Using Plain Language in Pro Bono Projects: Speak like normal people, Sarah McCoubrey, Ontario Justice Education Network

1. Speaking like normal
people
Sarah McCoubrey
Executive Director
Ontario Justice Education Network

2. The problem

3. Remedy

4. Discovery

5. Recess

6. Detention

7. Consideration

8. Damages

9. Leave

10. Sentence

11. Accessory

12. Bar

13. Tort(e)

14. Tips
•Stop talking about our qualifications
•Listen before we talk
•Imagine feeling afraid and confused
•Use scenarios – not war stories
•Invite questions and interruptions
•Make it fun

15. L.I.F.E. Project
Legal Information For Everyone (LIFE): A collaborative project between
OJEN, the Law Society and Community Legal Education Ontario to both
encourage and improve the quality of public legal information sessions
delivered by lawyers and paralegals.
•CPD credit
•Video modules
•Print materials
•Referral information
•Checklists
•Podcasts

16. www.ojen.ca
www.roej.ca