The CBF’s Justice Entrepreneurs Project (JEP) celebrated its 7th Annual JEPY Awards and marked the program’s 10th Anniversary at Jenner & Block LLP earlier this month. The JEP is a legal...
Legal Innovation
Innovative New Court-Library Partnership Brings Increased Access to the Community
People in communities in the Chicago area and throughout the state will have improved access to remote court proceedings and other legal resources thanks to an exciting new partnership between the...
CBF Programs Featured at Annual Equal Justice Conference
The annual ABA/NLADA Equal Justice Conference, the principal gathering for the many partners working on access to justice issues around the country, was held earlier this month in Dallas, and...
Behavioral Economics and Access to Justice, Part Two
With last month’s brief introduction to behavioral economics in the access to justice context as a backdrop, I want to turn this month to some concrete steps we can take to make the legal system...
Congratulations to the Newest JEP Graduates!
Last month, the CBF Justice Entrepreneurs Project celebrated the graduation of the January 2021 cohort, the nineteenth cohort of participants to successfully complete the 18-month program. The...
Congratulations to our 2022 JEPY Award Winners!
On June 14, 2022, stars of the CBF Justice Entrepreneurs Project, friends, family, and community partners gathered to celebrate innovative practices, expanded access to legal services, and lawyering...