on #RegulatoryReform, evidence & innovation and access in legal services highlights 2 projects that create regulatory environments to enable evidence-based, people-centered services. Read it here: judicature.duke.edu/articles/outsi… #a2j

Tanina Rostain & James Teufel with framework for evaluating lay legal assistance programs - v interesting scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/cgi/viewconten… Channels Ronald Fisher - "Rather than an exercise after-the-fact, evaluation needs to be built into the design of innovations". I surprisingly agree

Super empirical legal research job alert!! Research is up and running at Victorian Legal Services Board + Commissioner & we are recruiting! 4 great research roles right here careers.vic.gov.au/jobs/justice-a… Want to do some rigorous research that has positive real world impact? Then this is for you! Get involved!

Check out what we at the Access to Justice Lab & Emily LaGratta wrote in the National Center for State Courts Trends publication about our study of online courts relative to case processing outcomes and perceptions of fairness. ncsc.org/__data/assets/… Let the litigant choose!

Job Alert 🚨 ICYMI 4 amazing roles for skilled and passionate empirical legal researchers currently advertised at Victorian Legal Services Board + Commissioner careers.vic.gov.au/jobs/justice-a… Fabulous opportunity to work at a great org, with smart & principled people, while having a positive impact on the world!

What with twitter going evil, thought I might try bluesky and turns out it's decent. Would be good to get more Australian law/legal services/A2J presence over there. Looking at you first Victorian Legal Services Board + Commissioner Federation of Community Legal Centres Victoria VLRC Vic Law Foundation Law Institute of Victoria Victoria Legal Aid Do it!!