Access to Justice

“Las Furias y Las Penas” (The Furies and the Sorrows): Addressing Access to Justice for the Latinx Community

"Si no hay justiciar para el pueblo, que no haya paz para el gobierno." (If there is no justice for the people, let there be…

Legal Executive Institute July 25, 2020

The current status of the (virtual) courts

Likely the single most salient after-effect of the current pandemic on the legal landscape is its impact on the courts. Previously, the variance of their…

Joseph Raczynski July 22, 2020

Beyond Inflection: A Men of Color Town Hall

The ABA Young Lawyers Division Men of Color Project is collaborating with the National Bar Association Young Lawyers Division and Thomson Reuters Institute to address…

Legal Executive Institute July 07, 2020

Large law firms in LA band together to provide pro bono in a crisis

This year has brought no small number of crises and challenges to the fore, one seemingly on top of another — and hot on the…

Bill Josten June 29, 2020

Tech-Enabled A2J: How COVID-19 is inspiring firms to create ATJ tech solutions

In our ongoing column, Tech-Enabled A2J,  Kristen Sonday, co-founder & COO of Paladin, takes a look at how legal start-ups and legal technology innovations are…

Kristen Sonday June 17, 2020

Fellow Travelers: Encouraging LGBTQ Self-Identification in the Workplace

The Thomson Reuters Institute is proud to announce OutLaws 2020, an eight-part thought leadership webinar series devoted to advancing international LGBTQ2+ access to justice. Our fourth installment…

The Thomson Reuters Institute June 15, 2020

Taken: Exposing Global LGBTQ Human Trafficking

The Thomson Reuters Institute is proud to announce OutLaws 2020, an eight-part thought leadership webinar series devoted to advancing international LGBTQ2+ access to justice. Our third installment…

The Thomson Reuters Institute June 15, 2020

A House Divided: Pathways of Remediation for the LGBTQ2+ Community and Law Enforcement

The Thomson Reuters Institute is proud to announce OutLaws 2020, an eight-part thought leadership webinar series devoted to advancing international LGBTQ2+ access to justice. Our second installment…

The Thomson Reuters Institute June 15, 2020

Forum magazine: Georgetown undergrads aid the wrongfully convicted

This article originally appeared in the Spring 2020 issue of Forum magazine. Every other semester, a small class of undergraduate students at Georgetown University ventures far…

Chris O'Leary June 15, 2020

“On the Basis of Sex”: LGBTQ Employment Rights at a Crossroads

The Thomson Reuters Institute is proud to announce OutLaws 2020, an eight-part thought leadership webinar series devoted to advancing international LGBTQ2+ access to justice. Our…

The Thomson Reuters Institute June 09, 2020

Legal design, not legal tech, best enables access to justice

Charles Dickens’ Bleak House begins in the legal world — at the Lincoln’s Inn in London. Smoke rises from the chimneys, mixing with waterside pollution…

Anders Spile May 26, 2020

Large Law Firms Embrace Contingent Fee Litigation

Large law firms have defended their corporate clients from plaintiffs bringing cases on a contingent fee basis for a long time. When the cases have…

William P. Scarbrough April 16, 2020