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VTLA Survey -- Virginia General Assembly's Joint Subcommittee on Pandemic Response and Preparedness (PARALEGAL)

The Virginia General Assembly has created a Pandemic Response and Preparedness Joint Subcommittee to analyze the Commonwealth’s response, in many regards, to the COVID-19 pandemic. Part of this analysis will include an examination of how Virginia’s judicial system functioned during the pandemic, i.e., what worked well, what worked poorly, what lessons can be drawn from the experience. The Subcommittee has specifically asked for VTLA’s input.

Accordingly, VTLA would be grateful for your feedback, by no later than Wednesday, July 17, 2024, by way of responding to this survey. Thank you in advance for your assistance!
1.Please describe your practice area(s) by percentage, plaintiff versus defense, and identify what courts (appellate, trial, not of record) your attorneys primarily appear before.(Required.)
2.Please identify the judicial circuit(s) or jurisdiction(s) within which you primarily practice.(Required.)
3.TECHNOLOGY. Please indicate the extent to which you agree with the following statement: "During the pandemic state of emergency, the courts made adjustments in their use of technology, or to court rules and procedures relating to the electronic filing or submission of documents, that helped minimize the disruption from the pandemic state of emergency."(Required.)
4.TECHNOLOGY. Please indicate the extent to which you agree with the following statement: "During the pandemic state of emergency, the courts communicated clearly to members of the Bar and public any adjustments made in their use of technology, or to court rules and procedures relating to the electronic filing or submission of documents."(Required.)
5.TECHNOLOGY. Please indicate your experience with the courts' use of technology AFTER the conclusion of the pandemic state of emergency by completing the following sentence: "Since the end of the pandemic state of emergency, the courts' acceptance/use of technology and/or electronic filings or submissions has..."(Required.)
6.TECHNOLOGY (optional). Please use the comment box to share any additional observations or thoughts as to how the use of technology helped, or impeded, the practice of law during the pandemic state of emergency, or what lessons can be drawn from the use of technology during the pandemic state of emergency.
7.ACCESS. Please indicate the extent to which you agree with the following statement: "During the pandemic state of emergency, the COURTS made adjustments to their rules, policies, or procedures with respect to access to the COURTS that helped minimize the disruption from the pandemic state of emergency."(Required.)
8.ACCESS. Please indicate the extent to which you agree with the following statement: "During the pandemic state of emergency, the COURTS communicated clearly to members of the Bar and public any adjustments in their rules, policies, or procedures with respect to access to the COURTS."(Required.)
9.ACCESS. Please indicate your experience with the COURTS' changes to rules, policies, or procedures AFTER the conclusion of the pandemic state of emergency by completing the following sentence: "Since the end of the pandemic state of emergency, access to the COURTS has..."(Required.)
10.ACCESS. Please indicate the extent to which you agree with the following statement: "During the pandemic state of emergency, the CLERKS made adjustments to their rules, policies, or procedures with respect to access to the CLERKS that helped minimize the disruption from the pandemic state of emergency."
11.ACCESS. Please indicate the extent to which you agree with the following statement: "During the pandemic state of emergency, the CLERKS communicated clearly to members of the Bar and public any adjustments in their rules, policies, or procedures with respect to access to the CLERKS."
12.ACCESS. Please indicate your experience with the CLERKS' changes to rules, policies, or procedures AFTER the conclusion of the pandemic state of emergency by completing the following sentence: "Since the end of the pandemic state of emergency, access to the CLERKS has..."(Required.)
13.ACCESS (optional). Please use the comment box to share any additional observations or thoughts regarding changes to rules, policies, or procedures by the courts or clerks during the pandemic state of emergency, or what lessons can be drawn from the changes that occurred during the pandemic state of emergency.
14.YOUR INFORMATION (optional). Please feel free to leave your contact information.