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Paying Law Students ReportSurvey conducted by Reann Pacheco, Senior Advocacy Associate, and Zach Newman, Directing Attorney, and report authored by Zach NewmanApril 2025
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32-Hour Workweek Experiment Report (Updated, With New Foreword)Survey conducted and report authored by Zach Newman, Directing Attorney, with drafting assistance from Hannah Davidman, Operations Manager, and Salena
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Annual Access to Justice and Legal Aid Research Summary (2024)Compiled by Zach Newman and prepared with Margaret Melcher, Research and Advocacy InternJanuary 2025
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2024 Legal Services Community Technology Inventory SurveySurvey conducted by Kasia Markham, Senior Attorney, and report authored by Zach NewmanAugust 2024
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Legal Aid Remote and Hybrid Policies in 2024: Survey SummarySurvey conducted and report authored by Zach Newman, with Ella Paningbatan, Advocacy AssistantJune 2024
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Annual Member Survey Report (2024)Survey conducted and report authored by Zach NewmanMay 2024
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2023 Civil Legal Aid Research RoundupCompiled by Zach NewmanJanuary 2024
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Does “Public Interest Drift” Exacerbate the “Justice Gap”?Co-authored by Zach Newman and Salena CopelandNovember 2023
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California Legal Aid Data and Evaluation LandscapeSurvey conducted and report authored by Zach NewmanJuly 2023
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Government Funding for Civil Legal ServicesCo-researched and co-authored by Zach Newman, Reann Pacheco, Senior Advocacy Coordinator, and Lorin Kline, Director of Advocacy.March 2023
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Civil Legal Aid & A2J Research SummaryCompiled by Zach NewmanQuarters 3 and 4 of 2022 (Volume 11)
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Legal Aid Remote and Hybrid Policies in Early 2023: Survey SummarySurvey conducted and report authored by Zach NewmanJanuary 2023
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2022 Legal Services Technology Community Inventory ReportCompiled by Alison Corn, Legal Design AttorneyApril 2022
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Civil Legal Aid & A2J Research SummaryCompiled by Zach NewmanQuarter 2 of 2022 (Volume 10)
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Social Work Practices in California Legal Aid OrganizationsAuthored by Zach Newman; adapted from the original report co-researched and co-authored with OneJustice (below)MIE Journal, Winter 2021 Edition (2022)
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Civil Legal Aid & A2J Research SummaryCompiled by Zach NewmanQuarter 1 of 2022 (Volume 9)
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Civil Legal Aid & A2J Research SummaryCompiled by Zach NewmanQuarter 4 of 2021 (Volume 8)
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Civil Legal Aid & A2J Research SummaryCompiled by Zach NewmanQuarter 3 of 2021 (Volume 7)
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Civil Legal Aid Research SummaryCompiled by Zach NewmanQuarter 2 of 2021 (Volume 6)
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Civil Legal Aid Research SummaryCompiled by Zach NewmanQuarter 1 of 2021 (Volume 5)
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2021 Legal Services Technology Community Inventory ReportCompiled by Alison CornOctober 2021
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Civil Legal Aid Research SummaryCompiled by Zach NewmanQuarter 4 of 2020 (Volume 4)
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Civil Legal Aid Research SummaryCompiled by Zach NewmanQuarter 3 of 2020 (Volume 3)
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Civil Legal Aid Research SummaryCompiled by Zach NewmanQuarter 2 of 2020 (Volume 2)
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Civil Legal Aid Research SummaryCompiled by Zach NewmanQuarter 1 of 2020 (Volume 1)
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Justice at Risk: Recruitment and Retention ReportLAAC commissioned this report, produced by Kelly Carmody of Carmody and Associates; Zach Newman was a researcher and contributing report authorJanuary 2020
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Social Work and Legal Services Integrating Disciplines: Lessons from the FieldLAAC commissioned this report, written by Thea Zajac, a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley School of Social Welfare; Salena Copeland, Sydney Howe, and Denise Watt of LAAC provided supportSummer 2011
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Shaping the Future of Justice: Effective Recruitment and Retention of Civil Legal Aid Attorneys in CaliforniaLAAC commissioned this report, produced by Kelly Carmody of Carmody and AssociatesApril 2010
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Needs Assessment: Assessing the Legal Needs of California’s EldersLAAC commissioned this report, produced by R. Ruth Linden, PhD2010
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Assessing the Needs of California’s Legal Services System to Meet the Needs of Older CaliforniansThis report was prepared by LAAC as part of a Federal Model Approaches Grant from the Administration on Aging2010
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Increasing Access to Justice Through Community Justice Workers: A Proposal for CaliforniaThe Legal Aid Association of California convened a working group, led by Legal Link and OneJustice, with advice and support from Stanford Law School’s Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession and Frontline Justice, composed of leaders from California’s legal aid organizations. This proposal is the work product of these organizations and the working group (FAQs available here).December 2024
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Social Work Practices in California Legal Aid OrganizationsCo-researched and co-authored by LAAC and OneJusticeApril 2021
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Health Equity and Rural Attorney DesertsCalATJ commissioned this report and Zach Newman was the primary author, with Professor Lisa Pruitt serving as editor of the SeriesApril 2021 (Part VI of the Rural Justice Policy Paper Series)
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California’s Attorney Deserts, Social Determinants of Health, and COVID-19CalATJ commissioned this report and Zach Newman was the primary author, with Professor Pruitt serving as editor of the SeriesSeptember 2020 (Part V of the Rural Justice Policy Paper Series)
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The Role of Technology in Enhancing Rural Access to JusticeCalATJ commissioned this report and Zach Newman was the primary co-author with Professor Lisa PruittJune 2020 (Part IV of the Rural Justice Policy Paper Series)
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Remote Hearings and Access to Justice During COVID-19 and BeyondCalATJ commissioned this report and Zach Newman assisted with drafting and researchMay 2020
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California’s Rural Housing Crisis: The Access to Justice ImplicationsCalATJ commissioned this report and Zach Newman assisted with drafting and researchDecember 2019 (Part III of the Rural Justice Policy Paper Series)
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California’s Attorney Deserts: Access to Justice Implications of the Rural Lawyer ShortageCalATJ commissioned this report and Zach Newman assisted with drafting and researchJuly 2019 (Part II of the Rural Justice Policy Paper Series)
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Disasters in Rural California: The Impact on Access to JusticeCalATJ commissioned this report and Zach Newman assisted with drafting and researchJuly 2019 (Part I of the Rural Justice Policy Paper Series)
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Improving Civil Justice in Rural CaliforniaCalATJ commissioned this report to raise awareness of the justice gap in the rural areas of California, and LAAC Executive Director Salena Copeland served on the Rural Task Force that created the publicationSeptember 2010
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And Justice for AllThe State Bar of California published this report in 1996. Members of LAAC’s Board of Directors and others who governed LAAC at the time contributed to the report1996