Detroit is launching a program that will provide free lawyers for low-income renters who face #eviction. Currently, 83% of landlords have legal representation compared with less than 5% of #tenants, according to University of Michigan's Poverty Solutions. bridgedetroit.com/detroits-evict…

Check out our new blog post from #LegalAidInteragencyRoundtable Executive Director, Allie Yang-Green justice.gov/atj/blog/get-k…

Seeking a program manager for the Right to Counsel program in Detroit! governmentjobs.com/careers/detroi…

DOJ just released 2022 Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable report, "Access to Justice through Simplification: A Roadmap for People-Centered Simplification of Federal Government Forms, Processes, and Language," available at justice.gov/d9/2023-03/Leg…

I just got off a meeting that included 7 of my work colleagues here in Detroit and 3 of them mentioned having been evicted at some point (!)

who has done outreach/recruitment to get law students excited about #accesstojustice careers? would love some materials or ideas on how to approach this. anticipating a shortage of housing attorneys for #righttocounsel over here.

📅NEXT FRIDAY! Join us for our FINAL Housing Solutions Speaker Series event of the semester, Using Eviction Data to Inform City Housing #Policy in Michigan, featuring Robert Goodspeed April Faith-Slaker and @libenton! Register below: umich.zoom.us/webinar/regist… #PovertySolutions

More renters facing eviction have a right to a lawyer. Finding one can be hard - NPR - goo.gl/alerts/UpTaiw #GoogleAlerts

“The supply of low-cost rentals fell by 3.9 million units over the last decade.” By Harvard JCHS’ Sophia Wedeen jchs.harvard.edu/blog/low-cost-…

For Many, a Lawyer Is a Luxury Out of Reach themarshallproject.org/2023/07/15/cri… via The Marshall Project

New on the NLR podcast, Professor Alexandra Huneeus talks with April Faith-Slaker about her current research and its connection to New Legal Realism: newlegalrealism.org/2023/07/26/an-… University of Wisconsin Law School Alex Huneeus

A good look at the ways different states are approaching the problem of rising #evictions. alaskabeacon.com/2023/09/27/ami…

Very excited to step into this new role!

Seeking a deputy director for the TX Access to Justice Commission! This is an Austin-based position. Please reach out if you have any questions. careers-texasbar.icims.com/jobs/1697/depu…

I very much appreciated being interviewed for this Law 360 article on my new role with the Texas Access to Justice Commission! Texas Access to Justice Commission law360.com/access-to-just…

New NLR podcast episode: April Faith-Slaker talks with Professor John Bliss John Bliss about his research on lawyers’ professional identities and their public-interest values. newlegalrealism.org/2023/12/01/an-…

The Issues Access To Justice Leaders Are Watching In 2024 law360.com/articles/17793…

Texas addresses non-attorney ownership and limited use of paraprofessionals law360.com/articles/17878…

Texas Justices Look To Non-Attys To Narrow 'Justice Gap' law360.com/texas/articles…

A new episode of the NLR podcast has just been released! April Faith-Slaker interviews Professor Amy Cohen, holder of the Robert J. Reinstein Chair in Law at Temple University Beasley School of Law. Listen to the interview here: An Interview with Amy Cohen – New Legal Realism