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Podcast: Lawyerist Podcast
Episode: Community-Based Legal Solutions for Everyday Problems, with Rebecca Sandefur & Matthew Burnett
Description: Most people facing legal problems don’t see them as legal at all—they see them as life problems with landlords, employers, or benefits agencies. That disconnect leaves millions without meaningful help, even when lawyers or courts are available.Â
In this episode, Zack Glaser talks with Professor Rebecca Sandefur (Arizona State University, American Bar Foundation) and Matthew Burnett (Georgetown Law, ABF) about their research on community justice workers and why people-centered solutions may be the key to closing the justice gap.Â
They explore how community justice workers operate in Alaska and beyond, why legal help doesn’...