Tuesday, September 29, 2026
6:00 PM to 7:30 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)
Webinar
Presented by The Connecticut Bar Association, Connecticut Bar Foundation, and the Connecticut Judicial Branch
About the Program
America faces a deep, urgent, and persistent crisis in access to civil justice. For decades, familiar approaches have fallen far short of meeting the scale and complexity of people's justice needs. A different future requires justice that is people-centered, evidence-based, outcome-focused, and grounded in the democratic principle that justice belongs to everyone. Sandefur will share highlights from empirical research on how people experience and resolve civil justice problems and what it will take to meet their needs more effectively, including emerging solutions such as efforts to expand and diversify the justice workforce. This work offers a vision for building a more accessible, effective, and democratic system of justice.
You Will Learn
- About the scope and impact of the civil justice access crisis in the United States and why traditional approaches have not adequately addressed it.
- How people are faced with barriers regarding access to civil justice in their everyday lives.
- About empirical research that reveals how individuals seek help for and resolve civil legal issues.
- About the principles of a people-centered, evidence-based, and outcome-focused justice system.
- About why the lack of access to justice is a fundamental democratic issue and how justice systems can better serve all communities.
- About gaps between current justice services and the actual needs of the public.
- About innovative and emerging strategies to improve access to civil justice.
- How expanding and diversifying the justice workforce can help meet growing justice needs.
Who Should Attend
Anyone in the legal field interested in learning more about access to justice in Connecticut. Also, those seeking to better understand how people navigate civil legal issues and the different, evidence-based strategies being developed to create a more accessible and equitable justice system.
Cost
Free
CLE Credit
CT: 1.5 CLE Credits (General)
If the seminar is recorded, all member registrants will receive complimentary access to the recording approximately six weeks after the program.
Closed captioning will be available during the seminar presentation for attendees.
Contact
Member Service Center