Explore CJW Program Resources
This page serves as a growing hub for in-depth information and resources about ALSC’s Community Justice Worker Program, the civil justice crisis, and the growing movement of community justice workers around the Nation.
New Legal Framework: Alaska Bar Rule 43.5
In December 2022, the Alaska Supreme Court approved Alaska Bar Rule 43.5: Waiver to Engage in the Limited Practice of Law for Non-Lawyers Trained and Supervised by ALSC. The rule allows CJWs to provide legal assistance in certain civil matters if they are: 1) trained by ALSC, 2) supervised by ALSC, 3) engaged in limited practice exclusively for ALSC, and 4) clients give informed consent. The CJWRC is in the beginning stages of building a curriculum and certification process to prepare CJWs to represent clients in court using the waiver.
Additional CJW Resources
- IAALS Report on Allied Legal Professionals
- Alaska Court System Access to Justice Committee: Alaska’s justice ecosystem, Building a partnership of providers
- Department of Justice Office for Access to Justice: Fact Sheet – Access to Justice is Rural Access
- ALSC Community Justice Worker Program Rack Card
- ALSC’s Community Justice Worker Project: Expanding Access to Justice in Rural Alaska and Beyond (video)
