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Talk Justice, An LSC Podcast
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In each episode of Talk Justice, An LSC Podcast, we will explore ways to expand access to justice and illustrate why it is important to the legal community, business, government and the general public.

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Oct 28, 2025

Compassionate Services for Struggling Veterans – Rebroadcast

This rebroadcast of the November 26, 2024 episode of Talk Justice features a panel discussion about wraparound services for veterans who are struggling with substance use disorders, mental and behavioral health challenges,...

Oct 14, 2025

Rebuilding Lives After Disaster

Leaders of nonprofit law firms discuss their disaster response work for major storms and floods in Texas, North Carolina and Louisiana on Talk Justice. The conversation was recorded at a briefing for the...

Sep 23, 2025

What is Human-Centered Legal Help in the Age of AI?

Lawyers discuss how to keep legal services human-centered in the age of artificial intelligence (AI) on Talk Justice. In May, Amanda Brown authored the piece “Using Technology to Maximize Human Interaction.” She wrote that...

Sep 9, 2025

Legal Help Opens Doors for Small Businesses like this Teen Entrepreneur’s

Small business owners and a lawyer discuss how free legal services can create opportunities for entrepreneurs on Talk Justice. Joshua Danrich, the 16-year-old entrepreneur behind the brand Mr. Fresh, had the idea at...

Sep 2, 2025

Amanda Knox, JJ Velasquez, and More | For The Innocent Season 3 Trailer

Hosted by Michael Semanchik, For the Innocent exposes the shocking reality of wrongful convictions through raw, first-person stories from the exonerated. Season 3 returns September 9th featuring powerful accounts from Amanda Knox, JJ...

Aug 26, 2025

Katrina’s Lasting Impact on Legal Aid 20 Years Later

Twenty years after the disaster, a Louisiana lawyer tells how Hurricane Katrina changed civil legal services forever on Talk Justice. Southeast Louisiana Legal Services is the largest nonprofit civil legal aid provider...

Aug 12, 2025

Why Corporate Lawyers are Invested in the Legal Services Corporation

Corporate counsels discuss the private sector’s role in expanding access to civil legal services for Americans who cannot afford an attorney on Talk Justice. This conversation was recorded at LSC’s Detroit forum...

Jul 22, 2025

Aging With Dignity: How Legal Services Keep Seniors Safe

Legal experts discuss the critical role civil legal services play in addressing the legal needs of older Americans on Talk Justice. Last year, LSC-funded legal organizations assisted more than 312,000 Americans age...

Jul 8, 2025

Unlocking the Power of Medical-Legal Partnerships

A doctor and lawyer discuss the success of medical-legal partnerships (MLPs) on Talk Justice. They describe how MLPs support communities, improve patient outcomes and help to alleviate the burden on the health...

Jun 24, 2025

New Data on Arizona and Utah’s Innovations After 5 Years of Legal Reform

Stanford researchers discuss new data on legal services innovations in Arizona and Utah on Talk Justice. Five years ago, Arizona and Utah launched unprecedented experiments in legal services delivery. Now Stanford has...

Jun 10, 2025

The True Impact of Eliminating LSC for Everyday Americans

A judge, legal aid director and legal aid client come together to discuss the potential impact of the White House’s proposal to eliminate the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) on the latest episode...

May 27, 2025

Civil Legal Aid’s Strong Return on Investment

In April, LSC published a research brief, “The Economic Case for Civil Legal Aid,” which shows the results of a systematic review of 56 economic impact studies conducted between 2003 and 2023. The independent...

May 13, 2025

When Private Businesses Partner for Pro Bono Good: Koch and Kansas

Guests from a Kansas pro bono partnership discuss how private businesses and in-house attorneys can support legal aid initiatives in their communities on Talk Justice. In 2017, Koch was interested in making...

Apr 22, 2025

Moving from Conflict to Collaboration to Prevent Evictions

Experts discuss improving housing stability through collaboration between landlords, legal aid and other partners on Talk Justice. This panel discussion was recorded at LSC’s April 9 Access to Justice forum. LSC recently...

Apr 8, 2025

Preventing Harm Amidst the AI Hype

Legal and tech experts come together on Talk Justice to discuss what generative AI is, how the growth of algorithmic decision-making can harm low-income people, and the need for people and institutions...

Mar 25, 2025

Empowering Individuals with Legal Tune Up

Guests from a Wisconsin program creating web platforms that help users solve legal problems discuss their Legal Tune Up tools on Talk Justice. LIFT, or Legal Interventions for Transforming Wisconsin, was formed by...

Mar 11, 2025

Scaling and Improving Legal Tech Projects

Legal tech innovators discuss how they are working to scale and improve their successful projects on Talk Justice. FosterPower and Legal Aid Content Intelligence (LACI) leverage technology to make high-quality legal information...

Feb 27, 2025

Texas’ Longest-Serving Supreme Court Justice Nathan Hecht on Improving Access to Justice and the Courts

The 27th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas, the Honorable Nathan L. Hecht retired from the bench at the end of 2024 as the longest-serving member in the history of...

Feb 11, 2025

100 Episodes of Talk Justice—What We’ve Learned So Far

In celebration of its landmark 100th episode, Talk Justice hosts join in a special conversation about the most memorable guests, moments and lessons from the show. In addition to show highlights, they...

Jan 28, 2025

Talking AI for Access to Justice at the 25th Innovations in Technology Conference

Recorded live from the 25th annual Innovations in Technology Conference (ITC), legal tech experts discuss their artificial intelligence (AI) projects and AI’s future potential for expanding legal services on Talk Justice. The...

Jan 14, 2025

Self-Help Legal Kiosks Create Adaptable Access

Legal aid and tech experts discuss self-help kiosks on the latest episode of Talk Justice. The under-resourcing of legal aid makes it impossible to provide meaningful legal help to every person who...

Dec 19, 2024

Can Tech Simplify Pro Bono?

Legal experts share the impactful tech projects they have contributed to, and the struggles and successes of getting volunteer lawyers to engage with tech tools on Talk Justice. Oswald’s project at Legal...

Dec 10, 2024

New Report Builds a Framework for Civil Justice Innovation

Legal scholars discuss the American Academy of Arts & Sciences’ new report, “Achieving Civil Justice: A Framework for Collaboration,” on Talk Justice.  Since 2014, the Academy’s Making Justice Accessible project. has highlighted...

Nov 26, 2024

Justice and Support for Veterans with Substance Use Disorders  

Veterans and legal experts discuss wrap-around services to address the needs of veterans with substance use disorder on Talk Justice. Many veterans live with mental or behavioral health challenges, including traumatic brain...

Nov 12, 2024

How Collaboration Powers Legal Aid’s Hurricane Response

Legal aid staff in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina discuss their wide-ranging hurricane response efforts on Talk Justice. In the wake of devastating hurricanes in the southeast, legal aid organizations are mobilizing...

Oct 22, 2024

The Benefits of Professionalizing Pro Bono

Experts discuss the professionalization of pro bono legal services on Talk Justice. Pro bono work is often thought of as a side project that lawyers perform, but legal aid organizations that can...

Oct 8, 2024

How Can Legal Aid Hold On to Good Attorneys?

Legal aid directors from Minnesota and Arkansas discuss their multi-faceted efforts to attract and retain high-quality attorneys and other staff on Talk Justice. It’s no secret that legal aid does not lead...

Sep 24, 2024

Lawyers’ Role in the Making and Undoing of the A2J Crisis

Legal experts discuss their research into civil legal services and initiatives for addressing the access to justice crisis. Stanford’s Rhode Center is partnering with the Legal Design Lab and the Superior Court...

Sep 10, 2024

Do Existing Legal Ethics Rules Cover AI?

Dean Andrew Perlman of Suffolk Law School joins host Cat Moon for a discussion of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and legal ethics on Talk Justice. Perlman authored an article in February of...

Aug 27, 2024

A Deeper Look at Homelessness

An attorney who has provided civil legal services to people experiencing homelessness shares her perspective on Talk Justice. Carolyn Perez is passionate about correcting common misconceptions around homelessness, saying those we see on...

Aug 13, 2024

Survey Finds Americans Lack Knowledge About Civil Legal Issues

Experts discuss the findings from a new survey on Americans’ knowledge of civil legal issues on Talk Justice. The recent survey of more than 2,000 Americans was conducted by The Harris Poll...

Jul 23, 2024

Medical Debt Suits Plague Courts and Patients—Is There Another Way?

Guests from Kansas and Tennessee discuss the growth of medical debt lawsuits, their impact on patients, and efforts to mitigate these suits on Talk Justice.  The Wall Street Journal recently reported on...

Jul 9, 2024

Remote Court Offers Multi-Door Access, but Availability is Spotty

Legal aid leaders from Florida and Illinois reflect on four years of remote court and consider the benefits and limits of virtual appearances, as well as the inconsistent policies surrounding them on...

Jun 25, 2024

Senator Ben Cardin on Equal Justice and Supporting Legal Aid

United States Senator Ben Cardin joins LSC President Ron Flagg to discuss his perspective on access to justice as a legislator and lawyer on Talk Justice. The Maryland Senator shared about his...

Jun 11, 2024

Results from the First Field Study of AI for Legal Aid

Legal tech researchers discuss their recent field study of generative artificial intelligence (AI) for legal aid on Talk Justice. Colleen Chien and Miriam Kim authored a paper on their research, “Generative AI...

May 28, 2024

Lawyers Can Help Revitalize Neighborhoods

Guests from a successful St. Louis collaboration discuss Legal Services of Eastern Missouri’s (LSEM) Neighborhood Advocacy Program on Talk Justice. There are 24,000 vacancies and abandoned properties in St. Louis. LSEM was...

May 14, 2024

Putting AI to the Test for Legal Services

Legal tech experts discuss their research and experiments with generative artificial intelligence (AI) for legal services on Talk Justice. Executive Director of the Legal Design Lab Margaret Hagan talks about her research...

Apr 23, 2024

John Grisham on Storytelling and Justice

Bestselling author and lawyer John Grisham joins LSC Board Member Robert Grey for a conversation on how his journey from small-town lawyer to big-time author influenced his philanthropic priorities and made him...

Apr 9, 2024

Upsolve’s New Student Debt Relief Tools

Guests from the online bankruptcy service Upsolve and Philadelphia Legal Assistance (PLA) discuss a new, free web resource for people struggling with student debt on Talk Justice. PLA received funding from a...

Mar 26, 2024

Lessons from Decades of Legal Aid Leadership 

Former legal aid program directors discuss their lessons learned and current concerns on Talk Justice. Jon Asher, former executive director of Colorado Legal Services with 51 years in civil legal aid work,...

Mar 12, 2024

Confronting the Legal Tech Justice Gap

Experts discuss the vast funding gap in legal tech. LSC President Ron Flagg hosts the conversation with guests Bob Ambrogi, lawyer and award-winning legal tech journalist, and Cat Moon, director of innovation...

Feb 27, 2024

Tools to Empower Disaster Survivors and At-Risk Communities

Experts discuss resources for disaster preparedness and recovery on this episode of Talk Justice. As natural disasters become more frequent, LSC and First Street Foundation have collaborated to bring HeartlandDisasterHelp.org to life....

Feb 13, 2024

AI for Self-Help and Legal Aid at the Innovations in Technology Conference

Legal tech experts discuss generative AI and its applications for legal services on the latest episode of Talk Justice. The episode was recorded live at LSC’s recent Innovations in Technology Conference (ITC) in...

Jan 23, 2024

Legal Tech Innovations Other Than AI 

As generative AI continues to dominate headlines, social media posts and conversations around legal technology, legal tech experts discuss other significant innovations taking place in the legal field on LSC’s Talk Justice...

Jan 9, 2024

Taking Community Justice Workers Nationwide

Former Alaska Legal Services Corporation (ALSC) Executive Director and current Frontline Justice Founding CEO Nikole Nelson joins LSC President Ron Flagg for a conversation on using community justice workers to expand access...

Dec 26, 2023

Causes and Consequences of Eviction

Experts discuss a new report on the causes and consequences of eviction in Montana, as well as the impact of eviction on U.S. children. The recently released “Montana Eviction Impact Report: Beyond Housing...

Dec 12, 2023

Building Guidance for Legal Uses of Generative AI 

Experts discuss building tools, running experiments and sharing information to help legal professionals better understand uses for generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the legal field on this episode of Talk Justice. Host...

Nov 28, 2023

Momentum and Roadblocks for Regulatory Reform

Experts discuss the status of alternative legal service delivery models, the various forces pushing regulatory reform forward and the biggest obstacles to changing the legal system on LSC’s “Talk Justice” podcast. Inspired...

Nov 14, 2023

How Legal Services Help Prevent Veteran Suicides

Experts discuss how legal services contribute to veteran suicide prevention on LSC’s “Talk Justice” podcast. The most recent data places the veteran suicide rate at 57% higher than non-veterans. Research indicates that...

Oct 31, 2023

How Legal Aid Leverages Pro Bono Attorneys 

In recognition of Pro Bono Week, experts discuss new developments in legal aid pro bono engagements on LSC’s Talk Justice. The conversation highlights the JPMorgan Chase Pro Bono Fellowship and partnership with...

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Lee Rawles

Lee Rawles joined the ABA Journal in 2010 as a web producer. She has also worked for...

Ronald S. Flagg

Ronald S. Flagg was appointed President of the Legal Services Corporation effective February 20, 2020, and previously...

Cat Moon

As Professor of the Practice and Co-Director of the Program on Law & Innovation and the Vanderbilt...

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