For the past five years, i4J has been at the forefront of designing service models that leverage unauthorized practice of law (UPL) reform. i4J's work is part of a growing movement across the US to empower “community-based justice workers” or advocates at community-based organizations with the training and authorization to provide limited-scope legal advice in the course of their current work. This spring, i4J is expanding on this work to train 37 new community-based justice workers in Arizona: 28 Housing Stability Legal Advocates, 8 Domestic Violence Legal Advocates, and 1 cross-trained advocate.

ASSUMPTION: Only lawyers can give legal advice.

BUSTED: When we assume only lawyers can give legal advice, we leave many people, like survivors of domestic violence, with nothing. When we prioritize new and innovative service models—like UPL reform—we increase access to justice and connect more people to legal help.

Most survivors of domestic violence don’t have access to legal help.