Research about Court Navigators

Report: Nonlawyer Navigators in State Courts: Part II - An Update: New Energy, Urgency and Possibilities (McClymont 2023)

In 2023, Mary McClymont published Report: Nonlawyer Navigators in State Courts: Part II - An Update: New Energy, Urgency and Possibilities as a follow-on to her original research of how Navigators provide help in the state courts.

Article: Could 2021 Be The Year Of Civil Justice Reform? (Law360, Bayles 2021)

This Law 360 article, Could 2021 Be The Year Of Civil Justice Reform?, describes the potential for more civil justic

Study: AmeriCorps Court-Based Navigator Programs (Justice in Government Project 2020)

The Justice in Government Project (JGP) at American University, with support from Pew Charitable Trusts, seeks to support funding for legal aid and improve initiatives that address the access to justice gap.

Paper: Community Justice Help: Advancing Community-Based Access to Justice (CLEO & LFO 2020)

Community based organizations are essential partners to courts, legal aid, pro bono, and the private bar as they build systems to support remote delivery, which is increasingly becoming a part of any delivery system.

Report: Trusted Help - Legal help on the frontlines (LFO 2018)

The Law Foundation of Ontario (LFO) published two reports following their research on the role of community workers helping people with legal problems.

Report: Nonlawyer Navigators in State Courts: An Emerging Consensus (McClymont 2019)

Roles Beyond Lawyers: Evaluation of the New York City Court Navigators Program (News 2017)

A new study by the American Bar Foundation (ABF), National Center for State Courts (NCSC), and supported by the 

Report: Survey of Social Workers in Massachusetts (Rosie's Place 2015)

Rosie's Place, www.rosiesplace.org, a women's shelter in Boston, conducted a survey in 2015 of social services workers in Massachusetts and found that 1) social workers are providing a very significant amou