Applications for World Justice Challenge 2024 are OPEN! If you're leading change to improve the rule of law and strengthen democracy, seize this opportunity. Win $20k, gain global recognition, and make a difference. Apply now: bit.ly/46xcDYv

The United States is home to the largest number of attorneys in the world, and it has by far the highest number of lawyers per capita, yet they are mostly concentrated in a few urban areas, leaving entire swaths of the country as legal deserts. law360.com/access-to-just…

We are thrilled to announce the Community Justice Worker Project was selected by Mutual of America Foundation as one of six national winners of the 2023 Community Partnership Award Competition! Learn more here: prn.to/3NGOEQa

In 2024, ATJ’s #LAIR Program will expand its collaborative efforts on data and research by bringing together federal agency representatives to advance the field of #accesstojustice data collection and research.

With Legal Services Corp., Veterans Affairs, Namati, and Southeast Louisiana Legal Services, #ATJ discussed #accesstojustice issues and strategies for addressing them through collaboration with the 28 federal agency members of the Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable

We need justice workers, yes! So excited to follow Nikole Nelson & team at Frontline Justice! Listen in to Bob Ambrogi's LawNext Podcast to learn more. Also, curious how many lawyers are also truly "justice workers"? We don't have to be. So maybe we should let others.

Nikole Nelson Bob Ambrogi LawNext Podcast Link to podcast: bit.ly/3uu2kYv

Today, Director Rossi met with Founder and CEO of Namati, Vivek Maru, to understand more about the Grassroots Justice Network and its work to support community-based organizations in their advancement of justice reform and legal empowerment. #AccesstoJustice #SDG16

I'm excited to share that today, our bill to increase funding to the Alaska Legal Services Corporation passed the Senate unanimously! ALSC provides critical, civil legal aid to our most vulnerable, including elders, veterans, and survivors of domestic violence. #akleg

Recent research by Professor Rebecca Sandefur and @mjburnett explores 'people-centred access to justice', supporting people-oriented solutions. Catch up on last week's Research Network webinar exploring this, as well as our new Measure for Measure project zurl.co/Y6wr

The #LegalAidInteragencyRoundtable is hosting a webinar today at 1pm ET on the basics of identifying and using federal grants that support legal assistance. Register here to join!🔗justice.gov/atj/webinar-fe…

One week from today! ⏰ On 5/8, ABF's Access to Justice Research Initiative and Wayne Law will host "Emerging Insights"—bringing together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to examine #AccesstoJustice research and translate ideas into action. americanbarfoundation.org/event/emerging…

What do we miss when we rush to fix rural access to justice by simply adding more attorneys? Our latest digest shares @MicheleStatz's findings when approaching the problem through the "felt understanding of the particularities of a place." ruralreconcile.org/ruralreview/ne…

ALSC's Community Justice Worker Program is highlighted in this fantastic piece by Becky Sandefur and Lucy Ricca on regulatory reform, evidence, and innovation and access in legal services. Judicature judicature.duke.edu/articles/outsi…

The Texas Supreme Court has announced major rules changes to allow paraprofessionals and court assistants to provide civil legal aid to low-income residents. The decision will enable the state to better meet residents' needs and close the #justicegap. buff.ly/3WX5kqD

Today, Frontline Justice, Ascendium's Education Philanthropy & @EdDesignLab gathered Arizona State University to tackle the #AccesstoJustice crisis and propose the solution - #CommunityJusticeWorkers to transform access to legal aid. Stay up to date here: frontlinejustice.org/task-force.

"Courts were not designed by people-the processes that you have to navigate to use them were implemented for a very narrow part of the population that invented them and speaks in Latin and knows what pleading is." - Dr. Rebecca Sandefur Featured in the New York Times article,

The movement to legalize justice work continues to grow, and the 2025 American Bar Association / National Legal Aid & Defender Association Equal Justice Conference is where we can advance it even further together. 🗓️Conference Dates: May 15-17 (Frontline Justice post-conference May 17) 📍Location: Hilton San Francisco Union

Community justice work is at the heart of #Groundwork with a goal to unite, uplift, and share experiences to push forward the justice work movement. Access to justice is the dream - Groundwork is the action. Thank you @WeareUnidosUS for helping us to create a dynamic

🗣️150 million people in the U.S. face civil legal problems every year—families on the brink of eviction, workers fighting for unpaid wages, survivors seeking protection. Most can’t afford a lawyer. Many don’t even know where to start. In "The Justice Worker" from The American Scholar,