Articles & Reports
i4J Research Publications
Browse below for i4J reports, white papers, journal articles, and recorded webinars organized by impact area.
Service Impact Area
i4J's Service Impact Area engages in robust participatory action research in the design of new legal service models. Findings and recommendations from service model design are reported out to the community and in the access to justice research space through reports and publications. To learn more, visit our Service Impact Area.
Journal Articles
Leveraging Unauthorized Practice of Law Reform to Advance Access to Justice, 18 L.J. Soc. Just. 66 (2023).
Re-Regulating Justice: Realizing Housing Stability Through Community Legal Advocacy, 32(3) J. Affordable Housing 393 (2024).
Power-Conscious Legal Work: Building a Roadmap for Rural Access to Justice Through Trust, Accountability, & Trauma-Informed Practices, 41(1) Ak. L. Rev. 145 (2024).
An Innovative Approach to Medical-Legal Partnership: Unauthorized Practice of Law Reform as a Civil Justice Pathway in Patient Care, 51(2) Am. J.L. Med. 286 (2025).
Community Legal Education
i4J's Community Legal Education team administers community-based justice worker programs in Arizona and Utah, providing technical assistance to fellow justice worker programs nationally. Modeling best practices in adult and distance education, i4J's programs train justice workers in the areas of medical debt, housing stability, and domestic violence. To learn more, visit our Community Legal Education page.
Journal Articles
Demanding More from Distance Learning: The Virtual & Democratized Futures of Legal Education, 48 Seattle U.L. Rev. Online 181 (2025).
Recorded Webinars
System Impact Area
i4J's System Impact Area uses an ethical tech design framework to engage in UX discovery, evaluation, and design of justice sector technology. The System Impact Area produces in-depth UX research reports for community partners and system actors. To learn more, visit our System Impact Area.
Recorded Webinars
Designing Trauma-Informed Ethical Justice Tech, LSNTAP Webinar (2024).
Structure Impact Area
i4J's Structure Impact Area produces technology tools and deliverables to empower policy advocates to advance access to justice through data-driven law reform. These tools are supported by reports and publications to further support policy advocacy. To learn more, visit our Structure Impact Area.
Journal Articles
Protecting Who? The Disconnect Between Domestic Violence Survivor’s Legal Needs and the Legal Help Available in the Information/Advice Framing of Unauthorized Practice of Law Regulation, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper on SSRN.
Perspectives from Inside the Civil Justice Crisis: Giving the Domestic Violence Service Community a Seat at the Unauthorized Practice of Law Reform Table, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper on SSRN.
Aligning UPL Reform and Legal Education for DV Advocates: What DV Advocates Want and Need in an Expanding Scope of Service, ___ UIC L. Rev. ___ (forthcoming Winter 2025).
Domestic Violence Advocate Perspectives on Unauthorized Practice of Law Reform and Legal Training, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper on SSRN.
Protecting Survivors and Those Who Serve Them: Best Practices in Domestic Violence Legal Advocacy, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper on SSRN.