LEGAL INCUBATORS: PATHWAYS TO JUSTICE AND HOPE FOR SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE AND ABUSE

Other models included leadership from bar foundations (2), legal aid organizations (11), nonprofit organizations (8), courts (1), private firms (2), access-to-justice commissions (1), and law libraries (1). Barbara Hart, in her evaluation of the ILF movement, identified other resources provided to participants by the ILFs, including: mentoring/ shadowing by experienced lawyers (96 percent); networking (online and in person, 89 percent); private meeting rooms (85 percent); case referrals, office supplies, and CLEs (85 percent); legal research, firm mailbox/address, and case management software (70 percent); administrative support and free office space (54 percent); and subsidized office space, stipend/financial contribution, malpractice insurance, and bar dues (12 percent). The Alliance provides regularly scheduled MCLE-approved, mandatory trainings for all the JLN attorneys in five areas: (1) trauma-informed interviewing; (2) risk assessment and safety planning; (3) the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) study and its importance in trauma-informed legal practice; (4) lessons learned from prosecutors about proving domestic violence and sexual assault allegations in civil practice; and (5) using personal injury cases to provide compensation to domestic violence and sexual abuse survivors. Pro bono programs at private law firms continue to make a difference for thousands, but the scope of services and the overwhelming demand means pro bono services will never be adequate to the need.