Archive - Beyond Plain Language

Working Memory - Information Strategies

"Working Memory is the number of new bits of information we can keep in mind at once..."

Feb 23 • Jon Confer

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Thinking Across Scale

From technical specifics to big picture decisions, zooming in and out helps us anticipate a self-represented person's legal journey.

Feb 15 • Jon Confer

January 2026

What is Beyond Plain Language?

"There are structures, frameworks, and practices that anyone working with self-represented people can apply..."

Jan 20 • Jon Confer

Legal Exponentials

Navigating decision trees is one of the most difficult parts of legal information design. Learn to harness exponential relationships in your own design.

Jan 12 • Jon Confer

Information Strategies - A Framework

Access-to-justice workers help people with difficult concepts. Knowing how people learn lets us to do this effectively.

Jan 10 • Jon Confer

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