Julie Macfarlane, University of Windsor

Research

self-represented litigants case law database trends in jurisprudence how courts are adjusting to self-represented litigants

Latest funding

HOW CANADIAN COURTS ARE RESPONDING TO SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANTS
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Participation in informal Shari'a family dispute resolution
SSHRC · 2006 · Principal investigator
$71,325
Collaborative lawyering of settlement-only counsel: implications for the delivery of legal services and the practice of law
SSHRC · 2001 · Principal investigator
$37,290

All 4 grants and awards

HOW CANADIAN COURTS ARE RESPONDING TO SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANTS

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Macfarlane, Julie M.

Keywords: self-represented litigants; case law database; trends in jurisprudence; how courts are adjusting to self-represented litigants

$25,000

Participation in informal Shari'a family dispute resolution

Principal investigatorSSHRC2006Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Macfarlane, Julie M.

Keywords: dispute resolution; procedural justice; access to justice; religious law; faith-based dispute resolution

$71,325

Collaborative lawyering of settlement-only counsel: implications for the delivery of legal services and the practice of law

Principal investigatorSSHRC2001Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Macfarlane, Julie

Keywords: dispute resolution; settlement negotiation; collaborative lawyering; legal practice; client service

$37,290

Culture change: commercial litigators and the Ontario mandatory mediation program

Principal investigatorSSHRC2000Relationships in Transition

Principal investigators: Macfarlane, Julie

Keywords: legal practice; dispute resolution; court-connected mediation; disputing culture; transformative justice

$21,250

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: self-represented litigants Dear Professor Macfarlane, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on self-represented litigants connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "HOW CANADIAN COURTS ARE RESPONDING TO SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANTS" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]